The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-11
Remains Of the Princess Are at
KaWaiaha0 Church.
TRANSFER FROM AINAHAU
a Midnight Start-Church Interior
Beautiful BY Decorated Tho
Funeral Tomorrow.

The body OF the late Princess Ka-
fulani was taken from her home at
at midnight and reached Ka-
church at % minutes past |
this morning II was received by the /
Bishop OF Honolulu and mis- clergy and |
there WIS a short service with organ |
music by wray Taylor. The white |
casiIet was placed and the Kahili |
bearers and wavers and the Guard OF
Honor from G Company. y. G. IT,.
went on duty.
4 few minutes before the arrival OF
the remains Lilikalani. the chief kahili
bearer. requested all TO leave the
church. as privacy was required. lie
evidently did not mean for the people
to depart at once. but Il was taken that
this was the intent OF his utterance
and several hundred departed imme-
diately.
The casket was brought into the
church by these pail bearers: Princes
David and Cupid. Jas. Robertson. Jas.
II. Boyd. Oliver Stiilman. J. II. wode-
house. Andrew Adams, Jas. COckstt
and Lumiheihei.
The brief service conducted by the
Bishop OF Honolulu at the early morn
ing hour was deeply impressive and All
stood with bowed heads Throughout il.
Nearly all OF the ladies and gentlemen
who have been assisting ut Atuahau
since last Monday were present and re-
mained till this morning.
The procession from Ainahau To town
was led by two OF the mounted police.
who rode ahead and cleared the way.
Back OF them came the hearse. drawn
by horses sable draped. On each side
marched the pail bearers and outside
of them walked the petty chiefs with
the feather capes. Back OF the hearse
were two carriages. in which rode Gov
ernor Cleghorn and the other relatives
and close friends OF the dead Princess.
Still further back trooped a body of
faithful natives. Upon the arrival at
the church yard. there was some plain
tive wailing from few OF the thou
sand or more natives who had been
waiting since o'clock.
The interior OF the church is dec
GRATED most beautifully. The ladies of
the flower committee. consisting OF
Mrs. Irene Brown. Mrs. Soonan. Mrs.
Hastings. Mrs. Tenney. Mrs. Dr.. Her
bert. Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. Conradt.
Mrs. Beckley. Mrs. Geo. Smithies. Mrs.
Creighton and Mrs. c. o. Berger. had
worked throughout the whole day TO
perfect the decorations. That they sue
ceeded most admirably In their efforts
no one who will see the interior OF the
church will gainsay. Jas. Mcclure dec
GRATED the outside.
In front OF the altar was placed the
bier. Covering IL and falling away iu
graceful folds was the pail OF purple
plush, lined with silk OF royal yellow.
This in turn was covered with the pail
OF feathers, the regular pail OF royalty.
on each OF the four sides of the pail.
worked in gold. the arms Ot katulaai.
Arranged around the bier stood the
magnificent kahilis. the regal insiguias.
| There are twenty-ous OF these of var
| ious colOrs. the snowy white. the fash
| ing crimson. the mysterious green. the
royal yellow and many other Colurs.
These are the large feather kahilis
which stand upon a long rod. and are
about three feet in circumference aud
twelve inches in diameter.
The pillars of the church are al COW
cred with white tarletan wrcathed Wttn
MALE. Potted palms and vines sa pro-
fusion are laVishly. yet aTttstically.
scattered throughout the building.
| Rising in a majestic and graceful
sweep a. the entrance 60 the sacrct
square in which are to rspose the
mortal being OF the dead Princess. is
an arch OF snowy white. around which
circle the wrsaths Of the lovely green
MALE. Placed directly !u front aat
behind the dais on a small table. is
a lovely crown. one j. made % white
carnations. and the other of lima and
MALE. On high above the altar wave
the royal standards ot the dead ALI and
her mother.
The bier with its royal pals. the
! large kahilis. the crowns of flowers.
the regal standards floating alof;. the
arch OF snowy white circlsd with the
! tender MALE. all combine 90 make q
scene OF magnificent beauty. a. only
for one OF royal blood. a Princess Ka!u-
| lani.
There have been no changes made
from the funeral arrangements as pre-