The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-03
PASSING OF THE
QUEEN DOWAGER
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Queen of Kauai. and Kihl. ]
chief of Niihau.
Hilo. Hawaii was the birthplace OF
the late Queen Dowager. She lived
there but a short time. and was In
kOna but a few years when she came
10 Honolulu and was at once a figure
in court circles. She and her first
husband were entrusted with the very
high duty of caring for the Prince OF
Hawaii, a child upon whom the hopes
CT the nation were conceded TO have
been centered At one time. The pco-
pie were plunged into the greatest
grief when this little one died at the
age of four years. The next great
blow that fell upon Kapiolani was the
death OF her first husband.
On December 10. 1868. Kapiolani be-
came the wife of the High Chief David
Kalakaua. She was then considered
still one of the beautiful native women
Of the country. II was said then and
always afterward that Kalakaua was
fortunate in securing for a life mate
4 woman of such sterling worth.
When Kalakaua went TO the throne
he found his wife entirely equal to
the requirements of the high station -
which the couple were elevated. She
was crowned with His Majesty in 1888.
The ceremonies of this notable season
were amongst the most notable IN
every way ever known to the Islands.
Through 1t all Kapiolani was self-pos-
sessed. graceful and dignified.
Kapiolani was one OF the most
prominent visitors on the occasion %
the celebration of the Queen Victoria
jubilee twelve years ago. She was
received with royal honors every
where and conducted herself in a most
creditable manner in every way. Her
] manners were always courtly and she
knew how to dress TO her station
| While she did not care for travel in
| foreign lands, she greatly enjoyed the
trip across the United States and over
| 10 England. being much interested IN
| all that she saw, and learning on he!
| own account many things that she
| thought might be applied to the ben
| eft of her people. The only other triI
| of any moment ever made by th'
| Queen Dowager was to Micronesia by
| sailing vessel when she was quite {
| young woman. Ii is doubtful IL sh'
ever fully recovered from the shoci
sustained on the death of kalakaua, q
whom she was devoted as possible.
| Since the overthrow OF the mon
| archy here in 1898, Kapiolani ha'
lived very quietly. Her principal in
| terest has been in the welfare OF tn
women of her race and in the kapio
| Iani Maternity Home and the kapio
lani Home for Girls at the kalihi re
ceiving station. She has been out so
lcially only a few times. When vel
| enough she has attended the annua
lluaus of the Maternity Home. 1t speaks
volumes for the womanly character q
Kapio!ani to say that through all tn
political difficulties here her friendl!
relations with foreigners who ha'
been friends in the old days wer
changed scarcely at all. CnI very re
Gently she was frequently in confer
ence. on her own motion. with some q
the men prominent in public life her
today. The Queen Dowager had
property estimated at something owe
a quarter OF a million dollars. Thi
she some months ago transferred {
her nephews. She had long intende
that they should be her heirs. an
made the transfer for the purpose o
| avoiding any litigation.
Robert Wilcox says that Liliuoka
lani is a half niece OF Kapiolani in tn
fourth degree and that Teresa Owan
Kaohelelani is the same; that Eliza
| beth Kekaaiau is n half niece in tn
| third degree; that Stella keomailan
is a grandniece through the first hus
band of the Queen DowageT; tina
Prince Albert Kunuiakea is n half
! nephew.
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