The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-24
PASSED TO HER LAST REST THIS
MORNING.
Succumbed to Stroke of Paralysis
The Funeral viii Not be Held for
a Month.

The Queen Dowager Kapiolani died at
S:45 o'clock this morning at her Waiki-
XII residence. the result of a stroke of
paralysis suffered some ten days ago.
Her health had not been strong for
several years, and from the time she
was stricken it was eviCent to those in
attendance, that the end was near.
At her deathbed were present her
nephews, the Princes David and Cupid,
her only near relatives, the sons of her
sister, and DR.. Humphris, the attend
ing physician, and the faithful retain
ers who have been of her household for
years.
No arrangements for the funeral have
yet been made beyond calling in the
services of undertaken Ed A Williams.
1t has been decided, however, that the
funeral will not take place for some
time, probably not for a month, or at
least until the royal coffin has been
built. Meanwhile many of the old Ha-
waiian customs are being observed.
Kahili bearers are in attendance and
every mark of Hawaiian royal honor
will be paid. The Government has ten
dered it's good offices and services to
the family in the matter of the fun
eral
Kapiolani was born December 81, 1885,
her parents being the Chief and Chief
ess Kuhio and Kinoike. The latter was
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king of Kauai, and her ancestry was
therefore carried far back among the
mobiles and chiefs of Kauai and Niihau.
The education of the future queen was
! in Hawaiian and though in after life she
acquired English enough to understand
| people when spoken to- she never used
1t as a medium of conversation. When
quite young she married the Chief Ma
! makeha and was with him attached to
! the court of Kamehameha ". having
! charge of the little prince of Hawaii
from his birth. To this little boy Ma
makeha willed all his property, giving
his wife a life interest in his estate.
But she has long survived the little
prince.
On December 10, 1868, Kapiolani was
married to Kalakaua and as his wife
became queen of Hawaii on his election
by the Legislature February 12, 1874.
With Kalakua she was crowned Feb
ruary ~, 1888.
April IL, 1887, she sailed by the Aus
tralia for San Francisco en- route 70
England to be present at the golden
! jubilee of Queen Victoria as the repre-
sentative of the Hawaiian monarchy
She was accompanied by Liliuokalant
then crown princess of Hawaii, Gener-
al j. o. Dominis, Colonel c. p. Iaukea
and Colonel j. II. Boyd. This was hei
first trin aboard and some time was
spent in the United States visiting
/ places of interest. In Washington SHE
and her party dined at the White
House, the guests of President Cleve-
land.
Upon the death of King Kalakaua
she took UP her residence at Waikiki
where she continued to reside until hel
death.
Kapiolani was a woman of simple
tastes and unostentatious living, anc
universally respected. To her benevol
:. ..sN IL h to IH .
number of benevolent institutions
among them the Kapiolani Maternity
Home and the Kapiolani Home FOL
Girls. She took an active interest in {
great many other benevolent work!
and was connected with all the Hawai-
ian societies.
The Provisional Government granted
her an annuity which was continued
by the Republic of Hawaii.
In her own right she had consider
able estate. About year ago she con
, veyeG the bulk of this to her nephew
the Princes David and Cupid reservini
to herself life interest of $1,000 a year
AS illustrating her simplicity of char
acter and righteousness the following
: incidents told by Liliuokalani in he
book are given. At the dinner given b,
President Cleveland, Liliuokalani says
"Kapiolani wore a gown of white sill
brocade of the choicest Japanese manu-
tacture, artlStlcally emDrOldereu VIII
heavy raised and richly worked de
signs; it was cut in Hawaiian fashion
a loosely flowing robe of pattern o
mode very becoming TO our women
whether made of inexpensive calico o
print, or of the finest of silks or mos
lustrious of satns."
Another one is thus told On tn
evening of the day Queen Kapiolan
was presented to Queen Victoria, ther
was an entertainment at the foreign of
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