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Show KINO DANCUP TUB HULA-HULA Hear Kataaana Vat Aside Dlaalty ee Katarttalned Araerlaana, From the Cincinnati Enquirer! "1 witnessed a most extraordinary thing in 1889, and one that I never aipeet to see again should I live 100 years a crowned head, a king, dancing on a billiard tabl," remarked Paul Trom-mllts Trom-mllts of flan Francisco to tho Enquirer En-quirer man at the Kmcry yesteraay. "and there were several Americana present who will trtlfy to the truthfulness truth-fulness of my atatamenL There was a party ot us from the Pacific coast stopping at the hotel In Honolulu In tho year I mentioned. King Kalakaua was then on (he throne, little dreaming dream-ing that his dyansty was fading away forever to be merged Into tbo American government. The old man, for he then appeared to bo nearlng CO, waa wont to come down to the hotel every evening even-ing from the royal palace and mlogle with tho guests. He was attired la ordinary or-dinary cltlxcn'a garb, with no Insignia of royalty about him. On the evening 1 refer to Kalnkaua camo lo the hotel attended by several ot hla best musicians musi-cians and motl accomplished dancers We all went to the wlnaroom below, which waa alto the billiard room, where wo wero entertained at length Later, along midnight or after, watn the wine, song and danco had warmed hla blood to the boiling point King Kalnkaua leaped upon the billiard table with the agtllty of a cat and commenced com-menced to glvo ua tbo 'hula-hula,' er nattvo muscle dance. In great shape, while we applauded him to bla most effective effort. When he had run the gamut ot the exciting danco someone some-one bet him that be could not kick the chandelier Ha attempted It aevcrsl times, but failed, owing, perhaps, to' hla eihauatlon from tho dance. Than I one of our party Jumped upon the lablo and kicked the chandelier from It faslrntng to the gas Jet. The flow of gas was quickly shut off with a bottle bot-tle stopper. All damage wero promptly prompt-ly settled by cash on tho spot, nnd tba king and hla retinue retired from the scene. King Knlakaua died In Ban I'ranclaco during tho Knlghla Templar ronclavo a few yeara ago. Ho was a Knight Templar, and after attending the banquet returned to the hotel an( died. During our atay In Honolulu a prominent native half-breed Invited our rarty. which Included two American Amer-ican ladle, tn hla handaome homo to be entertained, which Included tb 'hula-hula.' The women danccra were clad only In tho cloao-flttlng, light tan walking suits that Dame Nature haJ made for them. The American ladles stood It a little bit and then blusblngly retired. Tho native half-breed women gucsta ot the party remained throughout through-out the performance, tor they did not regard It na anything out of the nay, for tho 'hula-hula' la a part of tho ancient an-cient religious rites of thoso barbaric people. Aa an evidence that the na-tLM.i'oJIiaWJ.fWrHlJDe, na-tLM.i'oJIiaWJ.fWrHlJDe, 'hula-buU' as laWRlcanrTFo day after tho performance perform-ance I have Just related an Italian count, who had been one of the gueata with us, nnd myself wero In n wine warohouse attending lo some matters ot business nnd In the course ot our conversation, which was going on in flerman, rommented upon tbo dance ot the night beforo In n facetious manner. A nntlvo half-breed clerk, who waa em-ploxd em-ploxd as n clerk. In the warehouse, spoke up In (Icrmnn to our atnaxemont, and after beagles; our pardon, proceeded pro-ceeded to explain to us that the dance had no vulgar nlgnlflcance or suggestion sugges-tion to the native mind. When he had finished I asked him how on earth he got lo speak such good Oerman. He replied that he ought to be able to sr enk sums flerman, as he had attended attend-ed Heidelberg a a student tor nine jenr." |
