Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08
WHAT | HEAR.

town are i'll with colds, rheumatism,
neuralgia, and the like. Cause-thin
shoes and damp surroundings at the
chrysanthemum fair. These fairs, the
doctor tells me, are the chief source of
income for the medical men of the city.
After the flower festival, chrysanthe-
mum show, or whatever they may be
called, there is steady stream of
women invalids at the doctors offices.
The women make plenty of money for
charity during the show, but for six
months or year afterward, husbands
and fathers have to pay for prescriptions
and drugs, and chest protectors, and
possibly cemetery lots.
x#x
Can it be true that Congressman Bow
ers offered to let Mayor Hazard name
the man for postmaster on condition
that his honor would draw out of the
congressional race and stand in with
Hervey Lindley's candidacy? l wonder
what Sheriff Seymour of San Bernardino
knows about it.
XIX
/ saw a curious-looking object in
a store window on Spring street, and
asked a clerk-a man-for from, the
looks of the thing. thought it better
to ask him rather than one of the "sales-
ladies''-what it was.
Stomach pad" he said.
"What?"
"Stomach pad, 1 said. Women now
a-days don't wear any petticoats, you
know. Don't know? Amt married?
All? I'll tell you, then. All women
now wear tights for underclothes, and
that's all. Then the dresses are made
to fit very closely, and if woman has
not good figure she has to make one.
thin woman, for instance, looks
beastly in a glove-ftting gown, unless
she wears stomach pad, together with
several other pads, fastened to other
portions of her anatomy.
xxx
A society reporter l noticed recently
described the wife of noted local poll
tician as wearing Cleopatra costume
at a social junction. Cleopatra's gowns,
it is usually considered, were like Miss
Fauntleroy's dresses, "out of sight"
The above instance is not half as point
ed, however, as the effort of a local
Jenkins whu some years ago wrote up a
Raymond ball, and among other cos
tunes described that of Mrs. -, who,
by the way, was the wife of another
politician you know, as dressed in a
''point lace fichu and diamonds.' 1t
was printed that way, and the next day
the editor of that paper and the ladY's
husband had very forcible interview.
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Miss Mary Louise Milliken is the
prettiest girl in Riverside. She was re-
Gently selected as such out of 300 ex-
cursionists from that place to the sugar
factory at Chino, by four young men of
Chino. who, it is supposed, were experts,
and as reward for being beautiful was
presented with jar of sugar. The
prize was fitting concomitant to
beauty. s
Riverside may not make much sugar,
but judging from what specimens of
femininity it displays, it possesses sew
eral beauty factories. There is nothing
sweeter than Riverside damsel-ex-
cept Los Angeles girl. a
KY
Talking about girls-how easy it is
1 hear that the girls at Pacific college,
San Diego, had Halloween party--a
masquerade party. A list of the charac-
tiers represented showed that Romeos,
Little Lord Fauntleroys, cavaliers and
courtiers were most numerous. Have
you ever seen the San Diego girl :?
Numerously? If you have, you can
imagine how fetching such a costume
would look on her.
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roOor&or k1lJ no raoop+1xy fhof ho
| inquired from about ten court house Of
for the furniture of that building, and
not one knew. The amount is evidently
too big to remember easily.
Xxx
I hear Mr.. Van Duzen, of the East
Side, wishes he had had sense enough
not to aspire to the postmastership. A
special agent of the postoffice depart
ment was here recently looking up the
antecedents OF the gentlemen, and the
way records were dug up and sensations
retailed to that agent by Van Duzen's
enemies, is said to be something aston
ishing and terrible. The officials note
book is said to read like Police Ga.
zette. Van Duzen's G. A. r. but
ton would be enough to fasten
the cloak OF Office around him,
were it not for the fact that the other
fellows wear the same kind of buttons.
The office, the dicky bird still sings, will
60 to Francisco or Shoulders.
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hear that Hervey Lindley was stand
ing on the platform of a depot OF a town
under Shasta's shadow few days ago
when train rolled along, and on enter
ing his car the nervy Hervey met Los
Angeles friend.
whats the news? p queried Hervey.
The friend pulled HERALD out OF bis
pocket, in which were some details OF
the work the grand jury was doing.
Hervey is of Quaker descent. and Of
course does not swear. After reading
the HERALD he simply said: Il thank
thee; l think will return to Los An
geles at once"
"You'd better keep away from Los
Angeles until the jury finishes IL,
work." advised the friend. ~
may, thou iudgest wrong" was thu
reply. 81 know not much of worldl
matters, but tell thee that can be O
more use to myself in Los Angeles now
than in any other place, and don't the
forget it,"
So he came back and he wrestled witt
the vainglorious, ungodly foe, and tn
struggle was a mighty one, and ia sti
struggling. A ScRIBBLER.
VIII Be Given Away.