The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-21
ESTATE I
N. Of QUEEN LISTED.
inventory Flied by administrator
HoIstein Shows LiIiuokaIani
Had Many Rare Treasures

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4 All of the personal belongings of tho
late Queen LiliuoKaiani are listed in the
yolnminous inventory OF the estate,
which with formal report TO the
court, was filed yesterday by the tenn.
/ porary administrator, II. Lincoln Hoi.
stein, speaker OF the house of represen-
tatives. According TO the papers filed.
Queen Liliuokalani az the time Of her
death had cash on hand amounting 20
about $4,000. Payments made since her
death, including $453.75 from the Ter.
| ritory, due as pension for November,
bring the amount Of cash M 70
s369S.S6. The total estimated value OF
the personal estate IL s26,pe0,36.
4 In his report the temporary admins.
traitor states that he has in fixing val.
ues availed himself Of the best knowl,
! edge he could secure In q number Of
instances where articles are inventoried
and not valued, he says the reason is
that in his opinion the articles in cues.
ton, for sentimental or historical rea
sons, may be worth much more than
their intrinsic value \
Disbursements. Listed "a
| Disbursements the temporary admin
iftrator has made IN connection with
the work he has been carrying on at
| washington Place. amount TO $pO2,5O
vouchers for which are filed with the
other papers. sr;E.. ~
a part Of the report states that list
OF certain silyerware the temporary ad.
ministratoES found in safety deposit
box of the Bishop Trust Company Is
claimed by Col. Curtis Z. Iaukea. Ei
MIR. Holstein also says in the report
that information has come TO him Of
other personal property of the late
Queen that is now in the hands of third
persons. In this connection he says he
Is making an inquiry.
| Every article of value both in the
Washington Place home and at the
Queens residence at Waikiki Is given
in the inventory Furniture, carpets,
hangings, decorations, tableware. pic.
4 lures, books, jewelry and objects of.art
are all included. -Four and half pages
Of the report are given over to jeweIry
and court decorations. ,t..'i ( =
Jewels Are Listed '~ tas
The piece Of jewelry to which the
largest value is attached is a diampnd
necklace. valued at $500. The dia
mond crown which the Queen wore
through the period that she lay in state
is valued at $3.50. Three of the dia-
monds in the crown are reported miss.
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A number of the more valuable lew.
elry are; Diamond bracelets, 1900; two
diamond brooches, one mt $3.50 and the
other at $500; small diamond brooch
from which one stone Is missing, $3.50;
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flower spray, $3.50; two pairs diamond
and opal bracelets, 1915. r.. % NY
= The celebrated gold chain bracelet,
which was one of the Queens favorite
pieces of jewelry, and which was
known as the Duke of Edinburgh"
bracelet, presented to Liliuokaiani
when that nobleman visited the IL.
lands, is valued in the inventory at
$780, af.j n .,.' ~ ,sE
Other articles In the long list Of
jewels aret pearl brooch with three Ilia.
monds in gold setting, $3.50, pearl neck.
lace with l0l pearls, $50; gold docket
set with ruby surrounded by pearls,
$25; eat 3 eye necklace, cross pendant,
and earrings, $50. .... E ~ -
The total value placed on the Jew.
els, silverware and a number of deco
rations Is $ll,9eS. Mt III a. "
List Of Orders ~ ."..tt #"t1 &sasI s.
No estimate of the value of the Ha.
waitan and foreisn court decorations of
the former Queen Is made. 1t may not
be generally known how extensive was
the list of honors and decorations from
foreign lands that Liliuokalani pos
Sessed The list includes: Grand cross,
Gordon and pendant, Order of Crown Of
Italy; grand cross, Gordon and pendant,
Rising Sun of Japan; two grand cross.
es, Gordon and pendant, order of Tako.
40 of Serbia; enc grand cross, Gordon
and pendant, conferred by Pope Pius
TX; one jubilee medal of Queen yirto.
ria, 1889; one badge, order Of Travail;
one string Of miniature decorations
with five crosses. G. 80 Z
2 The Hawaiian orders of. the late
Queen included: Grand cross with cor,
don and pendant, order of Kamehamet
ha J.; two grand crosses with Gordon
and pendant, order of Kalakaua,,, one
badge, knight companion, order of Ka
lakaua; two grand crosses with Gordon
and pendant, order of crown Of Ha-1
waii; one grand officers. cross, order
crown of Hawaii; one grand cross, cor.
'"oAA ahu BNhNuhb1 W oCEduids
Listsof Furniture Is r@A +.
Some thousands of items enter into
those portions of the inyentory of fur.
uiture and articles found in the Wash
ingtOn Place house tlIld the residence
at waikiki. n'".,s t ~" II
A number of fine pieces Of furniture,
Chinese carved pieces and Others in the
native koa wood are included in the
list. A number of these items. inf
eludes; Chinese carved sofa, 800; Chi
nese carved pedestal, $50; koa piano,
$780, Chinese carved chairs, 500; kOa
and kou inlaid table, $l25. The list
includes many bronzes, pictures, koa
pieces of great number and variety,
One bust Of King Kalakapa is valued
at $500. =. 1E 3, 81 TGt
All of the Queens vast store of ma
tive decorations, kahilis, leis, capcs,
kahili stands, palGSas, beads, images,
feather ornaments, tabu sticks and
great variety Of similar articl,s ARD
listed and valued Fe:..'' Il