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The herald., 1897-01-03
THE YEARS BUILDING
A Story Of Growth as Told by Official
Statistics

The figures given by Superintendent of
Buildings Charles L. Strange in his an
nual report of building permits granted
during the twelve months ending Nov.
30, 1896, show that while the number of
houses erected in that period almost
eQua1ed the year before the total cost
fell considerably below 1895. No one
expected, hoped or desired that the Won
derful building boom of 1895 would be
continued in 1896, though. fortunately,
operations in that line were not over
done in either year. The result of the
past two years is seem In the magnifi-
cent new building blocks, hotels and
dwelling houses. The year 1895 was
notable more for it's great business
blocks and 1896 for the large number
of dwelling houses built to fill a long
felt want.
AS the business blocks proved to be
gold mines as income producers so did
the cottages become remunerative,
whether built for sale or rent. AS mer-
chants and professional men moved
from old quarters to better locations in
the new blocks, and the rooms they
vacated were Immediately occupied by
others, SO did denizens of flats and
rooming houses take up their abode in
cottages all their own, their former
abiding places being filled in turn by
newcomers from the east. Thus, while
tie business movement has been in
search of larger, brighter and more CEN
trail quarters, the prevalent ambition Of
human beings to live in a house "all to
themselves" is making Los Angeles
more than ever activity Of homes. While
some of the dwelling houses were built
for speculation, a larger proportion of
them, especially of the more expen-
sive ones were built to the order of new
comers, who have adopted Los Angeles
as their home and have the means to
satisfy their tastes in the making of a
house to live in Many of. Of the he seSolttttages
plan to those of moderate means, who
saw in the plan way to eventually
'own home instead of paying rent.
The statistics presented by the report
of the building superintendent are worth
studying. as they show the steady
growth of the city for the past six years
with the phenomenal splurge in 1895. 1t
should be borne in mind that the cost of
the buildings, as reported when appM-
cations are made for permits, is usually
understated, so great is the awe in which
the assessor is held by tax payers, and
consequently the totals as here given
are sure to be far short of the actual
values, but as human nature does not
vary much from year to year, the figures
will serve very we'll for comparison
even if they do not tell the whole truth.
For the period in which the building
superintendent's department has been
in existence, the number of permits
issued and the stated values are here
given, no buildings erected by the city,
county, state or United States govern
ment being included:
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5172 plumbing permits given, the work
to cost total of $426,863. In the same
period 14,264 inspections were made.
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Corsets, R. & G., extra long waist
with double reinforced front and back,
made of fine quality coutil, comes In
grays and blacks, regular SIPS I'll
grade; On Sale This Week :. f4C
Ladies' Kid Gloves, fine grade of
French Kid, 4 buttons, plain and
stitched back, in all the popular shades,
tirst-class glove for $I.Is; TNo
On Sale This Week, per pair, I1C
Ladies' Vests, made of a fine quality.
Egyptian cotton, fleece lined; comes in
ecru and gray; extra heavy and long,
full finish; regular price 7sc; %,
On Sale This Week, each. -. O1L
Neekties-Men's Silk Teck Ties, In
neat patterns of the very latest de-
signs in both light and dark colors;
regular SOC arllcle; ~.
This Week, Special, each. ..... klC
Underwear-Men's Shirts and Draw
ers, extra heavy ribbed Maco cotton.
full finish; comes In salmon, blue and
gold colors; regular price 85c; AOc
On Sale This Week, each. /. :. f1C
Un nderwear-Men's Natural Wool
Shirts and Drawers, extra heavy and
made of fine quality of Australian
wool; regular $I.75 grade; Ct 1E
Sale Price This Week, each DI.ZC
Mems Fedora Hats, made of a fine
quality of material, In the very latest
block, come in the popular shades,
sold everywhere at $500; on 0Er
Ladies' Shoes, made Of fine quality
dongola, selected quality, patent leath-
er tip, good shoe for 81. IS;
on sale for this week only, Gle
par ......... .......... VHsTO
Ladies' Shoes, made of a fine quality
Viei kid, handsomely trimmed, hand
turned, patent leather tip, come in lace
and button; regular price $3.7s; This
Weeks Sale Price, O1 no
per pair. MISREPRESENTATION. Vls1C
Mems Shoes, fine quality French calf
skin, hand-turned, handsome finish,
latest style toe, of the celebrated Pack.
ard make, regular price IS. 90; q
special this week, per pair. DCsl5
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Silks, Black Grosgrain, extra fine
Fl ,ish and heavy cord, full "a inches
wide, a silk that recommends itself.
