Read the following text from a biography. This excerpt is about Hawaiian princess Kaʻiulani’s 1893 visit to New York City.

Now the queen’s niece, who was next in line for the throne . . . was arriving in person to ask Congress to restore her nation to her people. The assembled crowd chattered in anticipation. What would she look like? What would she wear? How would she behave?

Then, almost unexpectedly, a young woman stood before them. She was tall and slender with large, dark eyes. Her dress was the latest style, a simple grey gown covered with a dark jacket; her long black hair was swept up under a Parisian bonnet. As she stood studying the crowd, it was as if they stifled a collective gasp.

She was beautiful.

From Sharon Linnea Scott, Princess Kaʻiulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People. Copyright 1999 by Sharon Linnea Scott