Evening star., 1897-02-05
HOLDING RECEPTIONS
The E1-Queen Of Hawaii Arrangss to Nee,
Teachers and Pupils.
..Duke" Palmer Does Not Know wheu
.Her Majesty" win Take Her
Departure

Lilioukalani Is dropping some of that
shyness and royal mesesty which charac-
terized her when she first came to WASH
ington. She has deadeH to come out Of
retirement long enough to give several
receptions. Yesterday afternoon Miss F.
Page Robinson. preceptress of the Ma
tional Park Seminary at Forest Glen. called
upon the ex-queen. and after a conference
with her it was arranged that the teachers
and pupils of the seminary should meet
Lilioukalani tomorrow afternoon in the
banquet hall of the Shoreham. She will
receive them in beftting style, and Will
talk to them frankly and openly on what
ever topics are suggested. Duke" Pal
mer. secretary to the ex-aueen. said 70 a
Star reporter this morning that .her ma
jesty' would be glad to receive the SEM
mary delegation after learning that thew
were not curiosity seekers.
This afternoon the eX-queen will receive
a party of friends and acquaintances whom
she invited to call upon her. They are
Treasurer Morgan and family Representa-
tive Hilborn and family Of California, SEN
ator Perkins of the same state, and Joseph
H. Blount, son of Commissioner Blount
The reception will take the form of a
musicale during which the ex-queen and
others viii render music peculiar to Ha-
wall.
Being asked today when the queen would
be likely to take her departure from Wash
ton, Duke Palmer said that he had no
idea He was In the dark himself as to
LilOukalanis purposes or intentions. He
really did not know, he said, whether he
would retain his own position day longer.
1t was possible that the ex-queen. whom
he terms her majesty" would at any min
ute order him to secure tickets for har
for San Francisco and inform him that he
could return to Boston, or it was equally
uncertain whether she would order him
to proceed to Honolulu with her. That
fho 10 Ia ho oid
tt ey never arranged anything ahead.
In view of the fact that the ex-queen had
not made any public visits yet, the duke
took it for granted that she would remain
here some time longer. She might stay
here until the 4th of March, or she might
leave tomorrow, you know" said the
duke who was attired in a short jacket
of green velvet, with waistcoat to match
ION account of this blarsted weather here
she has cold. but her illness has not been
serious enough to necessitate a DOCTOR"
DO you know" continued the secretary,
'the queen is having a pleasant time here
] counted the numbee~of cards she has re-
ceived, you know. just for curiosity, and
find that twentyfOur members of Congress
are represented in the large number. This
does not include prominent officials in other
departments of the government.
Albert Herbert of Boston, who is reg
istered at the Shoreham, visited Honolulu
in 1885, but has not visited the ex-Quecn
since she has been here. He asked the
duke" how she was this morning. and the
latter replied: "Oh, you know, she is just
as gracious, just sweet. just amia BILE
that Hawaii is the paradise of the world
and that it is just American as this
country. He says the, hQtels there are as
fine as any of those in Washington.