Evening star., 1897-01-25
The Ex-Queen of Hawaii Sees the
President Today.
PERSONAL AND UNOFFICIAL INTERVIEW
Her Stay in Washington is With
out Other Incident.
PLANS FOR THE FUTUR RE

and her travelling companions in a purely
informal and social way at the Executive
Mansion at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The
interview was quietly arranged this morn
ing. 1t was brought about by an autograph
note from the ex-queen to the President
asking him to give her an opportunity
to personally express her deep graft
tude and high sense of appreciation of
his efforts to fright the great wrong in
vclved in the overthrow of the Hawaiian
moparchy and the establishment of the
Dole republic. She explained that during
her reign in Hawaii it was always her
practice to accord audience to all per-
visiting Hawaii for recreation bus
mess who desired to pay their respects,
and said she hoped it would be agreeable
for him to extend the same courtesy to her.
She stated that she desired a purely in
formal and unofficial interview, and sin
cerely hoped he would find it convenient to
receive her in that capacity.
The delivery of this communication was
committed to the charge of Mr.. Palmer of
Boston, who is acting in the capacity of
her chamberlain. and Mr.. Helelulie of Ha-
wall, her native private secretary. They
called at the White House about II o'clock
and after short wait in the antechamb
were shown into the presence of Private
Secretary Thurber. Mr.. Palmer handed
him the ex-queens autographic letter. and
explained briefly the object of their visit
Mr. Thurber delivered the letter into the
hands OF the President, and, returning soon
after, said he had been authorized to say
that the President would be pleased to re-
ceive the former queen of Hawaii in IAN
unofhcial and informal manner at 2
O'Clock this afternoon.
In the Red Room
In accordance with this arrangement,
Mrs. Lydia Dominis and her small party.
including Miss Nahaolelena Of Hawaii. her
travelling companion, drove up to the front
door of the White House this afternoon
shortly before the hour indicated and were
at once Lshered into the red room. an
apartment usually reserved by Mrs Cleve-
land for social calls, where they were
shortly Joined by President Cleveland The
two distinguished persorages are by no
means strangers to each other and there
was no occasion for a formal introduction
While de facto queen of the Hawaiian ISL
ands in 1887, Mrs Dominis made a visit
to this city and was accorded all the honors
due her exalted official station. Then as
now, Mr.. Cleveland was President of the
United States and he did all in his power
TO make her stay in the American capital
pleasant and agreeable. He gave state
dinner in her honor and also placed the
dispatch boat Dolphin at her disposal for a
visit to Mount Vernon. 1t will be remem-
Tered that the warship ran aground on
tudt OCCASION IN endedVOflng to get out
OF the navy yard channel and kept her
erstwhile royal highness stranded in the
mud of the Eastern branch for several
hours.
Today's interview was trictly private,
and it is impossible to say what messag ges,
II any, were exchanged between the Presi-
dent and the dethroned monarch for whom
he tried to do much with such signal
failure. 1t is understood that Mrs Dominis
asked particularly the favor of seeing
Mrs. Cleveland. and that she was graft
fed in that respect. Inasmuch as Mrs.
Dominis has no official status, it is stated
that no official courtesies will be extended
her. 1t is not improbable, however that
some of the ladies of the cabinet circle,
and possibly Mrs. Cleveland, may find II
agreeable to call upon her during her stay
in this city.
Her Many Callers.
Her ex imperial highness is living in
quiet seclusion at the Shorehanl, and SO
far has evinced no desire to take part in
the social life at the capital. She spends
most OF her time In her apartments, and
has had all her meals sent to her rooms
Her attendants have expressed great sur
prise at the general curiosity which her
visit to Washington has aroused, and at
the numberless efforts that have been made
to catch even a glimpse of the woman
whose word was once law at Honolulu
They consider it inexplicable in view of
tHc ldSt tIldl Tue newspapers nave made IL
such point to refer to her as Mrs Lydia
Dominis instead Of by what they regard as
her proper title. Among themselves She is
always spoken Of as The Queen and is
shown the courtesy and considerable of a
lady OF that proud rank.
The only time that the ex-queen left the
motel yesterday was when she went to at
tend morning service at ST. Johns Church
Upon her return to the hotel she expressed
her enjoyment of DIR. Mackay Smiths ser
mtn, but seemed greatly disappointed that
there had been no celebration of the holy
con- munion. THE gracious lady" as her
private secretary dubs her. is very devout
ana rarely misses a service. AT home she
attends the Anglican Chapel When she
heard that there was to be a communion
service at ST. Johns at noon TODAY she an
nounced her intention Of attending Short
| ly before II o'clock she left the hotel on
root, accompanied by Miss Nahaolelena
ana Mr.. Helelulie and walked the two
| blocks to the little church at the corner
| or 10Th and RI streets. 1t was pretty cold
| compared with the genial climate of Hon
| oiuil, but fortunately her ex-imperial high
stay IN the raw east wind of Boston and
stands the clear, bracing weather here
| pretty well.
| At Church Today.
| For weekday service there was a good
| sized congregation at the church Mrs.
| Dominis and her two friends occupied a
| pew well up toward the chancel and SEEM
ed to take reverent interest In the sery-
| ice. In the aristocratic congregat ton of
st. Johns the presence of queen is not
| sufficient to cause the slightest fiutter of
| excitement. and in point of fact many of
| those present did not recognize oimer
| greatness in the person of a rather dark
| skinned middle-aged lady who occupied a
| place in their midst. The ex-uueen has a
| motherly sort of figure, without being par
| ticularly stout. and looked very well in a
, black satin skirt and heavy black woolen
| coat After service the party returned
| to the hotel for luncheon.
The gracious lazy has set time tomor-
| row afternoon when she will see news
| paper reporters. and up to the present fas
lived strictly up to her rule of rot seeing
, any one. She has been flooded with yisi +
! ing cards, and many and varied have been
| the reasons given by the curious why an
exception should be made for them The
only person who has succeeded in seeing
her is Treasurer Morgan, but her priyafe
secretary was careful to explain this morn
ing that there was no political Significance
In his visit. On the contrary, he called
to pay his respects to the reliet of a high
degree Mason. The lata General Domnis
was 33d degree Maso1 and on account OF
his long connection with the order the ex.
queens private secretary said that It was