The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-24
Especial to the Advertiser)

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~ AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-THE
marriages of Prince David Kaw-
~ ananakoa and Samuel Parker to
| Miss Campbell and her mother. excited
| a great deal of interest throughout the
United States. The illustrated week
| lies and monthlies telegraphed TO their
| correspondents here for pictures and
| material for sketches OF the welded
pairs. and doubtless their soJourn in
! the East will cause much comment IN
the papers there.
Town Talk here had a considerable
| amount Of gossip about the contracting
| couples. as follows:
GOOD FINANCIAL MATCHES.
| Apropos of the marriages of Prince
| David Kawananakoa and Saml. Parker,
| the two distinguished Hawaiians, with
| Miss Abigail Campbell and her mother.
there are a number OF points which
have escaped the notice Of the news
papers. Both Sam Parker and the
Prince have large estates. but both are
SO deeply In debt that only a marriage
| to millions could put them beyond
| reach OF bankruptcy. Prince David's
entire fortune is merged in the Kap-
ioiani estate, in which his brother Gu
pid has a half interest. David has been
| a spendthrift always, and has borrow
ed hundreds of thousands. His estate
owes the Campbell estate a quarter Of
a million dollars, but now the Prince
| has raised the mortgage by marrying
one of the mortgages. Sam Parker
owns a million acres of land on the
island of Hawaii. the biggest of the
group, but he. too, has so encountered
his property that he is badly embar-
raised. Sans first wife died only a
year or so ago, but when he went to
San Jose where the widow Campbell
was staying, ne made such desperate
love to her that he won her within the
week, and persuaded her to marry him
before her daughter was united to the
Prince.
SAM PARKER'S WAY.
Just how Sam and David went
through their fortunes is best illustrat-
ed by two incidents of recent happen
ing. The day Sam was married. he
was waited on by a reporter who want
ed to know some of the particulars of
his approaching nuptials- The reporter
found the great Hawaiian in his room
at the Occidental hotel, CARRIED in a XII
mono and barefooted. Sam greeted
him pleasantly, replied to his question
ing that he did not know when he
would be married. and asked the news
paper man what he would drink. The
reporter said Scotch whisky and Sam
said gin. He told the bellboy to brig
a bottle of each, two siphons of soda.
and a box of the best imported cigars.
This for two people. When the drinks
and cigars came. he signed a card for
twelve dollars, and handed the boy a
ten-dollar gold piece for a tip.
HOW DAVID DOES THINGS.
This is Sans everyday custom, and
not a mere action of an ecStatic mo-
ment. Later a few friends dropped in
on Sam, and persuaded him that he
should be married that evening. Moth
ing 10th, the former prime minister of
the monarchy of Hawaii despatched a
friend for the license, and summoning
his friend, Judge Hebbard, was
straightway made one with the hand
some and wealthy Mrs Campbell. who
by the way is just forty-two -ars old.
Instances of Prince Davids prodiganty
may be cited by the score. The latest,
however, is perhaps the best. About
month ago, David, who was leaving
Hawaii for San Francisco with Sam,
Judge Gear and George Davis. be-
thought him that the trip on the
steamship Alameda would be enlivened
greatly If they had along some native
musicians. He forthwith engaged the
five best players of the ukulele, and
singers of hula songs, and brought
them along. He kept them until faw
days ago, when he sent them back to
Honolulu. Their passage money, wages
and keep, cost the prince over six hun |
dred dollars. Once in Honolulu he paid
a caterer two thousand dollars to serve
a banquet at his residence.
THE CAMPBELL MANSION.
When the Parkers and the Prince and !
his wife return to Honolulu, that city !
will see some of the most lavish euter- |
tanning since King Kalakaua the Gay |
died, dozen years ago. The Parkers
will live in the great mansion buiit by |
the brides husband, James Campbell, |
and to which she has added a thirty :
thousand dollar addition II the past
few months. a local firm-the Sterling |
Furniture Company-is now making for |
her twenty thousand do.iars worth of
furniture for this mansion. 1t will be |
equipped thoroughly with electric bells !
and each push button will be a Jew ell !
in the tone o. The roam in which it is |
The drawing room Of white ana gold |
will have a real diamond worth several |
hundred dollars, the blue room, huge |
amethyst, the green boudoir an emer-
aid, and so on. All :ht jewels will tie !
set in heavy gold sockets.
BELOVED BY ROYALTY.
The Campbells were always deeply /
attached to the Hawaiian royal fam
ily When James Campbell died the
Queen and orin :e Davi:i were the first
to offer coincidence TO the family IN
their deep affliction. And in gayer
scenes when Abbie Campbell wished Cor