The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-18
HOW THE NEWSPAPERS
HERALD KUH|O'S COMING
Space Writers Who Tell All They Know and a
Great Deal More About Hawaii's
Delegate in Congress.

Prince Cupid is attracting much at
tention from mainland newspaper writ
i ers One of the current stories. giver
below, occurred simultaneously in the
Oregonian. Philadelphia Press, and
other leading journals:
Washington, Jan 25.-Washington
is soon to be visited by the Delegate
elect from the Territory OF Hawaii
Prince Cupid" The society devotees
who worship anything that smacks OF
royalty, no matter how barbaric, are
trying to strain their tongues to pro
nounce the delegates real name, which
is Jonah Kalanianaole The hoi polloi,
among whom are those who will see
that the delegate has a good time, will
/ be content with the simpler title OF
| Prince Cupid"
One of the first cablegrams over the
new Pacific cable announced that
Prince Cupid" was preparing to as
tonish Washington by appearing IN
regal STYLE The item stated that the
Hawaiian Legislature would be asked
to appropriate $4,000 for the use Of
the Prince in maintaining a royal es-
tablishment and cutting a. swath. ;"
This has piqued the curiosity OF the
smart set, always on the look out for
something new and outre. 1t is not
at all probable that the Territorial
Legislature will authorize such an ex-
penditure, and if it does President
Governor Dole will have sense enough
to use his veto power.
Prince Cupid" does not need this
help to maintain himself in royal
style as he and his wife are wealthy.
The present Delegate Wilcox does not
take much stock in the report that
Prince Cupid" proposes to perpetuate
the glories of the old Hawaiian mon
archy in his capacity as represen-
tative of the Territory of Hawaii.
The fact is that despite his royal birth
Prince Cupid" is a very democratic
sort of fellow. He is fond of the good
things of life and is lavish in the ex-
penditure OF his wealth, but at the
same time he is not possessed OF any
Quixotic ideas of royal display. He
is prepared to maintain an establish
.ment in Washington that promises to
become noted for fine entertaining,
but the notion that he will establish a
court and exact court etiquette will be
dispelled. The prince has been demo-
cratic enough to accept republican
conditions in Hawaii and looks on the
monarchical glories as a thing of the
past
During the visits OF Liliuokalani,
when affairs were in a state of tran
sition in Hawaii, and even after the
Republic had been established, the
dusky ex-monarch maintained many
of the forms of her barbaric court dur
ing her travels and stay in this coun-
try Her attendants always approach
ed her with the strictest regard for
court etiquette, but only those society
faddists who are ready to kiss the
hand of royalty paid any attention to
these forms. Now when the ex-Queen
comes to Washington she lives as an
ordinary American. The title of
Your Majesty" is forgotten. Prince
Cupid" is an observing individual. |
and appreciates the danger of making |
himself ridiculous. He is not likely |
to repeat the performance OF ex-Queen |
Lii, unless his head should be turned |
by society clique who would make |
Of him a social lion.
That Prince Cupid will have |
good time during his official service in |
Washington goes without saying. He
is a true sport" He is a thorough