Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-18
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for the exposition and appreciation of
the hospitality of Portland.
In the California building there have
been several events of interest during
the week not connected with the visit
of the promoters. One of these was a
reception Tuesday afternoon to Mrs
George c. Pardee, wife of the governor
Mrs Pardee, with her four daughters,
has been sojourning for several weeks
in the California building, which has
fifteen bed chambers, with the neces-
sary accessories of kitchen, dining room
and parlors.
Governor Pardee having found it
necessary to return to Sacramento for
termined to give Mrs. Pardee this re-
ception in her own exclusive honor
Mrs. Pardee, with other California
ladies, stood in the receiving line until
from until o'clock, greeting nearly
500 callers, including the cream of Port
land society and many women from
other cities and states.
The visitors were treated to some
thing entirely new under the sun, "A
California drink recently concocted by
Commissioner Frank Virgins. He calls
it the Apricot highball" 1t is made
of apricot brandy highballed in the
usual way, and is pronounced superior
to any drink yet discovered for recep
ton purposes. In all probability the
apricot highball will take the place so
long occupied by the conventional
punch
Men Have Function
Thursday afternoon there was func
the men got even with the women, who
had had their exclusive affair two days
before. The Thursday affair was a
stag reception" attended by several
in evidence again, having been well
recommended to the men by many of
the women who partook of it on Tues
day. The guests pronounced it very
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offend even the Los Angeles voters who
tried to make the city Sahara.
Califnia draws we'll at the big fair.
The building is big and roomy and has
building, which is the one great unique
feature of the whole show California's
house has the advantage of four fronts,
in each of which is an entrance. Each
missions and many visitors spend a por-
ton of their time in trying to discover
the name of each mission and apply it
properly. Those who have visited Cali
fornia and have seen the missions take
pride in delivering free lectures con-
cerning them.
olives and Nuts
Southern California's part in the
building looms large. Commissioner
Virgins. while doing his duty by the
whole state, has seen to it that the
seven southern counties have been
placed we'll into the limelight. Near
the great central feature of the build
ing is large glass booth labeled Los
Angeles Olive Growers association"
upon which it is set forth in golden let
ters that there are 10000 bearing olive
trees in Los Angeles county. The olive
from the tree to the bottled oil is ex-
plotted by select specimens.
The nut industry of Southern Cali
fornia also has separate showing, and
the display of San Diego silk is close
by This latter attracts universal at
tention. The peanut-like cocoons In
several shades Of color. are there, aud
the silkworms also, while the manu-
featured product is shown to fine ad-
vantage. This afternoon a small boy
and his mamma passed along and looked
at the cocoons and the worms. the lat
ter preserved In alcohol
'Mamma," inquired the small one,