The herald., 1894-10-15
FLIRTING AS A FINE ART
THE Los ANGELES GIRL Is THOR
0UGHLY ACCOMPLISHED.
She Exosls In the Language of the
EyoE-What May BE sesn on
Fine Day Along Spring
Street.

A careful etudy OF the Los Angeles
girl has resulted in the discovery OF come
interesting things.
| In these days when woman's mind is
supposed to be fixed upon realizing her
lofty ambition, it may be somewhat au-
dacious to say that the Los Angeles girl
| fiirts, and knows how to do it, but such
Is the case.
The lsnguorous influences OF the eli
mate seem to have developed her charm
ing penchant into fine art.
The term flirting usually brings before
the minds eye picture Of actions
which no we'll regulated girl likes to ad-
NIT doing, but in the case of Los An
geles girl, it coniures up an artistic pro-
ceeding far removed from vulgsrity.
Her art needs no sdvsntitious aids,
such as were called in by maidens OF
olden days, when manuals were pub
lished setting forth the language OF
flowers, and woman's former weapon,
the ian. had ite code of signals in the
GENE OF hearts.
The Los Angeles girl uses natures
own weapons, and that in itself ;e art,
her eves.
the traitorous dropping OF an eyelid,
in her handa, as an Irishman would cav
is more elegant than hundred fans or a
million flowers.
One very fine place for an observant
person to ees and be convinced of the
truth OF the assertion made is Spring
street. the city's promenade, on an after
noon or evening where all manner and
conditions OF girls regularly come on
Wow.
your Los Angeles girl knows how to
use her eyes," is one of the most fire.
qrsnt remarks made by visitors to the
city who pay any attention to the girls,
and some of them do.
That girl is not very pretty. but she
has speaking eyes," ia remark fire.
quently heard.
There is love in her looks" eaid
young fellow walking down the strset
Yesterday afternoon with c1nnpanion.
just after one glance of him by demure
young woman who passed.
The language of the eyes is the weap-
on OF the Loa Angeles girl. To the un-
itiated the crowd OF ladies on the street
any fine day in this city are bent upon
anything rather than the attraction of
attention. They are modest in their
demeanor ca a rule and do not respond
SO openly to signals and signs as can be
observed, for instance ON Market street
In San Francisco, and elsewhere.
But whom ore thinks the Los Angeles
girl is not up to date in flirting as we'll
as art and music. and politics, he counts
without his host
There is danger in their glance, and
1t is even more powerful than il accom-
penied by insinusticg smiles and bold
motions OF the head or body. She is
not 80 Flip"
The same reasoning holds good with
respect to the Los Angeles girl off the
street, in the social circle. She knows
her power and uses it. She becomes
indignant when openly accused OF the
fine art OF fl.rting. and will no doubt de.
u"~hss o"V .,-SJ --s- - - -
it.
will find handsomer eyes among the
women than in Los Angeles. Thoee of
the Spanish race are notably dark aud
flashing. But it is mistake to think
that beauty in eyes is confined TO the
sef1orita. Her American sister has eyes
which may not be 90 lustrods, but for
expression and beguilement they ac-
complish their perfect work. Any day
on Spring street, but particularly on a
Saturday afternoon. can bs esen many
women whose beauty turks deep in the
eyes.
The girls don't like the genus masher,
however. They can't help flashing rare
glances upon him, to be sure, but he is
a plant that does not thrive in this
climate very well. He has come to grief
very frequently in Los Angeles and de-
seryedly so. There are men who do not
ply the art of mashing 80 openly, how
ever, but who return oil ardent glances
with interest, and acquaintances are
made on Spring street through the Ian
guage of the eyes more frequently than
the mere stranger would imagine.