The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-10

er in this letter. The bones OF other
chiefs who fell in this battle, such q
Kaiana and Kalanikupule. the latter
having been king of Oahu, grace the
same handle.
The lei is a neckband made of feath-
ers. There are several splendid
specimens of this work In the mus
cum collection. The most valuable
being one made from feathers of the
Mano, and is composed OF three an
cient lei that belonged to the Kane
hameha family.
The ahuula, or feather cape or
cloak. is by far the most valuable pro-
duct of Hawaiian feather work. The
exhibition of ahuulas in the museum
is the finest in the world. The fam
Gus ahuula, or feather robe, of Kane
I, is the most treasured of all.
With the exception of q narrow band
at the neck this large robe is made
entirely of the yellow feathers of the
Mamo bird. Nearly one hundred
years were spent IN collecting the
feathers for this splendid robe and in
completing It, It Is estimated that
the time and labor spent on 1t make
this ahuula worth between 100000
and 81. 1000. 900.
The finest mahiole. or feather he'll
met. in existence is to be seen in this
museum. Formerly the property Of
the last king OF Kauai. It
was given by him to the Rev. Samuel
Whitney. an early missionary from
America It Is wonderful example
it's feathers is very beautiful In
shape it is very like an ancient Ro-
man helmet.
There are many other very inter
esting articles in the museum. Beau
tiful mats made by the old Hawaiians
from q native grass; paper cloth. in
the manufacture of which these people
were very expert; instruments of war
and household and cooking utensils:
articles for personal adornment, some
made of beautiful shells, others of hui
man bones and teeth: drums, canoes
and calabashes. the latter being the
famous and beautiful bowls the Ha-
waiians fashioned from their native
woods; an ancient grass house such
as afforded the only dwelling before
the advent of the foreigners: a small
model Of an ancient Hawaiian heiau.
or place OF worship and sacrifice; and
various interesting pathological
groups picturing the making Of poi,
the great native food. and the manu-
facture of the celebrated paper cloth.
Other islands, and their people be-
sides the Hawaiian group, are inter-
exhibited in the museum.
New Zealand, Society Islands, Tonga,
Samoan Islands, Australia. as well as
many other islands of Polynesia and
are given space for many
exhibits.
While I have seen all the things
have described above. it is only Just
and fair to explain that I gained my
Of them from the museum
most excellent work pre-
pared by William T. Brigham. direc-
tor of the museum.
The drives around Honolulu are all
most beautiful and delightful, the
roads generally being well construct
ed and of macadam. Three and one
half miles west of Honolulu and reach.
ed by a splendid road. is the magni-
ficent estate Of Hon. s. NJ. Damon.
Mr.. Damon is head of
Bishop and Co.. the greatest and old
est banking institution in the islands,
and he has spared neither time nor
In making Moanalua a very
heaven Of beauty. The estate is trav-
ersed by park-like roads. that wind
through scenes of indescribable beau
~. Everywhere there are beds of
gorgeous flowers, replenished when
necessary from the estate conserva-
tory. Mr.. Damon is not at all misery
with his beautiful estate. On the con-
trary he throws it open to the public
every Saturday. when. likely as not,
you will find him present. agreeably
acting as host to his many visitors.
he maintains at his own
for the benefit of enthusiasts
q splendid golf course and polo
grounds.
Another drive worthy of note is the
one around Diamond Head, the gigan-
tic rock which Uncle Sam is fortify-
Ing. that guards the Eastern approach
to Honolulu. From Kapiolani Park
the road leads to and around the
Southern and Eastern sides of the
great rock. Here the traveller winds
around the face of the cliff. several
feet above the pounding
ocean, and the view of the rock bound
coast beaten by long lines of foaming
surf Is superb. Then the road leads
on and down again. round the North
ern face back to the park
Last and, to my mind. best of all
Is the drive up Nuuana Valley to the
Pail, which, from its place in the an
nails of bloody warfare, might well be
called Death Valley, were 1t not for
beauties that cover it and
breath forth now only peace and
quiet. Starting from sea level in Hon.
0lulu the road winds between the
sheer mountains on either side. up
wards to an elevation of one thous-
and feet at the Pail, six miles distant.
And then to practically sea level
again is sheer drop of one thousand
feet. for the Pail is but an immense
cliff, marking the end of Nuuana Val
ley. At the entrance the valley is
mile or more in width. At the Pail
but two hundred feet separate the