Regular price $I.5o; On Sale QOc
This Week, per yard. ........ C1N
Dress Goods, checks in handsome col
orlngs, iridescent shades, very snowy
and stylish, come In a number of diff
ferent colors. Regular price $3.50 suit;
On Sale This Week for CI Az
full suit. pI.fU
Dress Goods, Scotch Wool mixtures,
lnottled designs and stripes in the latest
colorings, make a serviceable and
handsome dress. Regular price $500
suit; Special This Week for C1 7E
a full suit. lt................ V1sf fO
Dress Goods, Black Brocaded Sicilian,
in large stylish designs, pure bright
black, 40 inches wide. Regular soc
goods; On Sale This Week C1 IN
for full dress pattern. pl.CU
Outing Flannel, comes in both light
and dark stripes, extra heavy quality.
Regular Sc grades; This Week A1c
On Sale, at per yard. ....... f2C
Table Linen, Loom Damask full
bleached, extra heavy and good width,
comes In dice patterns with neat bor-
der. Regular 45c linen; This 7Eo
Weeks Sale price, per yard. -. ACN
Table Linen, Turkey Red Damask,
in neat designs, with handsome bor-
der, fast color, oo-inch wide, 45c
grade; 9E,
On Sale This Week, per yard Z0C
Towels, Cotton Huck Towel. full
bleached, with red border, soft finish,
extra large size, sells everywhere
at r21ae, IT.
Sale Price This Week, each -. ~
Towels, Satin Damask, double knot
ted fringe, extra heavy, all linen, size
23x48. handsome border In red, blue,
pink and canary, never sold less
than 4sc; d.
On Sale This Week, each. -. IN
Ladies' Hose, extra fine quality, Maco
Cotton, double sole, spliced heel, guar
anteed fast black, full 4o.guage, rcgu-
lar 35c article; 1No
This Week's Sale, per pair. lTC
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qlpl, wild Delightful
Hotel fall
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The city will soon be known for its
excellent system Of sewers which has al :
ready done 20 much for urban sanitation.
The herald., 1897-01-03
SEWER SYSTEM

Causes That Are Doing Much for City
Sanitation
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ing well at Easter. The skirt has two
box plaits on each side, one towards
the front and one towards the back,
and the blouse is in clusters of fine
tucks running up and down and is
open over a front of gray tulle SPAN
gled with steel. The blouse droops a
little all round over a four-inch wide
belt so that 1t has a little the effect of
bolero. The belt is of white, striped
with lines of steel braid, and is fast
ened with bow of velvet. Spangled
tulie is in the neck and wrists. a
heart-shaped piece of white lace, with
steel. is appliqued on the front of the
neckband and falls slightly down over
the tulle. The sleeve is cut in one
piece with a puff at the top, and the
lower part of the puff is in tucks run
ming round. The skirt is finished sep
arate from the lining and is slightly
gathered on the sides, the plaits being
included in the gathers. Openwork
steel passementerie is appliqued on the
sleeves and down the skirt, but is not
necessary to the effect. This gown
embodies the latest ideas in all it's
details. a
Skirts SO long stationary are now
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vate a large house in London. The
plans and photographs of the building
sent her are so complete that she ex-
poets to carry on the work without
leaving her New York studio.
Another well-known New York wom-
an is Miss Brush. the originator of the
wonderful Limoges embroidery, and she
it was who executed the famous jewel
work at the Vanderbilt mansion; she is
an inventor of fabrics as well as a de-
signer. and her great success is due,
not only to ability. but to earnest, I'M
firing attention to her profession
coupled with years of study.
Miss Tillinghast's knowledge of
stained glass and her famous tapes
tries have won for her reputation as
we'll as fortune.
In Cleveland. the fashionable thing
just now, is to have home or at least
room decorated by the Misses Ca
noon and Smith They opened last year
beautiful studio and office in one of
the finest building of Cleveland, and
were so successful that larger quarters
were soon necessary.
