Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-29
ON THE SANDS.
How Yesterday Was Spent at
the Seaside.
Santa Monica Visitors and
Their Pastimes.
A Throng of People at Popular Re-
d0ndo Beach.
The Opening of the Season at Catalina.
People at the Big Hotels.
Notes and Per-
sonals.

The crowded passenger trains tnaIr ran
from this city to Santa Monica yesterday
entered fog bank at the Palms, which
hung over the immediate ueighborhood
of the sea coast and extended back sew
eral miles inland. When the excursion
lists left town the sun was shining with
uncomfortable ardor and the weather
was close and stuffy-just the kind OF q
day for trip to the beach-but at the
seaside the day was as different as jan
uary from June. A chilling wind blew
off the ocean, the fog-like clouds hung
low over the land and the day was dark
and dreary.
On this account the gayety of the
throng was somewhat suppressed. Fun
was at its usual height in the
breakers, however, and for those
who enjoy the rude bufetings
of the surf, the bathing was
unexcelled. One of the NANNY who went
in for dip-a Benedict who occasion
ally likes little fun with other Bea-
trices-got into heap of trouble in the
early hours OF the day, before the crowd
came down to the shore, through the
New York accent OF a friend. This
particular Benedict is an expert swim
mer, and enjoys showing OFF,
his aquatic skill on all occasions.
Yesterday he swan out to the raft,
leaving his wife sitting ON the beach
with gentleman. When nearing the
float, he saw number of petrels resting
upon it, and taking long dive, he came
up suddenly and grabbed one OF the
birds before they were aware of his
presence.
His friend, who was watching the
swimmer. saw the feat, and called out
to the wife excitedly, "Oh, look at
johns He's caught gull by the legs" I"
The New Yorker ''gull'' sounded so
much like "girl' that Mrs. John was up
in arms at once. Without saying a
word she gathered up her wraps,
tramped hotly across the sand and made
for the hotel, and it was long time
after John came out of the water before
he could find out what had caused the
disturbance.
There were perhaps 5000 people all
told on the sands after the last train ar
rived. The Southern Pacific was COM
PEELED to put on an extra train to ac-
commodate the crowd, and the biggest
engines the road possesses were none
too powerful to pull their heavy loads
over the hill. Bathing was INDUCED
in by comparatively small number on
account of the chilly weather and the
unusually rough water, the breakers
rolling in mountain high. and knocking
tho swimnssrs ahnrtxlikesten-pins. One
of County Clerk Wards handsome and
affable deputies, who knows more today
4ko,, ha 1id xrocto rdov mt or, a lifa f,ra.
server when the rollers were at their
highest, and struck out for swim. On
reaching the first breaker, being unable
to dive under, he was carried up on the
top of the wave, twisted about head
over heels like ship in the maelstrom,
and landed forty feet in nearer shore.
He felt as if he had gone through Steph-
ans patent threshing machine when he
righted himself, and will leave the pre-
server at home hereafter.
The summer girl was out in force, but
she didn't have the jaunty air and be-
witching appearance which is supposed
> to characterize her class. Perhaps it
was the fog but pretty girls appeared to
be scarce-an unusual development for
Santa Monica on Sunday. Everybody
has been on the lookout for the past two
weeks for that bewitching Aphrodite
from San Bernardino and her Jenness
Miller bathing suit of woven red silk,
and no little disappointment has been
expressed at her non-appearance. The
young lady early last week addressed
the following letter to the HERALD,
which explains itself:
''SAN BERNARDTNo, June %, 1891.
"DEAR HERALD: l have just seen a
COPY of your paper in which is given a
description of my new bathing suit. /
think it is Just lovely, but it was awful
mean of you to tell every body of it be-
fore hand. Yesterday had my picture
taken in it, and when l look at myself
as would appear on the sands, it occurs
to me that perhaps you are right and
might create sensation. However |
will leave it to you. Inclosed you will
find copy of the photograph, and if
you say it's all right I'll come down next
Sunday. Please tell me what you think
OF it. D. F."
"P. S. Iwant to come awfully."
In the interest of peace and quiet
Sabbath, however, it became incumbent
on the church editor to send back re-
ply beseeching the young lady to stay
at home, or at least to get another bath
ing suit
BEACHLETS.
f. v. Maud came down to cool off.
G. r. Hodgers represented Alhambra.
Mr.. Vetter escorted pretty young
lady.
J. Brown came from Pomona to take
dip.
John Moriarity took life easily on the
sand.
Miss Kate Wahl passed the day at the
beach.
Host Rheinhart came down for little
ocean.
"Doc" Kennedy is rusticating at the
seaside.
j. Harris escorted Miss Solomon on
the beach.
Misses Nash and Mamie Meade were
at Seaside.
John Herberger and family lunched at
the sea shore.
John Griffin talked about the two
minute trotter.