The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-20


of matter about the Princess Havana
nakoa, with numerous pictures of the
princess. A lengthy interview APP.
pears in the San Francisco Evening
Post, as follows;
Princess Abigail Wahikaahuula Ka-
wananakoa, widely known in two con
tinents as one of the most beautiful
women which the world mas yet pro.
duced and widow OF the late million
aire Prince David of Honolulu and San
Francisco, is preparing FOR round of
shopping and gayety here before visit
ing her brother, prince Cupid in
| Washington. Her first morning at
home in her mansion at 10 Preside
place, since her return Sunday night
from Honolulu, where she was the
guest of the government at the dedi-
catory exercises attendant upon the
unwilling of the $4,000 mausoleum of
Hawaiian royalty, was a strenuous
one and her hour of arising was set
forward by an interviewer.
SHE'S A GOOD FELLOW.
The woman who is credited with be-
ing one of the most beautiful in the
world is also one of the most genial
To use a colloquialism which she has
adopted she wants to be "a good fell
low" Her local citadel was enshroud-
ed in dampness and a chilling fog
hung around the house when she was
awakened to be told that someone
wanted her to talk about herself.
'Ha, ha, you can't make me mad"
came a voice from behind a bedroom
door, 81 guess reporters know that
most women are willing to talk about
themselves. Tell him I'll be right
down stairs"
The richly decorated reception room
was lighted up and explored by one of
the housemaids, who searched careful
ly until she came to a luxurious divan
from under which two little gray suede
high topped boots poked their tips.
| The offending footgear was whisked
away and the visitor was left with
the impression that some child had
left the little boots there, until the
Princess appeared a few minutes lat
| er.
GREETED BY VISION OF RED.
A vision of red, wearing a red morn
ing gown, little red silk slippers, and
with her hair knotted into a wealth of
wavy black, she tripped down the
stairs and held out hand as she
calculated with girlish good humor,
Can you beat it?" she pointed to a
chair, curled herself up in another
near by and began:
1T is queer that people take an IN
terest in me, but is nice to have
them do so, if ones behavior is good
and there is no scandal. | don't mind
talking to the newspaper men here
men do treat me very nice. You see
this my home, my favorite city.
come here to buy my clothes, revel Ill
| the delights of the round of gayety
which is always to be found here and
to benefit my health by the climate,
which is good-not that my health
needs any benefiting," she added.
First let me tell you that l am con-
cealing a romance or was until l de-
cided to tell it. l have with me Miss
Ada Rhodes, one of the wealthiest and
best known society leaders of Homo
lulu. She is pretty and ever so nice,
but she is in love. Yes, she is engaged
to marry handsome Englishman, Mr..
Williamson, president of the Honolulu
Stock Exchange, and a big bug in
don't know how many other things.
Miss Rhodes is here to purchase her
trousseau and to get all the nice
things which girls about to get mar
ried need
FEARS TRADESMEN.
Mercy! Maybe l have made trouble
for when the tradesmen read that a
wealthy girl is here going to buy some
thing | will wake up, as early as when
you came, and find long line of men
standing in front of the mouse waiting
to show samples or offer bargain pam
phlets. Talking a lot, one is apt to be
indiscreet, huh?
'Now, Miss Rhodes is worth while
and would be interesting. l will in
wade the sleeping Deautys bedroom