The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

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diSsS chiefs IsV's and f shlsSi sR'S; ' Fsosl1 ssYsG 81
SSSeHrlssIEnss With s the order q KaiSesauns,
suspenaed from their necks b. ribbons,
there. There were black women srTnysd in .
bravery fairly Ethiopian-in BRIGHT blue holo,
cotorsSbut ali these thines minrle appropri-
ately with the tropical foliaGe and blue 1.-The
Island skY., The Queen was attired In q trailing
holoku for ceFemonious occaaiona, like most oI
her wealthy countrywomen. On her breast she
hameha, and around her neck and on her head
were Iets q the Eolden feathers OF the rare
me onl Sirs Sym Tef q 5eliSS sr ls idsS Ss hs ssh head Ne
and tbe other high chieftesscS wore green
is not tall. but she has 8 most Stately bearing
nom generations whose Iis6test WRim was an
ucipated and upon whom legtons OF servants
riaEe are all that a queens should be. She Is
macy That marEed her .f9cs IN earlier years has
Rentleness and refinement. Travel has wiped
appointment have limned the face aud softened
while they strengthened it. The dark curling
Known as 81. Peters plume, though no one sus-
poets a crusader In the Lfliuokalani family.
The, eyes are dark and piercing. and the skin a
ern ciimes. n LiIinoksianf had attained this
rpened sweetness in her youth, without hav-
than death, who can say what tine history of
Hawaii. might have been2 But that Is the
As on the night Of the Queens return. It was
the na moss IN f, tine S + t1fi p t tSsT in 665psS H. the Ps
o steady stream. Native business must have
been largely suspended. for almost every one
in the town was there: From the gate 70 the
with representStives Of sodas Of the best and
most distinguished white families ON the
Every native carried a bundle. Some had i've
ROSTERS. tucked under their arms, some had
tarp roots with the broad: beautiful leaves a..
fruit some had leis and rare flowers,
some ferns plpeked n the deepest
dried or raw fish; wrapped In Il leaves.
Their were even eaIabashes 81 poi. and some
pressed into the hand OF the Queen, begging
her TO accent II from them. To have refused it
sse',lS hsys broker their hssrts Before az enter,
the lawn and soon the chickens and the live
things made q faintinE, fiutterinG pile, and tho
were passed from hand to hand. like buckets
at n village fire. and finally disappeared within
1t wa q queer combination. Inside. the
Queen and her assistants were standing in a
big half circle. with some faint imitation OF an
in gala dress. with fragrant wreaths around
their necks and hats. were. depositing their
selfishness could make the natives less gener-
GUS than they are.
There were many queer idiosyncrasies Of
the best was. not good. There were sti11y
starched holokus and shirt waists. silk frocks
iects, who kissed the Queens hand with Iervor,
wore bright and pretty kimonos and carefully
the oiiolis welcomed the Queen to her home
those endless songs OF meeting and p~arting-so
s SaIifSas e1 M the naf shede N 1nsrs were Wers son siDG dne
..aia. m xsSS t%Eeas sSss S~, Ssas so SSsS
were gathered under. the trees. sitting on
mats IN the old iashion. A native band
peeially some Of the SONGS composed BY Liliuo-
kalant. The band wa, in motley, like every
faded uniforms 81 the time when The band was
q royal one and enjoyed the distinguished
favor OF the he. hinE: for some q the d1eI pl1Ssr ab there
ton. At that time the loyalty Of many Of the
musicians prevented them from becoming
It was in vain. the leader. pleaded with them
royal they had been. royal they would remain-
Very we'll" said the leader. then go eat
il not what Il was in the days Of Knlakaua. and
.,Go. Eat Stones" and lt is recorded thai, a.
applied to be relnstated. The Hawaiian has
Around the players q great group had con-
gregated, and there was another OF very old
women in me efS &c ahs s0stsgsf e LITTLE de-
place. wheresixty dozen Of the royal calabashes
are stored. These women were weeping
when the Queen OF Hawaii returned from a
journey, there was always a luau. but now
men sarreptitiousiy wiped their tears. Il was
not . Gladsome assemblnee:
Many natives sat or stood In the, lanai. or
veranda. whore white canoptes had been put
their respects to the Queen. The etiquette OF
Most Of the natives who attended the hookupu
fell IN their knees In the outer veIandA and
a aiona until ne dS Ge nn was rsSehed. Even then
there Is o relic OF the old tabu that says that q
subiset may not lit his eyes % royalty until
! e y s5sSs AZ. RS. tEs had S ss5. ssss STISS I've
: sl ssrys aass sf1h az md 9 ssaa on sh efpf ines Eisssdd
K~aiulanPB elendeH hand, and sometimes Prince
ppouSiid b. searsom Tst thipe L sny Cns turned
his back 70 the Queen. No one knows exactly
Eha: Awe. woE9ld 1dgGs r. + has never r6 Se .SsS done e
q special providence IN charge ofthem-
.Hspeclally Interesting man vas Ioane, the
R King p iesssE Il Is "a Ksis sfsuaft efim sn and SSi has 3 Sss en-
stricken with blindness because OF the forbid
t he most tSmoas dandy n ali Honolulu. He
used 10 come % the steamer In q red bunting
coat. with . monocle and he was O prime IA
Yorits With IKalakauA and the. butt Of all his
iokes. Now he ts poor and blind and old. it's
fortunate that his blindness prevents him
from seeing the rags And h tatttsTS n
and trousers that must have belonge6 to some
recognition. His little gin. led him By the
R Rsnd; AZ {. 'S SSP on ss b. BE- was fns In sas ll RSs On T sSf
within the reach OF the Queens hand. abe
called him kindly By name. Ct which he raised
down them, He kissed the rest OF the prineely
hands In the row. and was then led out to the
md thought how changed were the times since
music and gayety rang out In the old bungalow.
When EVERYBODY had been received. when all
homage or paid their respects according 20
their bringing mp. when som had given the
cause she had their sympathy, the Queen
out In the front VerAnda to mako Q
little address to the thropg. ~ was greeted
q chorus OF alohas when she began. and a