Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-15

People Who Listened to Them
Yesterday.
Santa Monica, Long Beach
and RedondO.
The Red Silk Bathing Suit
Billed for Next Sunday.
A Little Bit Of Scandal from Santa
Monica.
People Who Were at the Various Resorts.
How They Amused Themselves.
Amusing Incidents and In
terestiBg Personals.

Yesterday was not as gay day on the
sands of Santa Monica as the preceding
Sunday. The chilling winds kept all
the dainty summer costumes at home,
and thus the male portion of the crowd
was deprived of one of its principal
musements-gazing at and criticising
the stylish get-ups of the fair ones. Be-
sides this sad blow at the pleasures of
the day, the surf was too high and temp
estuous to admit of any but the most
hardy buffeting with the waves, ard the
bath house keepers were therefore in des-
pair. Altogether the seaside season
received quite set back. There were
perhaps 1000 people all told on the
beach, but these were, with rare excep-
tions, all members OF the city's 1000. The
haut ton was not in it.
1t cannot be said, however, that the
day was entirely devoid of pleasure.
There was choice bit of scandal to dis
cuss which had come to the light during
the past week, and those of yesterdays
visitors who had friends in the town
were soon informed of all its salacious
details. The hero OF the story, who
lives in Los Angeles, was not on the
beach, for very good reasons,
and the heroine, who claims
Santa Monica as her residence, kept
herself strictly within doors. The story
was told something as follows: A promi-
nent business man of Los Angeles,
rather young and handsome, dashing in
manner and a stylish dresser, whose
name is familiar to great many people
who don't know him personally, became
acquainted early this season with a
pretty young widow who lives in Santa
Monica and whose name has heretofore
been frequently in the mouths of the
gossips.
After his first introduction the busi-
ness man, VINO, by the way, has a very
charming wife and well-fitted estab-
lishment in the city, made quite fre-
quent visits to the beach. At first he
went only on Sundays, but later he
made a trip to the beach nearly every
morning, ''just for a dip in the sea-" as
he told his wife, ''to freshen him up for
his days work." This "freshening up"
process seemed to have taken such a
strong hold on her husband that the de-
voted wife made up her mind to accom-
panyshim< one 'daylast week and en-
deavor to find out why her husband had
taken such a sudden liking to sea-
bathing.
She went down, but did so
without her husbands knowledge,
though the same train carried
them both. The sequel is brief. Mrs.
Blanks suspicious were well-founded.
The husband did not seek "Oid Oceans"
arms, but the fair widows, and it is
said that the scene at the Widows resi-
dence was something terrible. Now
everybody at Santa Monica wants to
know whether the gay young business
man succeeded in squaring himself or
whether there will be divorce.
Outside of the discussion of this
choice morsel, there were the usual sea-
side scenes, and little dramas in real
life, which are always happening when
a crowd Of people bent on pleasure, and
especially young people, are off for
days outing. Perhaps the finest ex-
ample of utter disregard for appear
ances was furnished by cooing young
couple in front of the South Beach
bath house towards the close of the day.
She was rather pretty and was dressed
in blue and white satine, with big
W
green leaves and purple flowers. He
wore striped blazer-and whatever
other clothes were necessary. She was
tired and he had spread wrap
on the sands on which they
both reclined. This was all right,
but what attracted most attention was
the proximity of their heads. His
forehead touched hers, and her brown
bangs intermingled with his well-oiled
forelock. The hour was late, and there
were but few people on the beach, but
those who were waiting for the last
train gathered around to look on the
picture. 1t was worth the railroad fare
and the price of fish dinner to see it.
A gay young girl of IS. who lives at
San Bernardino, promised her friends
to come down to the beach yesterday.
and go in bathing, but she didn't come.
If the weather had not been cold there
would have been a sensation at Santa
Monica, and it would have been caused
by this same young lady. who has re-
Gently come into possession of Jenness-
Miller bathing suit. Descriptions of
this water costume have reached the
seaside in advance of the affair itself,
and those who have been told of it are
on the tiptoe of expectancy. The suit
is built OF bright red woven silk, and
consists of tights and very, very short
shirt. The young lady who will wear it
is plump and pretty and bold. She
had the suit made with the short skirts,
which in fact are hardly skirts at all,
because Jenness- Miller says that bath
ing suit made on that plan will impede
ones progress in the water less than the
old style skirt. At the earnest request
of the Southern Pacific company, who
fear that they may not be able to pro-
vide sufficient cars, the fact that the
young lady will appear on the beach in
this suit next Sunday is suppressed.
James King, of Gospel Swamp, and
Bert Vanallen, of Angeltown, were seen
together on the beach.
Mrs. Dosch visited Santa Monica yes
terday.
Colonel Flanders, George Atwood and
W. l.. Price were noticed on the Club
house balcony.
Scipio Craig was down to get new
ideas for the next meeting of the edi-
torial association.
N. M. Quirola and A. G. Rivera went
down together.
Miss Anna Joles was noticed on the
beach.
Deputy County Recorder Parker APP
peared to get enjoyment out of his visit.
George Logan, John Thomas, j. A.
Bernstein, Tom Shaw, Frank Sabichi