The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-03
QUEEN HAS
RECEPTION
Friends and Retainers
Celebrate Her
Birthday.

The birthday of Ex-Queen Liliuoka-
iani was yesterday celebrated with
much of old time custom and enthus-
iasm, her friends and retainers attend
ing a reception in the morning at
Washington Place, followed later by
luau at the Waikiki home.
Early yesterday morning, two hours
before the dawn, old Hawaiians, who
can look back with clear remembrance
to several epochs of the Hawaiian
dynasty, gathered in the dark and
chznted metrical meles to her whom
many consider the same absolute
monarch as of years ago.
AS the mountains back of Washing
ton Place were tipped with the sun
rise whose busy fingers giIded also the
columns of the portico, there came a
long procession of natives bearing gifts,
q hookupu, a bringing of gifts and
tokens of loyalty and esteem. Pigs.
chickens, fresh young cocoanuts, crisp
sugar cane, bananas, poi made from
the royal taro We're borne in by their
willing donors for two hours. Flowers,
the indispensa BILE adjunct of Hawaiian
gala days, were there in profusion-
Elaborate leis, freshly made and cum
ningly woven to attract more than the
passing glance, single and clustered
blossoms till the house was made
bower.
At eight o'clock breakfast was served
and Kappenmeister Berger came with
his best musicians to give a morning
serenade, which commenced with the
Doxology followed by a festival march
tt, Hawaii's ancient chfvalry and ended
with "The star spangled Banner"
This was the fun program of the con-
cert:
1.-THE Old Hundred"
Festival March-FLa Hanad Ike
Overture-"The Queen" .......... Bigge
Ballad-"The Holy City ....... Adams
Melody--"Elua Maka Uliuli" -. Helms
Gondolier" -. Powell
Duet-'n Trovatore'' ....,.,...... Verdi
Hawaiian Airs ........ Berger
Aloha Oe."
Hawaii Ponoi''
.tThe Star Spangled Banner
In the middle of the forenoon, from
IL to 1:30 the parlors were thrown
open and the Queen received. Emblems
of Hawaiian royalty were prominent.
Royal kahiIis showed the high rank of
the hostess. two black iva kahilis in
the parlors with two large gray and
again two large white ones. Brilliant
scarlet feather banners were in the
hall, while behind the Queen stood four
young men cloaked with yellow fea-
theirs. the QUEENS chair being draped
with these invaluable relics of by-gone
days and customs.
Impressively regal the queen receiv-
ID in state clad in yellow, the royal
lue, golden coiored chiffon yelled a
iress of yellow satin caught here and
here with purple violets With the
queen stood the Princess Kawanana-
<oa, Prince and Princess Kalaniana-
BE, Mrs. Campbell Parker. Miss Camp
oeli and Mr.. Cleghorn.
Mr.. Lilikalani presented the guests
With all the grace of royal chamber
lain as they We're ushered in by Mrs.
Thomas E. Cook. Miss Bernice Cook,
Miss Heleluhe and the Misses Motley.
.fr. Noa w. A1uIi, Mr.. Joseph Aea and
Ir. John Aimoku also aiding in the
reception.
The Princess Kawananakoa wore
lress of black lace falling over parple
with purple orchids in her
orsage, a black picture hat and dia-
nond ornaments.
The Princess Kalanianaole wore
white chiffon over white satin, pro-
useIy trimmed with real lace, white
rgrette in her hair. Mrs Campbell
7arker's costume was of black lace
ver black silk with a yellow feather
wreath and Miss Campbell q soft
White coIlfection trimmed with va1en-
iennes lace, surmounted by a white
icture hat
During the morning the old RETAIN
rs of Kapiolani attended in a body.
At Waikiki in the afternoon a red
nd white striped awning stood on the
awns beside the surf swept beach
shile guests enjoyed q regal repast.
. typical Iuau was served Soloman's
uintette furnishing a counter melody
@ the waves while native women now
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