The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-15
THE SHADOW
OF A THRONE
QUEEN LILIUOKALANTS RETURN
INVESTED WITH OLD TIME
HOMAGE.
HOPEFUL OF OBTAINING
CLAIM
viii Entertain Visiting Commissioners.
Is Met With Crowd on Her Arrival
Holds Reception.

lOyelty OF Hawaiians 10 their chiefs
and monarchs, leaped up in response to
the return of Queen Liliuokalani from
Washinuton last evening. Hundreds of
the old retainers hastened to Wash
ington place to perform homage and
knee service to their queen and to leave
fully rewarded and with their fealty
redoubled by being graciously permit
ted to kiss the hand of their monarch,
eX-queen in reality but still queen IN
the hearts of the older generation of
Hawaiians
The return and departure of the
Queen to and from her various Journeys
to Washington where, as they believe
she awaits her rights, which in the be-
lief of many seems to include restora-
! tion, has always been made the oc-
casion of reviving many of the old GUS
toms and ceremonials with which the
Hawaiian monarchy was wont to vest
I itself. Liliuokalani is an ardent be-
lever in the dignity of the royal office
and receives homage that might em-
| barrass many a European throne room
with savoir faire that makes the ser
Witty of her subjects seem regular and
respectful duty. While in Washington
the ex-queen conforms in part with the
customs of American independence, at
home she insists upon the ceremonial
with which she is willingly surrounded
by her late subjects.
Aside from those who expected to
personally await the queen, a large
number of natives assembled on the
wharf last night to see the arrival Of
Liliuokalani. Prince Kalanianaole, left
| an important political meeting fraugnt
with great possibilities for the young
alii, and with his wife fastened to greet
! the queen. Present also were Delegate
to Congress Robert Wilcox and his
! wife j. o. Carter, the present adminis-
/ traitor of the queens estate, w. o.
/ Smith, Mrs. Abram Fernandez, Miss
| Fernandez, Miss Heleluhe and other
| close and personal and social friends
/ who know her as Queen Liliuokalani.
| The queen, who will be sixty four
! this September appeared in good health
! and spirits and received the greetings
! of those who came to meet her very
! graciously. Her suite included Miss
! Myra Heleluhe, j. Il. Aea and ]. d.
| AimOku. on the voyage down the
queen never a good sailor suffered con-
| siderablyH from seasickness and re-
mained in retirement in her state room
during most of the trip. AS soon as the
! islands over which she once held the
scepter were sighted however she came
| on deck and remained most of the time
! until the steamer dOcked. After the
| greetings she went directly to Wash
| ington place where she will remain for
| the time being.
| Before the queen arrived the natives
were there to seek an audience Old
, natives, who have many of them lost
| the count of their own years and whose
failing memories carry them back
! through several of the ephemeral reigns
! of Hawaii, dropped on their knees at
the threshold of the room in which
the queen was giving audience ana
| shutfled across the carpeted floor to
sink PROSTATE before the queen and
rising, kiss her hand Others of the
/ younger generation or of higher stand
ing and rank in this shadow of a
throne, greeted the queen and were in
return accosted with more of modern
form. The love and fidelity of the old
/ er- HaWaiians was very prominently
4 displayed and will so continue, It ls
said, until the death of their monarch
| when the last royal funeral will bring
out all the ancient ceremonial of WaV-
ing kahilis and wailing grief for the
last time in Hawaii The other scions
of Hawaiian monarchy, when their
turn comes for the observance of the
last obsequies will, it is thought, be
then living amid another generation
who VIII by that time have eschewed
or forgotten entirely the habits of their
fOrefathers.
The visit of Liliuokalani to Washing
ton has been with the original pur-
lands recognized by the United States
| government. Her intimates state that
she is more hopeful now than ever of
seeing her hopes fulfilled with the ad-
vent of the commission to arrive here
from Washington next month, who will
under a resolution of the senate in
quire into the crown lands and report
on the validity of Liliuokalanis claim
against the United States.
Meanwhile the annuity voted IN the
queen by the last legislature, is in
little danger of being discontinued as
long as the native franchise can sway
affairs. Both the Home Rule party and
the Hui KuokOa the new party headed
by Prince KalanianaOle make that a
prominent plank in their platforms.
The queen has announced her intention
Of entertaining the commission in a
style that will recall the royal enter
tainments of olden days. Her endeavor
is 1t is said, to show that while un-
justly impoverished she still wished to
maintain lavish hospitality that is
everywhere one of the attributes of
4 royalty.