The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-02
IS JOLLY BUT
fHRONELESS.
Ex.Qussn LIIluokaIanI Has For
gotten Hawaiian Claims.
HAPPY WHEN SHE is SHOPPING.
VIII Spend The Winter In Washington and
Then RsSuns Her Trip Around
the World.
HAPPY WHEN SHE is SHOPPING

New York. Dec 2.-"What do find The
most interesting feature OF New York?
on. the great stores-the dry goods shops.
They arc lovely. There arc such beautl-
ful things In them" exclaimed queen
1iilokulani. Havairs sovereign that
was. yesterday at the Hotel Roland IN
East Flfty-nlnth street
"But i am getting used TO the gor-
Reousness OF New York shops. FOR this is
my fourth visit to this city, YOU know.
When / am feeling particularly down
hearted ] cheor myself with the thought
that ] viii go 10 New York. and looking
forward 10 such trip makes mo feel
lighthcaried and jolly again. continued
the dusky eX-qusen,
"But 1 should not talk to YOU. You
Fee, I am severe ign--or, at least, J was
one. and ] know that the custom OF mon
archs imposes the seal or august silence
on their lips. So YOU must excuse me.
lint ! like New York better than Wash
ington. Washington has more beautiful
streets. bur its shops are not SO well
equipped as those Of New York
40 LONGER THINKS or THRONE.
II am feeling very happy and have
forgotten AL about my former claims 20
the lNiDnt pi HAWAII. SO Inc American
people must not think that I am sinking.
And forfeited $20.0oO,0O0 when ! Was de-
fhroned. ! am living now on private
fortune that remained 20 me. hat Il Is
enough ana manage to enjoy life. Now,
sou really must excuse me-
The former monarch OF the Sandwich
islands locked extremely well, and her
dark eyas sparided as she spoke Of the
New York shops. She smiled frequently
licr hair has not turned a great deal, be-
ing gray ia small patches.
ifttF
pretty dHsky maiden. Miss Myra Hele-
luke. She acts as companion to the Tor
lncr queen. Her complexion is rich choc-
olate. her figure tall and slender. She
was too shy Ia be Interviewed decl8 ring
she could not talk American wen
enough.
However. this seemed to be a modest
estimate Of her accomplishments, for she
went 10 the telephone and raked the sue
perintendent of a dry goods store near
mon square over the Goals for mot
sending those goods mp right away. as
promised. There was nothing the mat
sey with her accent
J. X. Rea and John Aimoku are also
included In the eN-dueen's retinue. Both
are genuemanly in the extreme fluent
.onversationalists IN English. ard OF a
dark ecfu shade MIR. Rea wore "A white
Veil around his hat as tribute to the
tropical climate whence he comes.
y ~ti take II a. favor II the news
papers viii deny that our party was re-
fused accommodations by any hotel in
this city said Mr.. Rea. Il see that
the Waldorf, the SAVOY and others are
mentioned as turning us away. prosum-
ally because OF our color. Now that Is
an untruth. No such thing happened.
We made no applications for rooms at
those hotels. We went 10 one or Two
of them and found that they were pretty
full, SO made no request for accommo-
uations.
WANTS TO SEE HAWAII A STATE.
Il am not politician but / would like
30 see Hawaii admitted as "A state Of the
rnion That ~ the general sentiment
~ people of my race In the islands As
1hings af0 now. everything seems TO be
much MIXED up. i would be far better
81 the United States assumed absolute
control The half-and- half policies Of
Governor Dale are bad for all concerned
Queen 1.llOkulani does not harhor the
least resentment against this guNersn-
She IL a Eateswoman aud says she sees
in the acr only the natural result OF
American expansion and progress, and
declares that II was inevitable.
The qtleen-we always give her that
title-has been very good 10 her protegcs
We three who are accompanying her on
This trip are being educated by her. She
FQnt us through the educational in-
stltutions OF Hawaii, and now Is taking
us on "A tC-lr of the world. In order TO
gtve ny an acquaintance with the men
and AFFAIRS OF foreign nations
I'VE expect 10 go TO Washington very
soon TO remain all winter. In the spring
or early summer we shall resume our
Journey around the world by way OF Eu-
rope"