Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
DENVER SCRIBE WRITES WILDLY
OFPRIVAIE AUDIENCE With Queen

an introduction to him also were
known to her ma iestv, 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 a 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 Oh the platform and
pin the medal, which was presented to
him by the members Of the band, on
his breast. After the ceremonies We're
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 expires
sive of how highly honored I felt at
meeting her. Leaning heavily on the
arms of her attendants the queen de-
scended 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
clock And I knew that he had
obtained her majesty's consent to re-
eeiye me.
Promptly at 10 He Presents Himself.
Promptly at the hour of ten this
morning i called at Colonel Iaukea 8
office, which is situated within the
grounds of the queen s private resi-
dence. The colonel was courtesy itself
and at once dropped the work he was
engaged on and, requesting me to re-
main seated for a 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 a richly carved mahogany arm
chair in position of seemingly I'M
studied grace and languorous ease. Her
hands rested easily on the richly
carved arms The chair was f1anked
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 suEmounted with plumes
made from the tiny feathers of the
royal mamo bird, now extinct. There
was nothing remarkable about the
front part of the reception room. 1t
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 decora-
tons, as if it were the sanctum sane
forum, at the outer portals Of which
she had placed herself on guard.
"Your majesty said Colonel Tau
kea, permit me to present Mr.. Grady
of Colorado, representing the, Denver
Post. I" The queen slightly bowed her
head in acknowledgment while faint
smile fitted across her dark brown
face. ] 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
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 days.
They Lose Weight as Age Advances.
1t is characteristic of the women of
the pure Hawaiian race to put on flesh
up to certain age, after which they
4. - - II he,
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 much
better as she appears today than as
she is shown in the photographs of
former years. There is sweetness
and dignity in her every movement,
in her winning smile, in her converse
ton, that is most attractive. She
speaks English fuently and correctly
but with slight accent of eaptivat-
ing quality.
Her majesty is of most distinguished
appearance; of rich dark brown col
or, with eloquent black eyes, which
seem to express her thoughts and feel
ings as readily as does her tongue. On
this occasion she was elegantly gowned
in toilet of black ninon, draped upon
eharmeuse, which fell about her in
graceful folds. The square yolk of
black Chantilly lace was caught at
the throat with an old-fashioned
breach containing the miniature of
her husband, the late Governor John
o. Dominis. Her black hair, touched
with gray, was eoiled about her head
in the style that, i believe, is known
as the eoronet, and doubted L ever
the crown of other days could have so
added distinction to that regal hearing
which was the gift of heritage. On
her left wrist the queen wore an csos
NOUS gold cable-link bracelet, and Oh
the right wrist one of plain Sii-er
band with slightly raised edges, and
and bearing some inscription. The
contrast between the two bracelets was
n L L u.