The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-12

pendent as follows about Wilcox ana
his hills:
And according to an Advertiser spe-
eial cable of the 7th instant, Delegate
wilcox has had his mileage attached BY
his creditors at the seat of the Nations
Capital, amounting 10 the neat little
sum of $4,000. This is the outcome OF
debts CONTRACTED by his princess
spouse during his first term there al
the short session of the seth Congress
and which was occasioned by attempt
ing to live beyond the means at their
1 disposal. Instead of the Delegate rum
ming his household. he allowed himself
to be run by his wife, and this is one
Of those experiences that he will have
TO pay for being run by a woman. who
got too big for her shoes and had her
head swollen out of all proportion to
the size of their income, which is not
very much. So much for being an
alleged member of royalty which very
much lacks the necessary backing. He
should nave known her well at home
rather than take her along over there
TO lord it over him and those who had
honored him. It's too bad"
Apropos of the expenses of Dele
gates life in washington. the Princess
wilcox contributed these interesting
"reminiscences TO the Advertiser year
ago:
washington is a delightful place I
did not like San Francisco much, but
Washington is charming. All the peo
pie of washington are just as lovely as
can be.
When I went to Washington with
my husband last year took both of my
children with me. We lived for some
time at the Hotel Normandie, but when
we called upon the President, which of
course we did as soon after arrival as
possible. he advised US to go to house
keeping. The call on the President was
the first call we made. of course. Mr..
Wilcox and myself and two children
and Mr.. Kalauskalani, Mr.. Wilcox's
secretary, went together. My little son
was probably the first Hawaiian boy TO
shake the hand OF President of the
United States. He asked US right away
where we were living, and we told him
at the Normandie. Mr.. Mckinley was
a man who believed in economy. and
he told me to go and keep house and
practice economy.
After that we went to get a house.
To keep house in Washington is some
thing one must get accustomed TO. The |
cooks won't do anything but cook and
one must have two or three extra ser
wants beside them. It is not like il is I
in Hawaii where one or two servants (
will do all your work. The first month
we were not pleased. The butcher and 1
the bread man and the rest of them
put in fearful bills. The cooks would
order to suit themselves. So Mr.. Will
cox put his foot down and after that
everything was paid for in cash in
stead of running bills The first month
the cook must have made a good thing.
In Washington they make their living
that way. They have to make it while
Congress is in session for after Con-
gress adjourns, the town is empty and
hey have to make it up when the town
S full.
I'VE secured a house at 2016 r street,
\. w, and after two or three months
went all right We lived in
his house the balance of our stay irfl
and Kalauokalani and his
wife are still living there. While we
we're in Washington they lived with ?
Is
AS TO the theaters in Washington. we
TENDED the Lafayette, the Columbia
nd the Grand opera. beside the vaude-
lille houses They treated us very we'll
I all the theaters.. AS long as I was in
he city, never sat in the body of the
ouse at the theater. They always :
ave US a box, and usually sent in flow
rs as soon as we were seated. Some :
ines Carlo Long and Ella Long. who :
-ere then studying at the Georgetown :
University, would go to the theater :
18th us. There is a great deal of dress =
! the Washington theaters. almost ev- !
-ybody being in fun dress. n
Il gave a 1uau in Washington on the
It of May, which was my birthday. 1t n
as regular Hawaiian luau, with y
veet potato poi and fish, muliet from
le fish market. cooked the Hawaiian c.
ay; cocoanut and sweet potatoes, d
1oele paIau," sometimes called cocoa H
1t pudding. Secretary James wilson H
the Department of Agriculture sent
e several large punches of carnations
ID I made them up into leis, and as
e guests came they had to wear these
is on their necks. After we were
rough with the luau. we all went to OF
e theater. 1 had two carriages come nc
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