The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-03

Church. The luau passed off pleasant |
iy music of many kinds being rem |
dered Informality of dress was no !
ticeable, and the afternoon festivity |
partook more of the nature or a lawn !
party
It is said that never has such a
wealth of feather leis been seen In !
many years as yesterday Old cabinets
seemed to have been ritied of their /
contents that the owners OF these val /
liable leis might exhibit them There
were some made of down that are
rarely, if ever. seen in public, and are
valued at many hundreds of dollars. /
The Queens own cabinet or ieis OF all
descriptions was much admired.
There We're many affecting scenes
during the day. when some of the very
oldest Hawaiians greeted Liliuokalani.
All the old memories of days that had
been full of inspiration to them seem
ed to be revived, and their eyes welled
up with tears as they bowed down up
on their knees. Last evening was Civ
en- over to music, dancing, and general
merry making.
A custom of the old days was 20 an
nounce a chieftess or person of high
rank to the sovereign by employing a
singer to chant their genealogy, which
was continued until the greetings oe-
: tween sovereign and subject We're con-
( cluded An instance of this KIND yes
! terday-the only one of the day-oc-
CURED when Mrs. Emma De Fries
made her entrance into the reception
room al noon The old chanter of the
Kalakaua reign was employed for the
occasion and when the room was al
most cleared of people. Mrs De Fries
entered. preceded by the chanter, who
ratified off a genealogy which would
have pleased the most critical. The
uuchalenged high ctieftesses who had
been as quiet as church mice when
they made their obeisances stood by.
their couutenances wreathed in smiles
at the newest claimant to royal I'm
cage
One woman who entered is a direct
descendant of the Kamehamehas-Kea
au. a tall. stately woman-who made
little or no ado over her claims to royal
blood She is now old and mentally ~
firm, and had to be led to the recep-
ton parlor Once inside she came
to-" however and her digniied bearing
and easy manner caused much favora-
biz. comment She greeted the Queen
as one high chieftesS to another and
was cordially greeted in return The
chieftess carried out to the full extent
the lessons of court etiquette which she
had received earlier in life.
Among those who ably assisted Ii
Iiuokalani during the day We're Mr.. ana
Mrs. J. o. Carter, and Mr. Edward
Lilikalani. Following list of those
invited to the afternoon luau:
Mr. and Mrs Ahrens, Mr. and Mrs. s
C Allen. Mr.. Frank Armstrong, Mr.. and
Mrs c. w Ashford. DR.. and Mrs. Augur,
Mr. w. H Rabbit, J. c. Baird ESQ Hon.
and Mrs. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Faxon
Bishop. Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Bowler. Mr.
and Mrs Porter Boyd. Mrs. James Camp
bell, the Misses Campbell Mr.. A. S
. 20, nd JrS + Garter
Miss Sarah Carter the Misses Carter
Oliver Carter Henry Carter, Mr.. f. c.
Chamberlain. Mrs. j II. Coney, Mr.. and
Mrs c. Conradt, Hon. W H. Cornwell
Mr. and Mrs. f. S. Cunha, Mr. Albert
Cunha Hon and Mrs. s. NJ. Damon, Mr.
rand Mrs Give Davies Mr.. and Mrs
= George Davies Mrs. T. H. Davies, Hon
and Mrs David Dayton. Mr.. David Day
ton Rev S. L. Desha. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. Dimond, Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Dowsett.
Mr. and Mrs Dyke Hon. and Mrs. John
Ena Mrs. c. H. English Judge and Mrs.
Estee Miss Alice Ewart. Mr.. F. s. Fitz,
Mr. and Mrs. H Focke, Mrs. Nary Eos
. ter. Mrs. Title Foster. Hon and Mrs.
, Justice Galbraith. Judge G. d. Gear. Mr..
Ed Giffard, Mr.. o. st. John Gilbert, Mrs
c r. Cuilck. Mrs. A. Haalelea, Mr. and
Mrs. C. S Holloway. Mr.. George Hapai,
Miss Hattie Hapai Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
, Harrison. Judge and Mrs. C. F Hart,
! Mr. Lionel Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. Hasson,
. Mrs. Won lfasslocher, Mrs. Hendricks,
: Miss T Henry, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Hers
: bert Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ Hewitt, Mr.. W.
r. Hoare Miss Hoare, DR.. and Mrs
Hodgius. Hon. and Mrs "A. s Hum
!, iphreys. Hon. and Mrs. D. p. r. Isenberg,
!, Mrs Jaeger. Mr.. James Jaeger. Mr.. and
r Pierre Jones. Miss Knapp Mr.. and Mrs.
IL. X Kentwell. Rev. and Mrs. Y. H.
Kitcat the Misses Ladd. Mr., and Mrs
Lanz, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lishman.
. Mr. Percy Lishman, Mr.. and Mrs Will
: Iishman.. Mr. Tom Lishman Mr.. Jack
Low. Miss Mary Low. Miss Sarah Ly-
man. Hon and Mrs. G, w Macfarlane,
Mr. and Mrs Fred Macfarlane. Mr.. and
Mrs c. w Macfarlane Hon. f. c. Mac
II farlane Mr. and Mrs. Henry Macfarlane,
| Miss Garde Macfarlane. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Marques DR.. and Mrs. Mays. Mr. Hugh
Mcintyre Miss Agnes Mcintyre, Mrs.
L nra Addison Miznar