The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-01
QUEEN WAS
QUITE WELL
Only Planned to Snub
st. Louis Fair
Officials.

The ST. Louis Republic of May II
contains the following account of Queen
Liliuokalani's visit to the Exposition:
| Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii
| has departed for San Francisco, on her
way to her home in Honolulu, and she
goes with thorough knowledge of the
| Worlds Fair and everything on the Pike,
| for, instead of being i'll and confined to
her room at the Inside Inn, she has been
we'll and active, and she has done the
Fair and the Pike independent of the
| Exposition Company.
The former Queen was piqued Mon
day afternoon when she reached the
! Union Station and realized that there
was no reception committee to welcome
her to ST Louis. She was angry when
! she had to pay her way into the Worlds
| Fair grounds, and still angrier when she
was told at the Inside Inn that so cents
additional for herself and each member
of her party would be added TO her bill
each day, the said so cents being for adj
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pany.
Queen Lip did not sulk That would
| not be royal. Indeed, she remained close
ly in her room and gave it out that she
was sick" and could see no one. She
positively refused to see anyone. The
Princess Kalanianaole, wife of Prince
Cupid the former Queens adopted
son and delegate in Congress from
Hawaii, formally called on President
Francis and inspected the grounds.
However, the former Queen was not
to be deprived of seeing the Fair, for
Tuesday morning she summoned bell
boy and told him to call carriage for
her, and gave him s. to say nothing
about it. When the carriage arrived,
she, accompanied by the Princess and
her secretary and companion, got in and
took long drive over the grounds They
were not recognized by anybody, the
Queen sitting in a rear seat of the car
riage and well shielded from view
Tuesday night the former Queen walk
ed out of the side entrance of the In
side Inn, accompanied by the Princess.
They took chairs to the Pike and saw
some of the entertainments along that
thoroughfare. Wednesday afternoon the
former Queen called at several build
ings, being pushed in a chair, and We'd
nesday night she saw more of the Pike.
The programme of Wednesday was re-
peated Thursday, including a ride on
the Intramural
SLIPS OUT OF HOTEL.
When the former Queen left the Inn
she called bellboy and gave him 50
cents to see tIat the road was clear and
to say nothing. He was also the guard
for her return to the Inn When she
lett yesterday morning she complimented
the lad and gave him $40 for his secret
iveness.
Although Queen Iii" was frequently
around the grounds, she kept away from
the Administration building and from all
officials of the Fair. She did not call on
single friend in St Louis, and to every
card that was sent up to her room one
answer was returned:
The Queen begs to say that she is so
Ill that she cannot see you. She thanks
you most cordially for calling and for
your kind solicitation for her health"
1t IS to be presumed that the former
Queen enjoyed the snub that she was adj
mlnistering to the Exposition officials
and friends in St. Louis, and that she
also enjoyed her tour of the various
buildings and of the Pike Wednesday
night and on Thursday Prince Cupid"
was with his mother on their secret tours
OF the GROUNDS and the Pike, but fire.
quently he dropped behind them so as
not to attract attention, as he is COM
paratively well known to Exposition Off
Gals and others at the Fair
AT Union Station yesterday morning
the former Queen hurried from the car
rage to her sleeper, and Prince Cupid !
looked after the baggage which, bv
the way, he had to pay $Io4 excess rate
on, as there were eighty-three distinct !
packages. While the Prince will return
to the Fair, Queen Lii will not.
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