The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-07-05

a quarter of a million dollars. This
she some months ago transferred to
her nephews. She had long intended
that they should be her heirs, and
made the transfer for the purpose Of
avoiding any litigation.
Robert Wilcox says that Liliuoka-
lani is half niece Of Kapiolani In the
fourth degree and that Teresa Owana
Kaohelelani is the same; that Eliza
beth Kekaaiau is a half niece in the
is a grandniece through the first hus-
band of the Queen Dowager; that
Prince Albert Kunuiakea Is a half
nephew.
A GOOD WOMAN.
Kapiolani had been i'll for two years.
with astonishing fortitude and a re-
markable exhibition OF physical cour-
age she had battled successfully with
sickness after sickness and shock af-
ter shock of the terrible paralysis. For
long time she realized well that the
end could not be far distant. Through
the protracted ordeal of facing death
she was the same calm. digniiied, un-
complaining woman, loved and ad-
mired everywhere and now universally
mourned. II can well he said of ka-
piolani. as was once said by an Amer.
lean of Her Majesty Queen Victoria,
that she was a queenly woman as well
as a womanly queen. Before Prince
David Kalakaua was elected to the
throne his gentle and amiable wife
was known from Hawaii to Nihau a.
one combining within herself and
spreading about nearly all the noble
traits of a truly admirable character.
She was ever kind, ever thoughtful of
the feelings and well being of others.
AS her mind was always active dis
posing for the good OF the people and
the advancement OF the interests of
her relatives and friends, so were her
hands ever willingly employed in the
same direction, and so was her purse
ever generously open to meet the
needs of the worthy. Her moral plane
was a high and exalted and compre-
hensive level, and her constant aim
was to have exemplified in the orders
OF the days and the comings and GO
ings of all people of the nation the
national motto She practiced and en-
couraged Christian worship and oh.
servances. and her charity was bound
less and sensible. She was one of
those rarest OF women, who endeared
herself to all other women. She de-
served this. for she felt that the wo-
men of the land could not have too
much done for them. Her mind evolv-
ed and her largess made possible the
Kapiolani Maternity Home. one of the
most useful institutions of the Islands.
As the consort OF the late King Ka-
lakaua, Kapiolani was continuously
happy and agreeable. She was shin
ing light of the court and a most har-
monious, honest and well balanced po-
ltical factor. There were complica-
tions and intrigues incidental to the
throne atmosphere in small country.
But no matter what the situation, no
matter what the charges or counter
charges, no matter how strained the
relations OF factions, persons or par
ties. kapiolani was always free and
' clear. Whatever influence she brough,
to bear In the field of the polity of the
nation, the weight Of 1t was for re-
spectability and morality and for step
ping from forlorn positions to posi-
tions of hope and in the direction OF
the pinnacles of the best aspirations
within the breasts of true men and
women. At the coronation. in the
! month of February. 1883. Kapiolani
was notable and most creditable fig-
ure. She, by her correct bearing and
! her exhibitions of taste and her intel
| ligent appreciation of all that was
! transpiring challenged the admiration
of all classes. Kapiolani was an orna-
ment 10 the royal household. Through
her whole life she was equal to any
development of circumstances. show.
ing AT times a marvellous strength oi
intellect and a grasp of affairs thai
well qualified her for her high station
In the social circle she was always
courtly and gracious, an adornment tc
the finer gatherings and entirely al
home in any assemblage.
FIRST LYING IN STATE.
Between the hours of 3 and
Tuesday, June 81, the body o
the late Queen Dowagcr Kapioan
lay in state at picturesque Pua.
leilani. The stream of visitors who
wished 10 pay their last token
of respect to the dead chiefess was con.
tinuous.
The home where the alli breathe,
her last is one of great picturesqu,
beauty. The entrance is through q
long driveway, over grass and under
shady trees. The foliage Is luXuriant
being scattered with lavish han,
throughout the grounds that encircl;
the little home. The latter is plat,
and nnnlnrnnl No