Several rooms. elegantly fitted in diff
ferent styles, as samples of their
original achievements, We're added as
we'll as work rooms. IN these last all
the hangings are made and the uphol-
STEERING is done under their personal
supervision, a much more satisfactory
plan they find than depending on other
firms for this work
These young artists were the first to
use leather as mural hangings in Cleve-
land A beautiful library is the result
of their experiment in this material.
Hides are cut in panels to fit wall
spaces and held in place by brass nails.
a deep leather frieZe Is etched in gothic
design, picked out in gold and color;
furniture and window pillows are COW
cred with leather, and the heavy wool
curtains have medalliOns of etched
leather appliqued on them and are
draped by bands of the decorated
leather. Miss Temple. in Washington,
and Misses Martin and Ingieshee, in
San Francisco, are following the same
profession.
Fire etching on leather is a novelty in
interior decoration recently introduced
by Miss Peggy Mills of New York.
While Miss Mills is an expert wood
carver, she also applies fire etching TO
wood. her covered chests and etched
chairs and tables being both attractive
and original.
Miss Alice Neale is the progressive
decorator of Chicago. Eight years Of
study prepared the way for her present
success. AS a dedsigner of silks and
paper for the homes she is we'll known.
Her fine sense of color and exquisite
taste make her especially successful in
silk designs.
AS an interior decorator she follows
her idea, that the furnishing OF the
home should be accessory to the indi-
vidual, otherwise the fine effect is lost
and only the artists taste remains
The interior of the Chicago Woman's
club was designed and decorated by
Miss Neale, also theanew Coupy and
Golf club Of Chicago. Although she is
we'll represented in many OF the best
known homes in Chicago, her reputa-
ton is not confined to the west, for she
has studied in New York and Boston.
as we'll as in London, and it was the
English press that first recognized her
ability as a designer.
M. A., FANTON.
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bird. A hat of violet straw is trimmed
on the front with violets and green
leaves and at the back with white
camelias.
All the forms of winter have been
produced in wired tulle for spring
These tulle hats will be trimmed with
flowers and black lace. The lace will
be ruched on the brims, both on the
upper and under side, making a light
and vapory mass round the face. Over
this lace will be mounted, as a novelty,
large bouquets of one or several kinds
of flowers, wired and surrounded with
leaves. in imitation of the natural bou-
quets made by the florists. A spring
hat for a young girl is Of red straw,
with three pipings of black velvet on
the under side of the brim. two pipings
round the crown, with a rosette at
one side, from which rises quilts and
a bunch of vioiets and leaves.
At Virot's they are making the first
bicycle hats in the form of straw sail
ors, trimmed with narrow velvet rib
bon. The ribbon. twisted in a rope. is
passed twice round the crown and
looped at the side with a bunch of
quilts. A plating of the ribbon is set
under the brim, near the edge, and the
top OF the crown is covered with a BIZ
of loops. forming a fiat rosette. This
is carried out in all brown, in gray
with black, etc. ADA CONE.
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Paris, Feb. 81, 1S97.-If we have not
definite new style we seem to have a
new departure for one, which amounts
to pretty much the same thing.
The latest novelty in bodices is
long pointed front. The point is often
est made with belt, whaleboned TO
keep it down. l think that probably it
is only passing fancy and that it may
even have disappeared by the time
these lines are printed; for it is out of
harmony with the general movement
of the mode and has the air of having
been inspired by the near approach to
Mardi Gras; nevertheless. as it is the
caprice of the moment, here is a gown
made with such a point. II is of gray
zibelline cloth, a fashionable material
with a woolly surface like cotton fan
mel, trimmed with velvet of the same
color There is a belt of the velvet
with a deep point in front, bolero of
the velvet pointed in front and running
up high behind. and a velvet band on
the skirt that begins low in front and
runs high at the back. All these lines
are parallel and give the figure a sug-
gestion of being cut in three diagonal
sections. To add to this effect there
is a high plating in the back of the
neck and the hat is turned up high be-
hind.
SUGGESTIONS FOR EASTER.
/ like better a gown just made for the
Princess Ely of the same Zibelline
and think it has better chances Of look
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If the Coming Of Baby

be contemplated with misgivings,
worry and fear instead OF joy and sat-
isfaction, no mother can give to her
child the greatest of all inheritances-
robust health and a happy disposition.
for even the Romans knew that the
spring.
Every woman should know what she
has learned from personal experience.
