The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-31
EX-QUEEN LILIUOKALANI.
HOW SHE APPEARS An THE NA-
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
She Tells About Her Affairs i'm Ho-
waii-Some Points About Her At
tendants--A Reception ut the
White House-Rc1reSentHtiVe Nc
MiIInn's Pretty Bride.

MIIInn's Pretty Bride.
Washington, Jan. 29-To curiosity
! hunters the most interesting figure in
/ Washington just now is Mrs. Lydia DOM
inis, erstwhile Queen on the Hawaiian
Islands Travelling through The country
like any other lady Of wealth and stop.
ping a few days at the capital in quiet
family motel, she has taken unnecessary
pains to inform the world at large that
her visit has no political significance.
Nobody supposes it has, or suspects that
| the administration viii assist her TO con-
coct any scheme for the restoration Of the
| monarchy in Hawaii. The lady who is
| Of so much importance IN her own esu-
nation is accompanied on her travels by
a royal suite. First is Miss Kia Nahao-
lena, who would be looked upon as lady
| in-waiting were it net for the late unpleas-
| autness, but is now merely paid COM
| panon. Scarcely less closely attached TO
| the august parsonage is MIR. Henry S. Wei
come Of London, sort Of Maj. Domo,
who wears a blue uniform and much brief
| authority Next comes Mr.. julius y. PAL
mer of Boston, whose present mission
seems TO be the furnishing Of items to
the papers assuring people that his royal
patrons is not only perfectly harmless,
but a much-a bused individual. He IS IN
old friend of Mrs. Domiuis having been
for a long time engaged in business in
Honolulu and during the revolution which
upset her, was special correspondent for
several New England journals. And Lass,
but by no means least, in the list OF at
taches. is Mr. Joseph Heleluke, a native
Of 40 a nd "a n
excellent type Of his race. This dappcr
and courtly little gentleman, who parts
his hair in the middle and speaks English
fairly WELL has been in Mrs Dominis'
service for several years, as secretary
and general agent, looking after the Dusi-
ness affairs with which even queens aud
and ex-queens may be troubled. And by
The way. his place is not a sinecure. Mrs.
Dominis is thrifty soul, and though now
enioving no revenue whatever from The
Hawaiian government, she did not neg
lect some judicious hay-making while the
sun of prosperity shone, and laid by
tidy sum for the rainy days which pres
emily overlook her. This, added to her
ancestral landed estates and the consid-
cradle property of Gen. Dominis, her late
husband makes her not so rich as Mr..
Rockefeller or Ii Hung Chang, but I'M
der Mr. Heleluke's management viii
probably supply all the money that Wo-
man now % years OlQ can Spclu III AlAS
rest of her life Were the eX-queen he
actual ruler of some vast domain, hedged
about by court ceremonals and like the
Gar of all the Russias in deadly peril
every minute from nihilistic bombs and
poignards and pistols, she could not be
more carefully guarded by her Jealous al
taches To gain an audience with her
high mightiness one has to run the gaunt-
let of all of them-generally with i'll sue
cess. No matter with what friendly IN
tent a private individual calls, his or her
card is returned with a lofty message TO
the effect that 1.-The queen is not receiving
today" ct is noticeable that her attend
ants even He of the Hub, always speak
of her as "the queen" her majesty,
gracious lady" etc.) But If the caller has
lad the forethought to put the name OF
a neuvspaper upon her or his bit of paste
board-presto! the doors fly wide open.
as by magic. AS everybody knows,
Mrs Dominis is fond of the press al
though il has not at all times catered TO
her taste for taffy. Your correspondent
visited her to-day, armed with the open
sesame of q representative of the Morning
News and was at once ushered into the
lodv's presence. One is rather surprised
AT the first view of the eX-queen. News
naper caricat lures give her the appearance
Of a rniddle-aged negress hopelessiy gwen
over TO adpose tissue and the flesh
nots in general, and we have somewhat
irbibed the idea that she is illiterate and
,,u1oor A dignifed and decidedly hand
some woman, looking a good deal less
than her 50 years and with nothing OF the
African about her, greets the visitor win
oitstretched hand, and conVerses bright
w. ON current topics, in excellent English.
she is NOT darker than most ladies' OF the
7inlouoatic CORPS but her complexion re-
minds one Of Othello's remark about the
Swallowed livery of the FURNISHED sun 70
which [ am a neighbor ana near DreIi
Inns nat protruding, hair perfectly straight,
Inc navy bang not even crimped eyes
hazel rather than black, and dress much
nlainer than that of her companon-a
ric, black satin with some jet garniture
upon the ample breastworks. Mrs Dom
inis is a well-educated woman, me mu-
stefan and a lover of poetry indeed re-
mort saws that she has fiirted good deal
with the Muses. nine herself. 1t came
ahot,t in this Way--the education, l mean.
In the early days before Mrs Domiuis
attained any particular state except as
the sister of King kalakaua, she was
much In the family of Mr.. Charles a.
Rishop. the vice president or the Bank
of California who married Hawaiian
woman of the royal blood. aud became
known as the George Peabody of the ISL
ands He founded schools ana charities
Galore and education became fashlona-
HE i'm Hawaii. Liiuokalanl regarded Mrs
RtsbOn as her foster sister, llNeu win hef
read the same books, and after she came
INTO power was always patroness of
schools
,onr scribe carefully avoided any a,lu-
sion 10 ire muddlod affairs of the Islands,
fearing TO embarrass the deposed lady
but she herself volunteered some state
ments. Said she: Il would like to cor
rect the impression which seems 10 pre-
,,au i'm The United states that the people
Of Hawaii are a careless race, with litue
love of country and Indifferent as to what
form OF government may rule them, 50
ionp as they are comfortable. That is
absolutely false The Dole government
would IKE TO have the outside world be-
l,eve il. but there is no rubbing out the
truth M people prefer tie Institutions
10 which they and their fathers We're born
ana tnev love and reverence me to-day as
rnn,,b MS ever" Here Capt. Palmer the
r,val chamberlain. SO 10 speak. struck ir.
,.,,na said ne, "let me tell YOU am instance
NJ this The Royal Hawaiian Band like
ou the rest of the natives, are devoted to
Tho ouccn They carried their royalty so
C,ras 10 refuse TO play for the new gov
fist,. it, At, t