The herald., 1896-05-03
SPRING Street NOTE BOOK
$. B. ROSS

Now that only the echoes of La Fiesta
resound through the empty halls, we OBJ
serve that we still have city left, where
pandemonium has just set it's SEAL OF
course, naturally the streets look a lit
tie somber after the somewhat uncom-
plimentary colors which had become q
little mixed and confused by the rain
and mist having been removed and cart
ed away, but Los Angeles is all right.
Even the inevitable lethargy, which was
the reatcoin consequent upon the public
| orgie of the final night, lifted itself and
vanished before the rebuke of the activ-
1ty and enterprise which marks as an
exceptional feature, the city of Los An
geles among the list of cities lying be-
low the "therman belt"
OF course there are some "croakers"
who look only to their individual inter-
ests at particularly specified time
somewhat after the manner of those
constituents of our federal representa-
tives, who, in the language of New
York'S present senior senator, seek
"class legislation" to the detriment or
destruction of the great paramount pub
lie veal. Everything, from the ear-split-
ting shrek of the small boys tin whis-
tie to the hideous false-face mask Of
Saturday night-tribune and gate re-
ceipts, concert attendance, oBwery ball
contributions. saloon explOrations-all
tumbled up Observation-Disclosures that the
institution which is an hereditament of
the Latin Renaissance fits the tempera
ment of the Southern Californian as per-
fectly as the crystal slipper did the lone
ly and abused maid by the fireside, when
the prince finally, in his romantic quest,
discovered the minuteness and excep-
tional grace of her dainty pedal extrem-
ity. We venture to say that the royal
retinue of feminine youth and beauty
which gladdened the eyes and hearts of
tI,a al t4,,I@ y-I Il.
ades and reviewing stands contained in
its ranks not one less gifted and en-
dowen than this celebrated maiden, in
all respects, save a few small details.
as the transparent shoe corn, and a real
monarchial ruler; while the unpleasant
features of the latter lady's domestic re-
lation We're absent. But popular accla-
nation and the tribute of enthusiasm
displayed made happy substitute for
the missing price.
The last night of the Fiesta has caus-
ed vOluminous comment from a certain
class of our citizens, perhaps we might
say with more appropriateness-a GER
tain portion of the people. There were
some unpleasant features about this dis
cordant abandonment to revelry and
forgetfulness, which have offended the
ethics of the most conservative and fin
ical element of our civic structure. But
we do not think the effect of this noisy
W1nd-up OF the celeDratlOn mas been
harmful. The nature which once in
while experiences the curiosity to OBJ
tain a momentary glimpse of the under
side of city life, is seldom of the material
which will absorb it's evils The ex-
ception makes the rule in this world. If
there is natural tendency to travel the
path which leads downward, it will not
be due to this one instance of Los An
geles municipal looseness that the
fatal step shall be taken. Curiosity
brought out the vast majority of the
people on Saturday night: and in the
case of the feminine portion, which has
not wandered from the realms of inno-
L. cence fand that portion is most I'M
doubtedly in the great mapority) why,
the sights which they witnessed. while
it satisfied their curiosity and impaired
the pleasure concurrent Herewith. new
er left in it's wake the desire to return
another day and mingle permanently
with the dross so plainly perceptible to
the most unsophisticated. Such scenes
as confronted everyone on the last night
of the carnival bore a warning. rather
than welcome. upon their banners. They
We're the dissolving views in the illus
trated lecture of right and wrong-the
key to the obscure meaning of stereo-
typed expressions in the exposition OF
morality and immortality. The revelry