Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-22
Yesterday and Its Crowds at
the Beaches.
People Who Ran Away From
the City's Heat.
Santa Monica, Redondo, and Long
Beach Crowded.
Incidents of the Day Santa Monica
Visited BY Observation-Disclosures
Popularity Again Attested.

perfect day" means, for surely yesterday
was perfection as regarded temperature,
brightness and the general capacity for
the enjoyment of living.
The Arcade depot was filled with
people an hour before train time yes
terday morning, and constantly arriving
buses and street cars constantly aug
mented the crowd. Trains pulled in
and pulled out with scarcely any addi-
ton to their load of passengers, while
the depot officer shouted himself hoarse
announcing the destinations of trains
without attracting any attention, until
a long line of cars came slowly in on the
far side Of the depot and someone hung
out the sign "Santa Monica" when
there was grand rush and every seat
filled up so quick that the train was
loaded down before many OF the people
had learned that the train was there.
Presently this train pulled out and
another took its place, to be likewise
promptly filled.
Away through the sunny orchards and
fields dashed the train the people along
the line pausing with moving lips indi-
eating that they were counting the cars
interested, but not surprised at the
number.
Arrived at the beach the passengers
drew long breaths of the ozone-laden
breeze from the sea, and then scattered
to the various attractions.
The young folks could scarcely hurry
fast enough when they came within
sight of the gently heaving waves OF
darkest blue, with their deep fringe of
snowy hite where they broke in music
on the brown selvedge of beach. The
keepers of the bath houses heard the
patter of feet on the board walks like
the murmur of summer shower, and
their hearts rejoiced as they opened
sacks of small change suitable for taking
two bits out of a silver dollar, and fig
ured up the profit prospective in renting
out everything in the shape OF
a bathing suit on hand, and
possibly rerenting them before they
had time to dry. The man who counts
his chickens while the incubator is still
sitting frequently gets left, but the bath
house keeper did not get left yesterday /;
for there were even some of the old jute
suits, relics of the days before the boom,
in use on the beach.
Away to the south little cloud of
whistle proved the attraction for a
procession of boys. They indicated the
position of the crystal plunge, where
the boys could enjoy gymnastic exer-
cises, diving and swimming in still
water, .interspersed with visits to the
surf. Proprietor Kintz entertained 250
people at the plunge yesterday.
Half an hour after the arrival OF the
two sections of the first large train the
white surf was dotted from South beach
to the eaton with heads, blonde and
brunette, golden and raven, flaxen and
chestnut, aDd-don't speak too loudly
there were some heads that were even
aggressively and distinctly red.
Midday called the bathers to the din
ner tables, and afterwards they were
scattered again, but the ocean proved
less attractive for awhile, and the bulk
of the crowd went up on the bluff,
where, seated upon the benches before
the new music stand, the satisfied pic
nickers rested, digested their fish din
ners and listened to the music borne to
them on the gentle breeze from the
ocean.
A holiday crowd is an unstable one,
and before long the people at the music
stand drifted away again; some to the
beach and bath houses, some to the
photograph galleries, where they had
themselves "took" in all sorts OF posi-
tions, and others to the many little
places provided along the beach for
people who want to spend money and
enjoy themselves.
The girl with the vociferous bathing
suit from San Bernardino, whose arrival
had been announced, was looked for but
failed to materialize.
Boyle Heights sent delegation in the
shape of party composed of H. Litgh,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Mcclure, Mrs. Fred
Teale and L. B. Glasscock.
Siegel, the halter, was carrying
around nobby tile entirely too fine for
summer wear, but the genial halter bore
up under it jauntily.
The classic features of C. L. Lewis
beamed out from behind pair of Bos-
tonesque eyeglasses with dignity and
grace.
Brother George J. Happ, who is said
to be "Polliwog" for the Sunday World,
was observed keeping an eye on the rep
resentatives of the Los Angeles 400, who
would doubtless have observed their p's
and as if they had known that they
were under surveillance.
City Engineer Dockweiler was observed
eyeing the breakers, probably with out
fall sewer designs upon them. The
breakers didn't mind, however, and
were oblivious Of the city engineer, the
council, and even of the Ietrenchment
committee.
The dudelet was visible busily en-
gagged in charming the ladies with his
faultless attire and charming smile.
A party of picnickers on the beach
was composed OF Ward w. Gould, Mrs.
E. E. Beeson, l.. Jenkins, Addison
Thorp, Miss Stambaugh, Mrs. AL Forster
and Neva 0. Beesom.
J. j. Donovan was trying to enjoy the
day with three inquisitive children
along.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Boelz, the we'll
known restaurauteurs, were busily en-
gagged getting up an appetite for fish
dinner during the forenoon.
r. j. Nieto was enjoying himself after
a fashion.
An Ontario party consisted OF Robert
ID. Vandegrift, S. Peters, Mrs. Sanders,
Mrs. S. Peters, Mr.. L. S. Nicols and Mr.
Arthur Lindley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Beach, OF Los
Angeles, were appropriately engaged in
enjoying a run on the Santa Monica
article.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Corwin, of Gar
vanza, had somehow strayed down to
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