1t is this: Danger to both mother and
child is banished. pain is greatly les
sened, labor is shortened. as is also
the period of confinement. by taking
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for
some weeks before confinement. This
wonder-working Prescription imparts
physical, mental and local strength.
L nourishes the nerves, blood, brain
and vitalizes the feminine organism in
accordance with the laws OF nature
and common sense.
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ers at will: at least this is what the
dressmakers say.
In knickerbockers the latest Partisan
form is cut scant around the hips and
widens gradually to the knee, in such
a way as to give the hips slight look.
With this is worn the short loose
Jacket already described. Carry it out
in elephant gray corduroy, with brown
leather leggings and a sailor hat or
gray felt trimmed with brown velvet
Turn the Jacket collar high up round
the back, and if the day permits open
the front to show a brown surah blouse
with linen collar and plaid tie; or IL
this seems too gay then make 1t in
black cloth and line the coat with
mauve silk and face the collar and
revers with mauve velvet Add a
mauve blouse and black tie.
The manufacturers are said to be at
work on new cloths for bicycle dress,
that shall unite all the needed qualities
of lightness, softness and durability,
and some marvels are promised for
spring.
CLOAKS AND HATS.
Travelling and bad weather cloaks
are being made of waterproof woollens
in plain color or dark plaids. Parisians
have never adopted the rubber coat
One design is a long plain coat THAI
has convenient SlaSnlnSS down the
sides through which the hands may be
put to gather up the skirts under
meath. The sleeve is either loose or
close and the collar turns high. Others
are made with a yoke and a box plait
down back and front, the front plat
running up over the yoke to the neck.
Another shape is the long treport cape,
side-plaited onto a little yoke that is
hidden by a large round hood. These
are made also in ordinary lightweight
faced cloth lined with silk. Thus navy
blue, lined with black and white check
or with pale blue. But the hood must
not be lined with the silk, as the out
side should be all alike. Such capes
are not too heavy to be useful all
summer, and answer very nicely as an
evening wrap at the seashore.
The hats continue moderate in size
and rather fiat. Some of them turn up
very high behind. after the fashion of
last year, the only difference being
that the whole hat is now smaller
The top of the crown serves as the bed
for a large rosette which covers 1t en-
tirely, or else the crown is surrounded
with a plating or loose scarf. A hat
of white felt is turned up a. the back
with black velvet bows fastened with
strass buckles. and has black velvet
binding. Round the crown is a scarf
of gray velvet, and on the top of the
crown at the back is gray and white
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years of study in art and architecture.
that both color and proportion may be
thoroughly understood. To this must be
added a knowledge of rugs. antique and
modern. and of the tapestries of differ
ent ages and countries; in fact, a
knowledge of all textile fabrics and
their possibilities is essential.
The ability to adapt the material at
hand to the apartment as well as to the
occupant, is a distinct talent To make
q small room large. in effect at least,
to bring down a high ceiling and to
give the appearance of space where
every inch Of room is to be considered.
must be within the power of every
successful decorator in modern cities
of flats and small rooms.
An apartment of five rooms can be
completely fitted by an artistic woman
decorator for $500 and in a style to
suit the tastes or requirements of the
occupant.
Among the more recently known and
most popular artistic decorators is Mrs.
Bodine Her skill in color and in ORR
entail effects is so conspicuous that she
has recently received an order to reno
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INTERIOR DECORATORS.
Some Notable Women Who Have
Achieved Reputation and Money
in Practical Art Work.

Women have at last established a.
footing for themselves as artistic in
terror decorators.
This is due to determined effort as
well as to superior education and
ability.
wan papers and carpet designs and
all of the embroideries that go to en-
beilish home have long been consid
cred women's work. The desire, how
ever to put this knowledge to practical
uses at once brought about the strug-
gle of competition with men. Vet
strange to say, in spite of the marked
success already achieved by those
artist workers, the old idea that decor
alton means paint and ladders. and
hence must be a masculine undertake
ing, still remains.
To be successful decorator means
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the surah: to this add a plated skirt
of the surah. sewing 1t on some I'VE
or six inches down from the top so as
to leave a yoke. Cover the yoke with
the jetted lace, letting the lace run
down in points at intervals all round
to break the effect Of a straight line.
Make the blouse with yoke and cover
the yoke and the top of the sleeves
with the lace.
NEW JACKET AND BLOUSE.
