Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20

commercial purposes have palaces sur
rounded by spacious grounds which seem
arranged by fairy hands. l fell in love
with the native Hawaiians. They are SO
kind and gentle and hospitable and there
is pathetic look in their eyes which
could not help but grieve me. Their
music is the most appealing and haunt
ing OF any native music which l have
ever heard. 1t has not much variety and
seems entirely OF the ballad order or
mere snatches of refrains without
breadth or conception. yet after hearing
one OF their string bands or hearing some
s'f with a good voice carol the old SONGS
you feel as though you had learned for
the first time what music may mean to
convey ideals.
During our visit to Honolulu, the
former queen Liliuokalanf celebrated her
seventy-second birthday. She had grand
fete, to which all American visitors were
invited, together with those OF her sub
jects who still delight to honor her. In
Honolulu she is the queen. and the hon.
age which she receives is really pathetic
royalty in all cases and ages. and the
ex-queen of Hawaii seems a notably sad
figure. The natives bowed before and
backed from her presence just as the
subjects of Queen Victoria would have
done. All kissed her hand and she chat
ted in her native tongue, but the occasion
was sad despite her efforts to make it
gay.
THE queen has recently mortgaged her
home and her personal property in order
to defray her living expenses. 1t looks
to me that the United States government
should grant her petition now before
Congress for a nominal value of them,
S2OO,OOO. The income Of these lands now
accruing to the government is enormous.
and for justice and equity l think that
their former owner should get what she
has asked for these many years. The
heirs of Lee were eventually compensated
for the loss of Arlington. The government
again and again pays for confiscated
church property. So 1t looks as though
tardy reparation should be made to the
deposed monarch of Hawaii. She re-
ceives but $500 year from the terri
torial government. If one could see the
vast army of pensioners whom she must
support, cd servants who have chung to
her and their old traditions. and refuse
to profit by the commercial advantages
which the American occupation has
brought, it would easily be understood
that she was compelled to raise funds by
mortgaging everything which she now
possesses.
Mrs woodward is the daughter of An
drew Douglas of Clarksburg. She was
born in that picturesque city of noun
famous West Virginia. and received all
of her education there. She attended
Broaddus college in Clarksburg and lived
there until she married Mr.. woodward
She has three boys, the oldest of whom,
William. is now student at his fathers
alma mater, Nazareth, Pa. The second
son, Edward Douglas, and. the youngest,
Henry Chapman woodward, jr. are
studying at the Friends School in this
city. Mrs. woodward is absorbed in tie
education of her children. and. with her
musical pursuits. she finds small leisure
for Vanity Fair. She entertains, how
ever, in the pleasant manner which
marks the southern hostess, and is among
the most successful women from the
social standpoint in the southern con-
tingent of the lower house. In WASH
ington the Woodyards live in an apart
ment as a kind of variation from the
difficulty of home keeping.
Their home is in Spencer. W. Va. and
Is one of the handsomest in that part of
the state. 1t is called the Cliffs, and is
big rambling house set down among
trees and flowers and carefully planned
landscape effects. Mr.. woodward is the
third of his line to occupy this fine old
home. 1t came TO him from his mother.
who inherited 1t from her father. Or.