The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-23
LORD HIGH CHAMBERLAIN
ENCOUNTER OF \ NEWSPAPER
NAN WITH SKIPPER PALMER.
The "Stah's" Blunders Worry the Lit
tie Man from Boston-lnterview of
Immense international Importance.

The Washington Star recently pub
ished the following rather pungent
description of an encounter of one of
its reporters with the chamberlain"
of Her ex-Hawaiian Majesty now res
dent at the Shoreham:
an g." said the clerk at the Shore
ham this morning, placing Star" re-
porter's card on the silver tray eN-
tended by bell boy. The reporter
awaited the boys return with a
strange thrill of expectation, for the
reply to the card would mean either
his entrec to the presence of the vicar
of what was once royalty, or the other
thing. The moments, which were few,
dragged like hours, until the answer
came. please come up, said the boy,
when he did return. The reporter emit
cred the elevator, reached an upper
floor and proceeded to the southwest
corner of the Shoreham, guided by the
arthmetical and numerical designa-
tons of the apartments-G ,. IL 3, 2.
]
stood still. l. 3-A trance-like feeling,
as if mesmerism was at work, palsed
the reporter, but with Il struggle he
overcame it, and then NJ 5 shone out
from the transom.
saw. come in, come in," said an UNI
mistakab'e Boston voice, as a little
man. clad in Il velvet coat, cut on the
! Tuxedo plan, and a pair of blue trous
ers that showed unmista<able signs
of hard usage and Il limited acquant-
ance with n whiskbroom, arose from Il
/ typewriter which had been rafting
away as the visitor approached.
-aw-glad to Sc a Stab report
| er. We linoo, for The Stab has blund-
cred so frightfully, We l<noo, on mat
| tiers connected with ow visit leah?"
"Om!" II was delicious to ear Il
/ common. everyday American citizen
/ thus associate himself with royalty.
/ even if it was cofce-colored and re-
/ for the speaker was none other than
I MIR. Palmer. the lord high chamber
! lain. ma ior domo, amanuenSis, private
secretary and gu.de, philosopher and
/ friend of Mrs. Domins, Liliuokalani
and eX-Queen of Hawaii And our
/ included them BON.
800 YES continued Mr.. Palmer.
with extreme pathos 1.-The stab has
Numbered frightfully 1t said ] had
written to the White House. We knoo.
awsking for an interview with Mrs.
! Cleveland for Liliuokalani''--he called
her just simple Liliuokalani, too-"but
nothing of the kyind occurred. The
fact is, MIR. Thurber wrote me a lettah
by direction, We knoo, of the President,
who, at the request of Mrs. Cleveland,
said she would be delighted to have
Liliuokalani call on her from a quah-
tab to ) to o'clock, We knoo. Nothing
from us led to that sweet and cour-
teous suggestion from Mrs. Cleveland.
1t was merely, We Knoo, a chawming
tribute to her noble character, We
knoo"
The reporter with difficulty caught
his breath at this new and remark
able insight into Mrs. Cleveland's GUS
tom of treating visitors TO Washing
ton, and Mr.. Palmer continued:
And, then, ye knoo, -he stab said
| d-aw-endeavore to secure en-
trance to the diplomatic gallery at the
Senate. That, too-aw-was a fright
full blunder. Of course, We knoo, / re-
gard Liliuokalani as Queen of Hawaii
but | did not attempt to enter the
diplomatic gallery as her representa-
tive. | sent me card to Senatah Lodge
| know Senatah Chandler better, but
it is a mattah of etiquette with me to
send me card to the Senatah from my
own state; so | sent me card to Sena-
tab Lodge, and he placed me in the
Senatah's gallery" With this con-
Guiding correction of 1.-The Stah's''
frightful blunders Mr.. Palmer amiably
turned his discourse to his august
mistress.
IllluohdluHi Has IL severe cDlu, We
knoo, and remained sequestered yes
terday. Treasurer Morgan and Sena-
tab Pairkins called but were not re-
ceived. She spent her day in music
and demonstrations. You see, young
lady who has spent some time in Ho-
nolulu called on her Monday and
brought with her the okaly dokaly,
the Hawaiian stringed instrument,
something like guitar, We knoo, but
smaller, and sang to the Queen"-he
had given her the title at last-"some
Hawaiian songs, some of which the
Queen, who is remarkably cultivated
person, We knoo, had composed her
self. The young lady knew the Ha-
waiian words, and could pronounce
them, but she did not know their
meaning We. knoo. So the Queen, who