Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-19
WONDERFUL FLORAL
DISPLAY ATHEISTS
HONORS TO QUEEN
Hundreds OF Offerings, Many of
Them Elaborate, are Sent to
kaWaiallao Church, Throne
Room and Mausoleui1l; Rare
Flowers Used Till Local Sup
! ply is Exhausted


floaal display as that which gave to
the queens funeral on Sunday a spec.
ial setting of grace and fragrant love.
illness.
The flowers mentioned are only a
few of the hundreds of offerings sent
All the florists in town have worked
overtime throughout the week making
these designs and filling the orders
and, at the last, a great many orders
had to be declined, the particular
flowers desired being unprocurable.
Queen Liljnokalani is the first SOW
ereign of Hawaii who has had flowers
used to any appreciate extent as finn
eral decorations. AT the time of kala.
kaua's death there was no professional
florist In Hawaii and no one nearer
than San Francisco to execute the or
ders that might be given. Only the
great kahiBs, with leis of maile and
native flowers, formed the special Cec,
crations for his time OF lying-in,state.
CONSPICUOUS among the beautiful
floral offerings at Kawaiahao church,
where it was placed ON standard at
the head of the bier, and appearing
again ii the Throne Room, was q
crown made CT hala fruit, the gilt Of
the teachers OF Kaiulani school.
Untring patience and perseverance,
were required in securing enough 9f
this hala, no longer plentiful on Oahu,
TO rake the crown, just as infinite
nicely of touch and delicacy OF perceD-
tioI were required in perfecting the
werk, which was the design of Mrs.
Ethel M. Taylor, by whom, assisted oy
Hawaiian women in separating the
fruit, the entire work was done. The
hala was chosen by the teachers Of
Kaiulani school, not only because it IS
the color of royalty, but because >ka-
hala was a tree and. fruit beloved by
both the former queen and Princess
Kaiulani, for whom the school in ka-
lihi is named. 20 ia ma: pua kahala."
Bring forth the wreath of kahaIa,
The wreath of our beloved princess,
a beautiful crown for X iulani."
runs one of the many songs.of Hawaii
which Charles E. King has set to I'M
forgettable harmonies. .
From Mrs. Taylors shop, most or
them the creation of ker own clever
brain, and many of them he work OF
her very def fingers, went some o.
the mosS' beautiful wreaths and other
designs that were sent to the queen.
Chamber Of Commerce Offering -
Beside the crown sent by Kaiulani
school, notable among these offerings
was the great wreath OF yellow ,chTys
issasluthLeef1flrfis, tied with god hribbons
presented by the chamber of COM
merce. This wreath occupied proml'
nent place among the decorations OF
the dais yesterday morning.
Other offerings fashioned and sent
out by Mrs. Taylor wore for Mrs. julia
Along, wreath Of magnolia leaves
and orchids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcguire of HiIo, a
beautiful floral hap.
( Kamehsmeha ShooIs, royal yellow
chrysanthemuns =
The Japanes Consulate, presented
by Viscount Ia4ii,a at kawaiai1ao church
%onderfuIE wrought wreath of yel-
low chrysafi1eman1s.
Mr.. ard Mrs. 3. E. Dillingham;; an
exouiske design of ehrysanthemums,
tied Sith silver ribbon. ~
M aud Mrs. J, p, Cooke. > maentfh
ceF wreath of royal cFrysanthemuns.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence NJ. Cooke, 4
I'll vase OF wonderful yellow lilies.
7 Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Monsarrat OF
Hawaii, wreath of chrysanthemuns.
~. S. Sachs & Company Ltd, d
spiendid wreath of royal yellow
chrysanthemunns on an easel decorat-
ed with maidenhair fern.
Kamehameha Schools, a large ano
perfect cross of royal yellow et1rysan.
themun1s around which was entwined
as If by natures hanoiwork, an enclr-
cling spray of matdenhair fern. ~
Or. Mckiel OF Niagara, casket
spray chrysanthemuns. ...s II
Or. and Mrs. n. Il. Williams,
wreath, ....~. #. ,-..s. !. -. -.
Or. and Mrs. l. J. Shepherd, beau
tituI casket spray. -
Mckinley High School, particular
Iy effective wreath made of pine leaves
en- an easel. = -
Leahi Chapter No. 2, o. E. S., cas-
ket spray. ~ T. ...a
Chinese Society, beautiful wreath.
Central Grammar School, a wreath
of lima and magnolia leaves on an
easel.
Long streamers of gold or silver rib.
bons or of fine tulle in harmonious
eolors, were used in finishing all these
designs, adding their touch of beauty
to each. All last week, as special
tribute to the queen, the windows of
Mrs. Taylor's parlors held only those
flowers most beloved by Liliuokalani,
and in one of them in a frame made
of yellow .chrysanthemlms, was a
Bonine's beautiful colored photograph
of Her Majesty. This frame was used
as model by one of the schools il
sending its offering TO Kayaiahao
church.
Many orders for, flowers for the
queen came from distant points. ia
cob Schiff, the noted banker, and Col
George w. Macfarlane, cabling from
New York to Ely Snyder for prince.
" offering of roses, while from San
Francisco to Kunikiyo, Japanese flor.
lists in Fort street, came cable for an
expensive offering from Bernice,
George and Arnold Aldrieh.
The Japanese were most generous
with their offerings and distributed
their patronage equally among the
florists. Very noticeable because OF
their beauty and size were two
wreaths sent from Kunikiyo on Fri.
51av one for the Japanese Association