But perhaps the greatest marvel the
times have perfected is the loose jacket
that in the beginning was flowing and
wide, and is now metamorphosed by
the chic tailors into an effect of Slim
ness and length. This jacket is the
principal element in the serge gowns
and the bicycle dress for spring 1t
is drawn as close to the figure as keep
ing it straight will allow, for it must
not curve in anywhere, an apparent
contradiction that gives rise to an en-
tirely new effect.
The blouses worn with serge cos
tunes are of Scotch plaid silk, or else
they are of plain silk with a white
linen turnover collar and Scotch plaid
tie. The tie is like a mans four-in-
hand, but wider is long enough to go
round the neck. cross behind, knot in
front and run down to the belt. This
is the latest chic.
Among lightweight woolens provided
for the demi-season one of the best
patterns is a check of third-inch size,
of color with black. These checks are
trimmed with velvet ribbons. One of
saffron with black has the skirt band
ed all the way up with the ribbon in
graduated widths; the blouse and the
tops of the sleeves are covered with
bands running round and the blouse
opens down the front over velvet. A
bit of saffron ribbon bound with black
is looped into the top of the neckband
behind. In more sober style is a blue
one with the skirt in kilt plaits and
bolero and sleeves on black velvet.
BICYCLE NOVELTIES.
The season for bicycling draws on
apace, and the old debate recon-
mences between knickerbocker and
skirt. What or which is going to be
worn? The fashionable dressmakers
favor the skirt. but the society plays,
which present many bicycle costumes,
give preference to the knickerbocker,
while as to the good public it is drawn
both ways. Although the skirt has
entered into the fashions. it is the
trouser that most French women con-
tinue to wear. The skirt in Paris is
considered the English fashion, having
been adopted in the first place by the
to mark themselves off
from the rank and file of other women.
1t is said that side-plaited skirts will
be in favor, and in the south by the
blue sea, on the splendid white Cor
niche road, where fortunate society is
bicycling at this moment some such
skirts are to be seen. If properly
made nothing binders these skirts be-
ing turned like other skirts into trous-
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Spring 'Kerchiefs.

The handkerchiefs for 's7 are daintily
exquisite in design and manufacture, and
are deliberately embroidered in all the
colors of the rainbow. For the decoration
of these charming bits of muslin birds
and insects seem 10 be preferred 10 floral
designs. One specimen shows a line of
gaily tinted swallows extending diagon-
ally across the center of the handkerchief,
with q border of the same birds whose
wings and tails form uneven scallops. Yet
another has cluster of bees in the
corners, with a delicately outlined border
of the same little insect. upon either side
OF which is a narrow hemstitched band
E,nbroiderles in contrasting shade are
considered more correct than the white
for debutsntes and very young matrors.
Deep purple and white centers, bor
dered by black duchess lace. are the
vogue for SNOWY mourning use. while
batiste and cotton foulards are in high
favor for novelty mouchoirs. They are
all exceedingly delicate, both in texture
and color. ana those with broad plaided
borders are decidedly striking.
Handkerchiefs to match the gown in
color are quite the proper thing for even
ing wear. Many of the prettiest are
fiImly bits of mousseline de sole, edged
with several ruffies of real lace.
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the least stable part of dress, and
every day sees new design. The other
day it was a narrow skirt, covered
with fiounces; now it is countless
plaits or innumerable godets. that fall
over an underskirt, not of silk, but OF
flannel, and so drag and cling with
siren grace. These novelties need not
trouble the dressmakers much until
after Easter, as they are intended for
thin materials; nevertheless here is a
model The materials are gray surah
shot with black and black jetted lace
or passemcnterie. Make a black lining
skirt and cover the top smoothly with
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Among the smart combinations for
general utility are those of ecru linen.
with stripes and checks OF lavender old
worked in outline stitch. and are placed
in the center for the lovers of eccentric
STYLES, in which event the monogram
must be framed by a circle of some CORE
spordingly attractive embroidery.
EMILY MLAWS.
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FRENCH STYLES.

FASHIONS ARE GROWING FAVOR PARTISAN
DREssMAKERs-NEw BICYCLE sUITs-NovEL AND SUPERB
FABRICS ARE MANUFACTURED FOR WHEELING
COSTUMES SMART FRENCH WOMEN USUALLY WEAR
SKIRTS OVER THEIR TROUSERS.