The herald., 1897-03-26
RAREST RELICS
Memories of Mission Life
in Bygone Years
FOR THE LANDMARKS CLUB
THEIR WORK IN PRESERVING
HISTORICAL TREASURES
A Most Artistic Entertainment at
Pasadena-Ladies Who Lent
Their Valiant Aid


The soft twang of mandolin and gui-
tar, accentuated by clicking castanets
and the musical jangle of tambourine,
balmy air waiting lazily in through
open windows, across huge punches of
glowing eschschoitzias, delicate purple
iris and brodaea, and lifting lace that
festooned coquettishly from high she'll
combs, shaded blue eyes and brown
| alike, and formed the finishing touch to
brilliant costumes of old Spain and Mex
| leo.
Such, in part, was the impression that
greeted visitors to an entertainment
given yesterday in the auditorium by
some of the Pasadena ladies for the
benefit of the Landmarks club. An en-
tertairment given last year by the same
| coterie of ladies netted something like
| $780, which was used toward the restora-
| ton of Mission San Juan This year San
| Fernando is to be the beneficiary, and
with that end in view, Mines. c. F. Hold
er, b. Marshall Wotkyns, Presley C.
| Baker, Seymour f. Locke and Miss Dows
of New York have been working for
| weeks.
| ENTHUSIASTS.
To have the entertainment thoroughly
Spanish, to have the San Fernando mis-
| sion identified with it, to make it an ar
| tistic and social as well as a financial
| success-such was the aim of this clever
| ana elhcient band of women, who work
| with their heads as we'll as with their
hands, and who have never yet failed
| in anything they have undertaken As
ISOLATED with them were such enthusi-
| asts in missions, relies and other similar
lines as Charles F. Lummis, Charles f.
Holder, F.. N. Rust, Miss Anna Picher
| and many others, who spared neither
time, thought nor strength toward the
| general result. And the result was all
| that could have been asked-a wholly
| consistent, artistic and unique exhibi-
| ton, an audience that packed the audi
| torium for several hours, and gross re-
| ceipts that amount to about 800, with
something less than 5000 to deduct for
expenses.
COMELY COLORs.
| Opposite the main entrance to the hail.
| over a hospitable fireplace was fes-
tooned large American flag. with the
| flag of Spain under it and the Mexican
| coat of arms between In front of the fire
| place was large table loaded with flow
ers, and on the drapery of Spanish col
ors that fell to the floor. was the Span
|
| low marguerites, carnations of all COL
ors, purple fieiur de lis and wild onion, or
brodaea, roses of all shades, were on
sale, and, what is more, they were SELL
ing, as well as tiny flags and pennants.
| made of satin ribbon, in Spanish and
Mexican colors. with appropriate in
sigma of various kinds painted in oils
upon them. The floral table was in
| charge of Mines Seymour f. Locke,
| Dudley Watson and T. S. Up De Graf,
assisted by Misses Anne Hubbard
| Greenleaf, Binckley, Green and Arm
| strong.
| APOCALYPSES.
To the left of the floral table, and ex-
| tending down the north wall nearly to
| the door. was an exact reproduction of
| the monastery cloister of the San Fer
nando mission. Just back of number of
| the arches were tables, from which were
sold old brass candelabra of Don Pho
| Pico's, old china plates from Spain, an
, embroidered .altar-piece, Spanish dolls.
an old silver filigree shrine and an old
! silver filigree bouquet holder, both from
Spain; souvenir spoons and porcelain.
| decorated with especial reference to the
occasion. Etchings and water colors of
the Mission were hanging about under
| the arches and three clever posters,
done in water colors by d. Sayre Groes-
| beck.
Between the Mission corridor and the
| door sat, in a mimic garden. two Mexi-
can women. Sonora Pauline Hunter was
| industriously plying her needle on some
drawn work, with other-and some of
| them very elaborate-samples lying
about her; and Sonora Josefa Morena,
was quite as industriously weaving a
basket of fine grasses before the eyes of
the onlookers.
Diagonally across the hall. on the right
of the flower table. Sonora Carmen Mo-
| reno deft1y and with the ease OF long
habit tossed about some dough until it
was as thin as wafer. and then COM
! mitted the anachronism of cooking her
tortillas on a gas stove, which was burn
ing in the corner.
At the refreshment table. which came
next, on the south side of the hall, was
served strawberry ice and chocolate
made after an old Spanish reNpe. Mrs.
f. r. Roland was in charge of this ta-
ble and she was assisted by Mines. j. w.
Wood and Arthur Conger. Misses Jen-
ME Hurlbut, Hatch, Hubbard, Randall,
Coleman, Fife. Cloud, Collamer, Greble,
Norton, the Misses Gardiner and the
Misses Ludovici.
A panoche table in the corner was
presided over by Mrs Tom Wotkyns,
Miss Sargent assisting, and Miss Lillian
Dobbins dispensed arrowheads, each one
| of which had a guaranteed pedigree.
All those who had any remotest connec-
tion with booth or table were dressed in
either Spanish or Mexican costumes of
the lady of high or. other rank, and the
Los Angeles Mandolin orchestra. which,
| under the direction of Edwin s. Warren.
played dreamy Spanish music all the
afternoon, were all dressed in the Span
ish garb.
PRECIOUS STORE
Just off from the main room was the
loan collection Of rare curios and relics.
This room was in charge of Misses Anna
Picher and Ney and Mr.. Fl. N. Rust. and
the door was guarded by c. F. Holder.
Within were displayed a most inter-
esting collection of baskets belonging
to Mrs, T. 8. C. E. Lowe, which are
remarkable for their size; mammoth
basket, or coarsely woven granary, used
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