Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-21
REDONDO.

The guests of the Redondo Beach ho-
tel are on the tip-toe of expectation and
wonder. 1t is said that the charming
lady guests are especially 80. They
know that there is some surprise in
store for them on Saturday night, al
though they have but partially been let
into the secret.
Manager Root has, with his usual ar
dor, undertaken to give his patrons a
novel entertainment. 1t will be in the
nature of a genuine East Indian full
dress ball.
The spacious tennis court will be
crashed and beautifed by electric light
and Japanese lantern illuminations. OF
the latter over four hundred will be
placed in such manner as to give very
pretty designing effects. Myriads of
potted plants and cut flowers Offset with
bunting will, with the rays of the moon,
give the court summer night tropical
aspect. A so-called Irritation bower
will be another novel feature.
1t will be erected in one
corner of the court where besides ice
cream, punches and the lunches that
the hostelry is noted for serving, harm
less interchange of hattering and soft
speeches may be indulged in.
A four in hand will convey the guests
from the hotel to the tennis court. This
is another one Manager Roots well
thought and executed ideas. He does
not mean to allow any of the ladies
handsome evening dresses to be soiled
if he can obviate it.
This being the first ball of the kind
ever given on the coast it therefore may
be expected that the ladies are in earn
est consultation with their dressmakers
and milliners regarding appropriate
toilets, which will be both rich and
varied.
The order of dancing and the music
will be in conformity with the novelty
of the charms which will grace the
affair. Guests are already beginning to
arrive and the ball now seems to be the
reigning topic of conversation.
When asked where he would place all
of his guests, the genial manager leaned
back in his chair and with a smiling
countenance replied, 81 have looked out
for that; there will be no lack of ac-
commodations for ALL" He is confident
that this will be the acme of social sue
cess, and furthermore means that it
shall be SO.
The probabilities are that several
prominent Foresters with their ladies
and society loving people generally will
attend.
T. further enhance the tropical idea
the ladies have been requested not to
vun ,ot ,tu
Truly nature will speak various Ian
influences will indeed be tit for poets
dream.
W. H. Hall. the Pasadena photo
grapher, is at Redondo, to photograph
the tennis court as it will appear when
have been finished. He will also take
fiash- light photographs during the even
ing.
for Redondo. The Foresters of South
ern California, with their sisters, cous-
ins and aunts will capture the town.
The boys have been saving their nickels
for the purpose. it is said, of enriching
the ice cream NAV. The occasion will
be the first annual fete of that popular
OIuGTs ully bWO bnOuSdl0 QCORlC w Ill
be present. There will be field sports
galore to amuse the visitors, several
valuable prizes having been donated by
Lyon Co., Harris & Dukeman, Mullen,
Merriam Manufacturing Co., Merriam
& Co., Los Angeles. and the
business generally Of Redondo.
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Appropriate exercises will be held in
the Chautauqua building on that day.
There will be no lack OF attractions
for the Sabbath day. The Redondo
Beach company and merchants will
spare no expense in the future to capti-
vate the heat-worn public OF the inland
cities and towns. They will make Sat-
urdays and Sundays gala days, Fishing
parties, fancy swimming races, tight
rope performances and, in fact, every
idea that will amuse old and young will
always be on the programme.
Business on the wharf is very active
at present, and Mr.. Perry, with his
assistants, have their hands full. The
Pomona, bound southwark, and the
the Eureka, nerthward, both with pas
sengers and freight, occupied consider
able of their time at the dock yesterday.
A large amount of Los Angeles freight
was unloaded. The steam schooner
Navarro, Captain r. w. Anderson, from
Navarro mills. Mendocino county, is un.
loading three hundred thousand feet OF
redwood and one hundred thousand
shingles, The three-masted schooner
James A. Garfield bas four hundred and
fiftv thousand feet of lumber aboard fol
our new lumber yard, which bids fair te
do thriving business, a large force O.
men being already employed.
The prize for young amateurs, Wed
nesday evening at the skating rink, wa'
won by Mervin Murphy, OF Redondo
Young Murphy is but IL years old ant
weighs 14O pounds, but is a marvel fo
rapidity. The prize was handsome
photograph album. Tonight a one
mile race for the championship of Re
dondo will attract large crowd. The
rink has series of races in view, which
will probably be very interesting. Th.
contestants in the race at the rink Wed
nesday night were John Hallum, J. +
Wooley and Mervin Murphy.
Captain George 7. Morse. OF tn
schooner James A. Garfield, assisted b.
his mate, s. @. Mitchell, gave 2 delight
full supper to q party OF his friends o.
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