The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-14
KANSAS GREETS OUR ROSE
JOURNEY TO TOPEKA A ROYAL
PROGRESS.
The Sunfower State Goes Wild Over
the Daughter of Hawaii, Their Cho-
sen Carnival Queen.

TOPEKA, September 29.-Miss An
ma Rose of Hilo, Hawaii, who is to Of
ficiate as Queen of karnival, arrived
in Topeka on the Santa Fe at 4:25 p.
III. yesterday. She was given an ova-
ton such as no other person ever re-
ceived in this city, not excepting even
Blaine, Harrison, Mckinley and other
personages who have honored Topeka
with their presence.
Every available foot of space
around the depot was occupied and
Fifth street was packed for two blocks
both ways. Sheriff Cook and Marshal
! Strauss, with their assistants, had to
use force to get the people into the
! side streets to make an outlet for the
carriage of the Queen and her attend
| ants.
People thronged the streets along
the line of march all the way to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Manspea-
ker, 100 Harrison street. where the
! queen is to stop during her soiourn
here, and everywhere the greatest en-
| thusiasm was manifested.
At the Manspealler home she found
a beautiful canopy, stretching from
! the street to the house, and carpet
ed walk in her honor
Miss Roses arrival i'm the city was
announced by the booming of cannon.
the ringing of bells and the footing of
whistles. The train was % minutes
late, and the crowd became quite rest
less, but did not diminish. On the
contrary, it continued to grow.
Last night Miss Rose was given a
public reception in the state house
that, in point of attendance, was per-
haps as notable as any reception ever
held in Topeka. For almost three
hours the state house was Il Mecca for
thousands.
No estimate of the size of the inn
mense throng that passed Miss Rose
during the evening would be thor
oughly reliable. There were five thou
sand at least. Perhaps there were
twice that number. For an hour af-
ter s o'clock the crowd surged into
the reception room four abreast. Miss
Rose could, of course. make little eff
fort at handshaking until the crush
was over, and most of those who pass
ed through the senate chamber dur
ing the first hour caught but mere
glimpse of her.
Miss Roses journey all through
NdllsdS WIS ITluInpnal procession.
vt almost every town the whole pop.
ulation turned out with brass bands
and reception committees % greet
her.
During her stay in Topeka she VIII
be the recipient of many social attcn-
tons. great many dinners, teas
and receptions in her honor have al.
ready been arranged.
TOPEKA, September 3O.-At the
coronation of Miss Rose today as
Queen of the Harvest Festival the tiara
used was the finest ever worn in the
United States, over 800 jewels being
used in its construction. 1t contains
a profusion of rubies, sapphires and
emeralds. with twenty-six pearl pen.
dants. The royal dress was of old
gold silk, the waist being trimmed in
rare old lace, real pearls, rubies and
emeralds. The skirt was mass OF
beads and pearls worked on a silk net
over old gold silk. The girdle was OF
Egyptian pattern used in the produc.
: ton of the play of Cleopatra. and was
composed of various hued silks, with
a generous sprinkling of jewels. The
Queen carried a scepter of gold.