Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-28

to shoot knowledge are on a correspond
ing scale of elegance and completeness.
Bright even to garishness, gay even to
the Partisan standard, at least even in
social life, is "San Jose, The Beautiful. "
AN EPICURIAN COMMUNITY.
Cropping up out of the experience OF
ages there are certain cheerful adages
which are based upon the proposition
that life is well worth the living. One
of these is embodied in the old Latin
formula, "While we live, let us live"
The other is the motto of an old world
club of bon vivants, " As we journey
through life let us live by the way"
The people of San Jose have thoroughly
adopted this delightful philosophy.
Nowhere, in California or elsewhere, is
life brighter or gayer than here. Enjoy
ment, in this eclectic community, is re-
garded as, if not the aim, at least the
principal incident of life. Multitudes of
spanking teams speed every day over
the numerous well sprinkled roads
which radiate every direction from
the center of the city. Not only
that, but notable feature of San
Jose is the graceful equestrian
ship of her women. Bevies of gay
Penthesileas are to be met in all direc-
tions. The young ladies of this spark
ling city ride with the graceful abandon
of the Amazons of old. Los Angeles
mightwell take lesson from her northern
rival in beauty in the dash and abandon
which throw glamour over this work a.
day world.
Par parenthese, while talking of the
ladies of San Jose, it is only right that l
should add that, nowhere on the Pacific
Coast, have l seen more perfect COM
plexions or a more graceof carriage than
characterizes the ladies of this favored
city. They live much i'll the open air,
the climate is stimulating and the result
is unexceptional beauty amongst the
feminine portion of the population.
HER PARKS.
San Jose is SO essentially a forest city
that parks might very well be dispensed
with, but not so. There are quite a
number of these breathing spots scat
tered about, and one of my great de-
lights was to wander, during the tedious
sessions of the convention, into the
park into which Second street leads.
Here l encountered most delightful ex-
periences. Charming children, aglow
with health, abounded ON every hand.
| shall not attempt to chronicle the fir
tations with dainty little maidens of
tender years in which l INDUCED in
these most grateful releases from the to-
dious travail of a political convention.
TO one little girl of eight or nine years
completely surrendered my heart. Her
dimpled health and beauty have made
quite an impression upon my memory.
Why can't Los Angeles have bright,
well-tended parks, where the children
can gather and play, to, the infinite ben
eft of both mind and body?
San Jose is noted for the hospitality
of her people and shall not soon for
get the delightful courtesies of which |
was the beneficiary. To an exceptional
degree her citizens labor to make things
pleasant to the strangers within THEN
gates. No one who has experienced the
gracious hospitality which there abounds
can ever fail, thereafter, to respond with
enthusiasm whenever the name of this
unique and exquisite spot is mentioned
in his hearing. j. d. l..
San Francisco, June 25th.