Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
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OFPRIVATE Audience WITHQuEEN

an introduction to him also were
known to her majesty, he felt sure that
the matter could be arranged some
day, and he would notify me in
proper time. .. - -.
Yesterday being Sunday and the
SEVENTEEN birthday of the leader, of
the ROYAL Hawaiian band, which he
has led since he first organized it
forty-two years ago, there was meet
ing held in the grounds of the govern
ment building at which Governor
Pinkham and other leading men of the
territory appeared, to do honor to the
veteran bandmaster. The queen con-
scented to appear on the platform and
pin the medal, which was presented to
him by the members of the band, on
! his breast After the ceremonies were
over Colonel Iaukea mOtioned me to
approach and, in an informal manner,
presented me TO the aged queen. She
extended me her hand over which /
bowed low and said something express
siye of how highly honored / felt at
meeting her. Leaning heavily on the
arms of her attendants the queen de-
seended from the platform and, as the
party was approaching the waiting
carriage, Colonel Iaukea turned
around, raised his hand to me and said,
81 II see you tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. And I knew that he had
obtained her majesty s consent to re-
eeive me.
Promptly at 10 He Presents Himself.
Promptly at the hour of ten this
morning / called at Colonel Iaukea S
office, which is situated within the
grounds of the queen $ private resi-
denee. The colonel was courtesy itself
and at once dropped the work he was
engaged on and, requesting me to re.
main seated for short time, left the
Office and crossed over to the mansion.
In about ten minutes he returned and
together we entered the reception
room of the queen, in about the cen
ter of which her majesty was seated
on richly carved mahogany arm
chair in q position of seemingly I'M
studied grace and languorous ease. Her
hands rested easily on the richly
carved arms. The chair was Ranked
at either side with royal Kahilis, the
ancient insignas of the Hawaiian roy
atty. These long, slender stats were
draped in some yellow gauze-like stuff
and were surmounted with plumes
made from the tiny feathers of the
royal mamo bird now extinct. There
was nothing remarkable about the
-ront part of the reception room. 1t i
was richly but not deliberately furn-
ished, but the space back where the
queen was seated was striking in the
almost barbaric splendor of its deeora-
tons, as if il were the sanctum sane
forum, at the outer portals of which |
she had placed herself on guard.
" Your majesty said Colonel Iau- |
kea, permit me to present Mr.. Grady
of Colorado, representing the Denver
Iost. The queen slightly bowed her
head in acknowledgement while a faint |
smile fitted across her dark brown |
face. I said something about begging
her majesty to accept the assurance of |
my most profound respect and venera-
ton, which seemed to please her as
she smiled again and motioned me to
a seat on her left, while Colonel Tau
kea, also at her request, seated him.
self on her right.
The photographs that / had seen of
the queen represented her as being a
large, robust woman, and / have no
doubt but that they were good pictures
at the time they were taken, but she
has changed much since those DAVIS.
They Lose Weight as Age Advances.
1t is characteristics of the women of
he pure Hawaiian race to put on flesh
40. fos, 4. - Il
begin to lose Il until in old age they
become quite thin, and Liliuokalani Of
Hawaii is Hawaiian of the Hawaii
ans, and besides, / have been told that
she has aged very much in the last
few years. And yet / like her muehl
better as she appears today than asi
he is shown in the photographs of
former years. There is a sweetness
md dignity in her every movement,
n her winning smile, in her converse
ion, that is most attractive. She
speaks English fuently and correctly
tut with slight accent of eaptivat-
ng quality.
Her majesty is of most distinguished
appearance; of rich dark brown col
II, with eloquent black eyes, which
eem to express her thoughts and feel
ngs as readily as does her tongue. 0nl
his occasion she was elegantly gowned
n toilet of black ninon, draped upon
harmeuse, which fell about her in
1Taeefnl folds, The square yolk of
lack Chantilly lace was caught at ]
he throat with an oldfashionedl
roach containing the miniature of
er husband, the late Governor John
Dominis. Her black hair, touched {
With gray, was eoiled about her head {
n the style that / believe, IS known
S the eoronet, and doubted il ever
he crown of other days could have SO !
dded distinction to that regal bearing I
fhich was the gift of heritage. olta
er left wrist the queen wore an cnof
lous gold eable-link bracelet, ard on
he right wrist one of piaia sil@erl ~
and with slightly raised edges, and =
nd bearing some inscription. The i
ontrast between the two bracelets was !
$ striking as the difference in their Y
1trinsie values h
Ter Formally Gradually Melts. E
During the first part Of the inter I
lew her majesty was inclined 20 be e
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