The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-08-10

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ing draws TO a close and then the natives
stand and sing their most fetching song
OF all. Aloha oe" Goodnight. sweet
1 dreams. everything kind be yours The
( former Queen. LIIiuokalani. who is ex-
/ pert in the music OF her former kingdom. I
composed 81. We have cumbersome good
night songs. most OF them laden with the
spirit q college jo.lity. but neither we
nor any other nation has a goodnight. !
Z gOcd-by song ike Aloha oe-" The ma
I tives dislike 70 sing ir as a mere song.
You can hardly persuade them 20 give IL
until they mean Ecod-night-a real one. {
I They put their hearts So into IL that they
I are unwilling 10 say goodnight in song
J until u IS goodnight And as the last
stauza comes 20 your ears. Aloha o."
fJntI we meet again. IL STAYS VT N you
until IL soothes you 20 slGub@r with your
I last waking remembyarCes- As YOU drop
{ of you seem % be floating In music's
[ most delightfu- harmony
LiIiuokaIanTs Greeting.
( Lahaina had distinguished visitor
within her borders. She was the former
/ Queen IlIiCokaIaui she was stopping
with a woman friend who is married 10
a wealthy Chinese. Their home was
modest but delightful bungalow on the
/ southern edge OF the settlement A party
I Of Us drove out there and asked If her
majesty would consent 70 receive US We
were ushered into a large reception room
[ prettiiy furnished. and the former Queen
sent word that she would be- down d.
rectly- soon steps were heard on the
& stairs a 81 T--nHr 81 fg-
/ into the room the woman whose name
VIII be iuseparareiv connected with these
I Islands She held her head high and ad-
vanced slowly. she showed something Of
Z her years siNty-uiue. IN her step. which
seemed % fal-e- occasionally. she was
dressed in a black h0luku-llother Hub
bardS We call such. It is the national
Z everyday dress OF women in all Hawaii
and they even 90 20 receptions in -hern-
Il was Of ordinary print cloth. and Il had
small white figures In IT, She was a de-
throoed monarch En- a calico gown.
Around her neck was black velvet band
from which depended a gold rose.
EK-Queen Mods Head.
When wei within the room the ex-
Queen stopped and inclined her head.
She was met by low bows by those
present Then each person was intro
dEced. and 70 each Llliuokalani extended I
her hand with the palm held uppermost I
nearly as high as her shoulder. She was 7
playing the part Of royalty In her man I
uer- Then she asked all 10 be seated. and Z
after a few commonplace words con
versation began as IL il were an ordinary I
call. The eI-Queen said she was inter
ested n looking al the war ships and 4
asked about the names Of the four in the I
harbor. She was told that the names Of I
30
ships
Then make Hawaii state and name /
a battle ship after her said one of the I
company The ex-Queen's eyes brighten I
ed and she said
That would be most excellent idea.
Let US have an American battle shin
named Hawaii. and II will be good 10 4
have Hawaii made full state I in
dorse that idea
LiIiuokslsni spoke at length Of the
beauty OF her country. the charm Of its 4
climate. and the wonderful scenery. She
said she came frequently 20 Maui. Il was 4
the home OF her ancestors. and she liked
H. When asked Il she came away from
Honolulu 10 avoid the confusion OF feet
week. she said she did not. She knew no /
reason why there should be confusion I
She said Honolulu was amply able 70 care
for the sailors and she expressed the
hope that every one would have good /
time.
Avoids Sad References.
She vas most careful TO avoid any
mention OF the eveBrs that saddened her
life. Her retainers said that she has now
resigned herself 10 American sovereignty.
She gave some hint of this when some
one said that Hawaii was unfortunately
situated Il she wished 10 maintain a
separate existence. The japanese were
swarTning over IT, and the United States
was on the other side. Then some one
remarked that in a few years there would
have been great danger Of Japan selling
it. The ex-Queen's eyes snapped. and
she smiled as she said to an American
in the party
You people would have been over here.
too. IN that case wouldn't you2-'
The ex-Queea talked at length Of the late
Princess Kaiulani. her only niece The
tears came TO her eyes as she spoke. and
she used her handkerchief TO dry them !
Then she turned the conversation to the
products of the island A beautiful Ha-
waiian mahogany settee was in the room
She pointed 10 il TO show what fine wood
there was. She explained the school
shape OF the back by saying that the
growth Of the tree probably made such a
shape necessary
we do have such beautiful things
here she added, and I do love these
Islands
II is said that the only real resentment
that the ex-Queen now feels TO those who
overthrow her is toward what were
known as the soldiers Of the p c. that
IS. the provisional government
They looted her home. She often talks
about the trinklets they took from her.
and she speaks frequently about q re-
volver that her husband used to own and
that was taken She urfZp6 il highly as
a keepsake in memory of him. She wants
those stolen things back She gets pen
soin Of $500 a year from the territorial
government and she has other income
from some OF her property.
She has quite given up hope Of having
her claim TO the crown lands recognized.
but there IS a strong feeling among some