The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-22
CITY CANOES

Why do not some OF our enterprising
young women, who are earning their
own living here in Los Angeles bach
it," to use tenn formerly the exclusive
property of the sterner sex. The domin- 4
ions of the lord Of creation" are certain
w being invaded with vengeance
Though he still has his boot Jack to con-
sole himself) by the fin de steele" girl
who has borrowed among other things her
bro:her's style of hats, ties, and, oh shades
OF our great grandmothers his suspend
ers. She has adopted his mode of riding,
and discards the botlersomc skirt when
out for spin. belongs TO clubs galore,
and last has taken for herself the delight
full freedom Of being a (girD bachelor.
The girl bachelor has become an estab-
lshed fact. She first came INTO existence
several years ago in New York and was
Immediately looked upon as a permanent
institution and one OF the many delight
full unconventionalties of Gotham life.
Aside from the departure being novel
innovation, it has its sensible side, for
how infinitely better it is for four or six
girls to rent Il fiat OF half dozen rooms
or so and keep house together than to
live out miserable existence in one or
two rooms. If they can manage to agree,
though the wlsest OF poets once wrote.
'frailty thy name is woman. Girls,
however wno have TO fight LIES battles,
are much easier to get along with than
the generality of women, and besides
poets of those times could not be eX-
pectsd to know much about girl haohe-
lors.
The dainty girl bachelors home differs
very much from the Liberty hall' of
her brother. The instinct of home life
is SO strongly rooted that whcreNe r she
Sc is up her household gods the spirit of
comfort and beauty is there. | was read
ing the other day OF a quartette OF girl
bachelors who, in fitting up their HAT,
selected white and blue as the color
scheme, which was carried out even to
the rugs on the floors and the quaint
! little sideboard which was enameied i'll
hite and picked oue in blue. So COM
Portable and independent are they that
with one accord all declare that be the
they could not be moved from single bless
edness. though now and then there is a
| desertion from the ranks.
| The idea was first carried into execution
by young ladies whose prestige and social
| status was unquestioned, besides Gotham
Immediately put thereon the seal OF her
approval. What more was needed?
Among the first girl bachelors was Miss
Enid Gandel the talented young sculp-
tress, who has, | believe, written book
humorously describing the life OF quar-
| tette of girl bach elors in a fiat, which.
| lightful than boarding house or hotel life
of which Bill Nye humorously says that
the manager complains that the board
ers want watermelons for Christmas
and snow birds on toast for the Fourth
| of july" and tine boarders say that the
stew reminds them of carpets boiled in
| boneset'
The little informal teas, luncheons and
receptions given by the girl bachelors
are most delightfully."- informal affairs. 1t
is strange that Los Angeles has no girl
| bachelors as yet. and has never tried this
experiment. though she is always eager
to accept any new Innovation, provided
| it be proven to be good. 5tfis
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| The Czarina collars so much worn now
by the daughters of Mother Eve are fash-
toned of filmy tulle. silk or velvet. They
| soft effect to the features of the wearer. l.
saw a dainty one the other day of white
tulIe with vioets sewed loosely h ere and
| there. Some are fastened with silver or
gold buckles and Others are jeweled In
deed, the more expensive ones worn are
| royal in price as wei, as in name. Six
hundred dollars was the price paid for
one recently, but when woman can pay
$4,000 fer fan. that in comparison is
mere bagatelle.
The Spanish caballeros seen on the
| streets, at the races and i'll the parade are
certainly magnificent riders. They sit
their horses superbly, though their
method is directly opposite to that OF the
English and American rider. The Eng
! lsh guardsman is considered the finest
| looking rider in the world. sitting as i'm
movable as a rock, as though horse and
! rider were one. Ouida in her novel, I'm
der Two Flags, describes the English
| guardsman, especially his appearance in
the saddle, to perfection. the Spaniard
is certainly the embodiment of a graceful
horseman and skillful rider.
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| How exciting are the races. and even to
| the most patonic CT those among us the
spell is not to be resisted while the en-
thusiasm is contagious. | remember
| dear old lady, blue Presbyterian, who
objected seriously to the races. and espec-
! tally to her daughters going. Finally
| they persuaded her to consent to ,heir at
tending. though she concluded to chap "
| eron them herself. Finally the racers
were brought out to be viewed and given
a preliminary warming up. The old lady
still looked upon the proceedings with Il
dsparagng eye still she was slightly in
terested in the starting. The excitement
of the crowd increased with that pc
culiar imperceptible contagion until
worked up to fever heart. Soon the
words were heard, "They are off" The
! dignified dame now sat upright, and as
the animals got half way around the
track leaned forward breathlessly. Fin
ally, forgetting all else, she stood up in
| her seat along with the others and fran
tically waved her parasol.