El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-04
HONOLULU QUEEN
TOSIT ON THRONE
For One Day Only, Days OF
Regal Splendor VIII Be
BROUGHT Back.

Honolulu. r. T. NOV "A celebra-
ton will be held here November 16
marking the 2Srd anniversary OF the
abdication OF queen LiIiuOkaiani, ruler
OF The Hawaiian monarchy. The AGED
queen will be the central figure at
reception to be given in the throne
room in the old royal palace It is also
the anniversary Of the birth or the late
KING KaIakaua. brother OF queen
LiIiuokaIani
The former queen viii take her
place on the royal dais surrounded by
survivors Of the military stats and
the ladies in waiting" from the courts
Of both .KaIakaua and LiliuokalanL
Two Of the chamberlains Of the Kala-
kama DYNASTY will he psesent. and they
as well as the military aides will wear
the brilliant uniforms OF the days OF
the monarchy. For this one day, the
queen again viii come into her own
Tba etfauet OF the court Of St James
VII prevail during this dav IS com
pIiment to the former ruler ana inc
evening Will offer a bail WHICH u
expected TO be one Of the greatest 50
cial functions since the DAYS OF Ihe
monarchy
The celebration viii be the first in
the history Of the HaWal'an isl.th"s
given the dynasty Of the late kine
Ka1akaua The coronation stand III
which the king and his queen were
crowned I'm 1883 will be used Tor puo-
lie reception 10 he held by queen
B I i1ir1ol-<aIarf This stand will be
within the grounds OF the former ROYAL
I palace. now used as a government
building
King Kaiakaua was a picturesque
Fio71ra in Hawaiian affairs He was
familiarity known as the merry mon
arch" for the cares Of state rested
lightly upon his shoulders @no az en-
fertainments. receptions and at rune
+fous in the palace. he was the cehlIdi
figure not only because he was
Z sovereign. but because OF MS genleI
IfftIe court attracted the attention OF
world renowned persons and Wrltefe'
artists and painters locked mo m
islands to bask in the smiles OF rex
He fostered outdoor athletics sn1 80
ficuIariv boat racing and miniature
-acht racing. He was a devotee OF the
race track IN many respects hala-
lys,1a'z personality was verv mucn Ike
that OF the late king E-d ~aro-
DAYS Of Royalty over
The dynasty OF the Kamehame heS.
Who ruled ali the Islands from about
1885 10 1874. has been recognized y
q public holiday on June II every 49,
, when the population rested ana mace
merry. hut no formal recognition OF the
EaIakaua dynasty has ever before been
made although there were Out IWo
members OF the family upon the Ha-
yVafian throne-kala kaua ana MS SIS
ter. queen T.iliuOka' ani -,
The DAYS OF ROYALTY are gone: tns
empty dais and the canopy anu 'H ~
heavv window hangings and the OF
-,o-+-afts Of the former dynaslles- anu
me crossed spears are still there ds
rrute evidences that once upon tlne
kings and queens were wont 70 assert
their sovereignty nut, aop.s - -
opy where once was glloe9 H.
4rerA now noses a gilded eagle
c.oxerpor,s Ofaee In Kings Chamber.
Where the king and queen once pre-
sided at state dinners, the senS e u
Hawaii now holds It's hiehnlaA
SONS where the king slept IN DIX
room above. the American EoNerhoI o.
me territory. appointed by the presi-
dent at Washington. now mas ms %
fica- other former boudot-s ana oeu-
rooms are occupied as olllCgs .. 81
secretary OF the territory. the altor-
nev-generaI. the territorial auditor: the
rr11arinrendent OF public works. whose
mosaic titles replace the more sh.
tering ones OF minister OF 10 . ~ =.
Faf-S minister Of finance, and minister
OF the interior. while down in the oase,
rnent where the wine was KEPT COO
and the dishes were cleanseo ana 20
cooks prepared the 1000 Ieuete -
+e-rfforfaI officers administer their de-
-,7-rr1enrs The stately throne room
IS given over every two years 10 ses-
IONS Of the house Of representatives.
Where Kings Once TrOd-
Directly behind the dais IS haro-
yvoo5 door covered with n heavy cur
tain. Through this door in the OLD
DAYS the king and queen entered al,
rectlv from the rohing room ana s1oou
uDon the dais Nowadays. when the
To7,sa session is about TO omen, the
door is opened and the curtain swept
aside for the speaker OF the house 10
make his appearance
There is a. growing desire 70
the DAYS of Kalakaua and Liiiuokalanl
and the legislature has passed acts
recurring all portraits 10 be kept per,
manently upon the walls ana the NAH
to be otherwise undisturoed-
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