LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



in the garden of 



By the river at Mataiea 



"She came up into the eye of the wind" 

 "A boat put off" 

 Bringing back /m 

 The rich foliage of the shores 

 Trading schooners in Papeete Harbor 

 Along the quay at Papeete . 

 The double canoe .... 

 A Tahitian Pan arrayed for the dance 

 A Naiad among the giant Taro 

 Lovaina, the hostess of the Tiare Hotel 



the inn .... 



In the blazing sunlight . 

 The Hotel Tiare .... 

 A silverpoint by George Biddle 

 A silverpoint by George Biddle 

 The Polynesian farthest south 

 About to plunge in 

 Little sister guards her flock 

 Prince Hinoe Pomare . 

 She prepares for the feast 

 The son of the chief 

 The Golden One . 

 The haven of Papetoai, in Moorea 

 Where Captain Cook watered his ships 

 Made of love and sunshine . 



The spirit of the ujpaupa veiled in cotton garments 

 Dressed to greet a lover 

 The native art of using the cocoanut tree 

 The banners of the tropics fly in wild disorder 



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