The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-09

In this section.
And it must be remember that only
three weeks remain in which the public
will have an opportunity to declare its
choice.
There should be no delay in sending
the votes to The Herald. 1t seems to be
close race for some of the contestants,
and the friends of the ladies who are run
ming behind had better do some lively can
wasting.
Everybody should take an interest in
this subject. The lady who shall receive
the honor will stand publicly as the rep
resentative woman of Southern California,
as far as beauty, grace and intellect are
concerned.
As further evidence of the interest
that is manifested in the voting, the fol.
lowing letters received yesterday by The
Herald are published:
Los Angeles, March z.
La Fiesta Editor Herald:
Considering what rara avis a really beauti
full woman is, even in this favored cline, it
seems to me that the choice of the Fiesta
Queen should be determined, not by consider
atoms of wealth. social prestige or personal
popularity, but solely from the artists point
OF view. That is to say, the Fiesta Queen
should be the con summate flower OF Los An
geles feminine loveliness; one who can read
her title clear in tn light and fire of radiant
and fiawless beauty-beauty so rich and vivid
that there is something splendid and inspiring
about it, like the breezy call of incense breath
ing morn-beauty that knits up the raveled
sleeve OF care, balm OF hurt minds, nature
soft nurse. Not the full-blown charms of the
nnt-ol nc. the evanescent pink and white
rattiness of some painfully self-conscious
selaci gr but the warm. glowing loneliness
al Wan is yet in the morn and liquid dew
Qi youth whose lustrous eyes sparkles the
trle Prom sthean fire. and who has the nerve
lnd aao b to bear herself with grace and
aisni somewhat trying role
snh 0sauty has an ethical as well as an
gtpsuc v.lue. The contemplation OF it rests
ths hagsa- d eye, stimulates the tagging ener.
gies eieri es the understanding and expands
Tho soaL A TAXPAYER.
Los ANGELES, CAL, March 7.
Fiesta Ediior;
pEsE slH:-Will you kindly insert some
where ii your most valuable paper the follow
ing, AM ~ so doing greatly please a daily
reader:
have leen watching with considerable in.
teres fpe column in your most excellent pa per
devoted TO the voting of the people for Queen
tci "a Nes,a. II is rather amusing to waite
tlls rise ma fall in position, according to the
numb o. votes, each lady daily occupies.
can picture the broad aud happy smile whic h
plays over the faces of the friends of these
various aspirants when they read early every
morning the list OF names and find an increase
in the votes for their favorite which they might
have gained during the preceding day. But
Whist 1 should most like to see--and believe
many Others are possessed with the same de-
sire-viz., hat do they look like? Do they
al possess tie handsome and adorable figure OF
the much admired "venus," at the shrine OF
whom all those entering into the Fiesta festivi-
ties would be glad to worship? Do their faces
possess tha' exquisite beauty, the finely CHS
slei features. the radiant eye that pierces the
toul ha sun-kissed complexion-do they, in
oie lantence, possess such beauty in every re-
as 70 make them an nrtjst,c ideaI9 Ie