The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-31

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& 8sWs 111e19dk1as Astao Dle~aAy an.
D 1assreslnsA Anssaes.s.
From the Cincinnatl 1n0uire<. Is,
Witnessed . nnef oxtraofainary thins
IN 1853. and one that never expeoi
to Sc again should i've 100 years
CROWNED head. q king, dancing on /.
piiaFdatab1e." remarked Paul Trom-
mites OF San TEancisco to tho I'm
aolrer man at the Emery yesterday.
and there were several Americans
present who will testify to the TRUTH
fu!ness Of my sta&emsnt There vas
q party Of us from the Pacific coast
: stoppao4 at the hotel in Honolulu in
4 the Xeer mentioned. King Kalakaua
81 vas then on the throne. little dream
ms that his dyansty waikfading away
forever to be merged into the American
government The old man. for he then
appeared to be nearing 60. was wont
to come down to the hotel eyerv even
ing from the royal palace and minxle
with tn. guests. He was attired In or
o1nAry citfADn's garb, with NO insignia
OF royalty about him. On tho evening
refer to Kalakaua came to the Motel
attended by several OF his best must-
clans anckHpst accomplished dancers.
we AL went to the wineroom below,
which w.. also the billiard room.
where we were entertained at leneth'
Later. along midnight or after when
the wine. song and lance had warmed
his blood to -thS 6aalins point King
Aalakaua leaped uno1 the billiard table
with the aDlity RIA Scat and COM
menced to give 1Sthe, 'hula-hula,' or
M na.ave museS sdsios ~ great shape.
wnne;We anriaNaed HIM to his most
enecttve. EFFORTS. When. he had run
the. samut Of the excitSas dance some
one bet HIN that he could not Kick the
chandel1er.' He attempted it several
times. buG Jailed, owing, perhaps. to !!
MS. exhaustion from the dance. Then
one or our party Jumped upon the !.
table and ttc&sd the chandelier from
y 1asteninS 10 the gas jet The flow
= !. eee Wae >ANtck3y shut OF with a bot I,
y HssonReg. ALI damages were prompt
z seSeiSd 1hy cash on the spot, and the .
Isn1 ana his sretfnue retired from tho =
King Ka1akauas died. in San ,,
eEAncfsso during ethe knights Templar
ssaoa10 2 rev years. ago. He was a
lnights Templar. and after attending %
ne sDenauet returneA to the hotel and
aed- During our stay in Honolulu q
ronninent native Shah-breed invited N
ur party which efnc1uded two Amer
entertained. which included the w
l9Ia- hula The women dancers were
al only in the $close-Atting, light tan
Alking suits thats Dame Nature HAD Ia
ade for thenI. me American ladies aar.
God sitA little bit and then blushinely
tared. The native half-breed women
Tests OF the party renained- through q
lt tne performance. for they did not
199d IT RE anything out OF the wav.
: the 'hula-hula' is q part of the an: to
relisioas rites Of those barbatio
oD1e. AZ ans evidence that the ma
!e-sdo not regard. til e. .liula-hula' an il
'c1ytouss tho Day aftee the perform
eel have just fe1ate0s an italian Nv
a g who had been ons o. the guests SS6ssl
:and Iayself wore ms vino Ssie
to some matters
.busfhsay- ana IN the course OF onr /
aven tign,. which was going ON in scr
r1ns sp1anasnted npdn the dance Of ma
ndShtAbee0fe in a facefious manner.
faetVe Aa7e-bfeed clerk, who was ON 4
yed - aclerk in the warehouse. str
ke up IN German to our amaxement. sal
aftsr' bsgxdnE our. pardon. pro- ..
aeds to exDlatns to ms that the dance III II
x H9 Vuse1f e!GntdoaHce>or sugges- Tor
! e the native mind. When he had othe
shed asked him how ION earth he IT.
70 Epeak such good German. aHe nm q
LED thata he oushG to be abl4 to -
Il song German. l6s he had attend-
lAeaeslbeeg az q student for nine
: 1teIdSe for Elsosrie 1anps.
Eeneelsn has been applted in an in
10 the automsxicz holding
lecestc larlps IN any desired posi-
The Aeldsr Of the lamp, which ia
oughiX unasnetixed.i VIII adhere to
Dtscs nt, from orastesl at any angie:
800: =: &: s; Ny
g uae Of . torch. Al the Ixht can
aade, to shine exactly who're n IN
ed. xthe,smas ghetto holder 10 OF the THU
:sgt sseEyiess when the workman
a3leY4NA the lathe ulAnsr .d.all ana | IS Oh