Good roads . ^ converts on account of theirhuge forms, the Hawaiian idea of feminine beauty being fat;belts were out of the question, so a short Mother Hubbardwas resorted to, which so pleased the natives that they ex-claimed, holo-ku, which means we can run in the name and the garment were adopted. Iviluokalani not only speaks English fluently, but is devotedto music and poetry, composing both herself. At the dedica-tion of the Central Union Church, just before the revolution, apoem, written and set to music by a young artist of Oahu Col-lege, was used in the dedicatory service ; th
Good roads . ^ converts on account of theirhuge forms, the Hawaiian idea of feminine beauty being fat;belts were out of the question, so a short Mother Hubbardwas resorted to, which so pleased the natives that they ex-claimed, holo-ku, which means we can run in the name and the garment were adopted. Iviluokalani not only speaks English fluently, but is devotedto music and poetry, composing both herself. At the dedica-tion of the Central Union Church, just before the revolution, apoem, written and set to music by a young artist of Oahu Col-lege, was used in the dedicatory service ; the Queen was sopleased with the music and sentiment that she sent for theauthor, complimented him highly, presented him with several A HAWAIIAN SKETCH. 143. Volcano House, Hawaii. sheets of music of her own composition and bearing her auto-graph, and as a still farther mark of her favor, permitted him,accompanied by a few friends, to visit the royal mausoleumwhere repose the bones of the Kamehamchas, a privilegeseldom granted, as admittance is tabu or The mausoleum is located at the mouth of the NuuanuValley ; in 1891 King Kalakaua was there entombed with greatpomp and ceremony. The ancient Hawaiian sepulchres, though very different,are no less interesting than this more modern tomb. Some sixmiles from Honolulu, between Diamond Head and Cocoa Head,both being extinct volcanoes forming lofty promontories thatextend far into the ocean, past two fresh water streams flowinginto the sea, and whose beds have been changed and forcednearer together by lava flows, is the beautiful vallej^ of Niu,overlooked by spurs of lava formed mountains. These lavaspurs are destitute of verdure, excepting here and there wherea giant prickly pear, o
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