The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-04
THE HAWAIIAN FLAG.

my Cnlluren lived as In golden
dream
Where natures one ambition was to
please.
Thy women sang their merriest songs
and smiled
Twining gay wreaths within their
flowing hair,
For man and maid and every little
child
Was happy in the sunshine of thy
care.
1t matters not that hearts with JOY
have thrilled
Exultingly with patriotic pride
At sight of thee, for now those hearts
are stilled
And throbbing sentiment has slow
ly died.
Yet dear thy memry to them will re-
main
And all thy race through never end
ing years,
VIII cherish the remembrance of thy
reign,
Their saddest smiles will mingle
with their tears.
ELEANOR RIvENBURGH.
From eleven to one on Thursday
the doors of Washington Place were
opened wide to all those who wished
to do homage and pay a respectful
tribute to Her Majesty Queen Liliuo-
kalani. The members of the Congress
sional party turned out in a body and
over thousand townspeople thronged
in the grounds and throughout the
newly renovated AMI beautifully ap-
pointed home of Her Majesty.
In the receiving line were Prince
and Princess Kalanianaole and Gov
ernor Cleghorh.
Her Majesty sat in a high backed
ebony chair over which was thrown
handsome embroidered drapery in
purple and gold, and large lei OF
dainty golden shower that loving
hands had made. Attired in old rose
pink, rare lace which had belonged
to Mrs. Dominis, over lavender crepe
de chine, wearing diamonds and sup
porting a huge spray of scarlet bios
SONS the Queen looked lovely.
Princess Kalanianaole was handsome
in white lace over pale pink silk. Her
smile of recognition to the throng who
passing in line before the royal group
bowed their respects, was very sweet.
Everywhere was love in evidence
from the elderly Hawaiians softly
wailing their joy to the stately bearers
of kahilis who stood behind Her Ma
jesty. The elegance and artistic set
ting of the beautiful home and grounds
of Hawaii's former sovereign were
revelation to the Congressman and
their wives and the thousand OF tou-
rists and townspeople who had never
before been within the sacred precincts
of the ALI.
The tabu sticks wrapped in tapa,
the royal kahilis, the Koa staircase,
the rich reception room with Persian
rugs and carved ebony furniture, the
dining salon with white and blue ka-
hills, and settings completely of koa,
the library where cabinets hold price
less relics of royalty and where thou
sands crushed in to register, gave i'm
pressions which will never be forgot
ten. The Hawaiian band rendered
operate selections and gay Hawaiian
music along with compositions of Her
Majesty during the hours of receiving,
and the Kaahumanu Society Of wo-
men in black with yellow leis and the
Owls in white and gold gave touch
of beauty to the scene.
The dining table was laden with
beautiful and costly gifts with hun
dreds of rare and sweet leis piled high
thereon Great bouquets of American
beauty roses adorned the reception
room and double lima lei entwined
with MALE and draped about the bust
of King Kalakaua was graceful tri-
butte to his memory.
After the reception the queen re-
paired to her Waikiki home where a
bounteous luau was served.
Among the gifts of Hawaiians in the
birthday hookupu to Queen Liliuoka-
lani were two koa wood kahili stands
and one koa table presented to Her
Majesty by the Society of Royal Feath-
ers (Ahahui Hull Ali Liliuokalani),
named after herself, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mahiai Robinson being the president
This is a society which periodically
meets for the purpose Of renovating,