The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-22
QUEEN LII IS
IN PUBLIC EYE
People Of Hawaii Not Permitted
to Forget Former Ruler

Honolulu, NOV. --s--Nlnlprl iNl'
gotten OF the mainland where doz-
en- years ago she was the subject of
continued newspaper gossip. tdliao.s
lani. last monarch Of Hawaii. rs still
very much alive in her rative land
Hardly week passes that she does
not furnish copy for the hcnolulu
papers This copy IL not always will
ingly supplied.
She is better looking now Than she
was i'm the days when ieaning from
her balcony 81 the royal palace. she
made her modest little request for the
heads of all the "haloes" who dared
TO say size Should not be queen. size
is not so fat She t. still not exactly
Sylph like. hut she does not waddle
when she walks, which. however
happens very seldom as she is lame
and is usually assisted in her progress
by her lady in waiting, and one Of
the male attaches of the ROYAL house.
cially her eyes which are large
dark. and still softly luminous. Her
smile is beautiful a smile Of sym
patty and understanding. as of ore
who has seen and suffered much and
by her seeing and suffering mas been
made wiser and better Her voice is
like music. Whether she speaks her
native tongue. which Is so iull of
vnwels that il seems always about to
burst into dsprates. OF the English
which she loves and uses so readily
and Well. her voice is fun of mel3dy.
Sre loves music, and is herself most
musical. having composed many Of
the Hawaiian airs that are heard to
day on the mainland. the most ia
nous of which is hor Aloha De-"
Farewell to Thee'-so familiar to
all vino come int dnG 20 oct of the
port of Honolulu. where il is played
by the royal Hawaiian band as q
good bye TO der artine ships. OF late
years she has rot composed anything.
but is sin Very much interested in
all things musical. Many % the
Young singers who have come t.
Honolulu within the last year owe
their popularity here in a large meas
ure 10 the eX-queer's patronage. At
the present time she is one Of the
subscribers backing 4 local amuso.
ment company in its efforts to bring
a grand opera company here from.
tie mainland. But the music she
loves best is the singing of her PEG.
rle. She likes tc gather about her
groups of native singers. with theiI
tfsfsla fg,. ,af, ..tt ~sta,.
Of Hawaiian melodies.
ON her birthday, last September.
she held a public reception. Seated
in state on he throne chair. with two
kahili -besrers --'pae"s holding The
royal feather dusters) stationed like
statues behind her chair. she received
from ten i'm the morning Until one la
the afternoon. Her own people. tho
Hdwaiians. were he first to be adj
mitted. Some Of them still approach
their queen by wriggling toward her
un their stomachs. but this ancient
custom is not adhered to bv the
younger Hawaiians. who are content
with pressing thir lips TO the h1nd
of the queen-some merely shaking
hands
Liliuokslai does not believe il. wo-
man suffrage. nor in any Of the
movements" that mainland women
are apt tn grow a bit hy5terical over.
each in its season. She is charitable,
when she wishes 10 be. and is greatly
interest-j in the Anglican church. the
church of her adoption. AS her healtl
permits. or when the whim takes her.
she likes 10 receive people of note
who happen to be in Honolulu. She
received Dr.. Eliot and his party en-
their way home from the Orient and
attended receptions given in honor 1T
Secretary Knox and of Secretary
Eisher when they We're here