Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-17


Some Of the American club houses
for men are among the costllest and
most luxurious in the world-too SPLEEN
did, indeed, for comfort. Some Of the
club women must be housed as showily.
The Chicago Womens Athletic club is
to build on the site Of its present quar-
ters a twelve-story building, warranted
to cost s1,O0O,O0O and to "surpass any
thing OF It's kind in the world" Eight
stories will be rented, so that the club
will be on a paying basis. The four
upper stories will be used by the club.
The twelfth story will be the most use
full. It will have a gymnasium,
dancing hall, squash courts, and
swimming pool 1e2xs6 feet The elev-
enth floor will be a banquet hall, to
resound with the eloquence and anec-
dotes of the female Choates and De-
pews. Build a few hundred gorgeous
kor comfortable club houses for women
and What shall we do to make home
more attractive to our wlves?" will be
the burning question Of the day.
A New York fashion leader has ap-
proved Of mental massage.
The very name Of the new fad has
fetching air about IT, conjuring up
visions of a deft, strong hand which
would soothe an overwrought brain,
fatten out wrinkles of the mind, stimu-
late and electrify gray matter which
has been pushed to the verge of ner-
vous exhaustion.
Wearled brain workers the world
over would indulge in such massage If
II took their last penny; and great
would be the gain thereof in the quail
ity of work done by them after thor
ough and delightful course of treat
ment.
But It appears that the new mental
massage is matter entirely different;
in fact, when thoroughly looked into
it resolves itself into rather science of
strenuous mental gymnastics and he
roic stunts on the cold plunge and
northern blast order.
For it consists of a series of exer-
cises each day by which the mind is
swept clear of stale thoughts and rub
bishy regrets; and when so emptied it
is Immediately filled thereupon with
hopeful aspirations, radiant maxims
and various statements somewhat on
the st. Cecilia of New Thought order,
wherein we talk to ourselves of happi-
ness and content, and reiterate that we
are gloriously exuberant with money.
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Twenty minutes of this sort of thing
and the world is bright place. so
saith the prophet; twenty minutes each
day with regularity, and great will be
the benefit thereof.
While, of course. there are many
enthusiasts who will give it fair trial.
still there is also a large number who
will shrink from the prospect of any
more work, mental or otherwise,
stubbornly cleaving to their convic-
tions which sadly know that their looks
are commonplace, their purse insult
ficient, their belief in love more or less
of a superstition, their mental attain
ments far below the average, and the
whole earth scheme, in short, "horrid,
demnition grind"
But with such benighted and indolent
malcontents any hope of Improvement
is futile.
The tea planned by Miss Frances
Coulter for her guest, Miss Maybelle
Wood of Bangor. Me-, which was to
have taken place on Thursday, has
been postponed until Friday. February
g. Miss Coulter is i'll and confined TO
the house, which fact made the change
of date necessary.
California club members Will tor-
mally open their handsome new puild-
ing at Fifth and Hill streets Thursoay
evening, when the board OF directors
will hold a reception to members ana
the women of their families. In all
1000 guests are expected TO be present
and the affair promises to be one OF
the most brilliant social functions OF
the winter season.
Although the building has been oc-
cupied for several weeks, Thursday
reception will be the first formal gath
ering held there, and the guests VIII De
the prominent society people of Los
Angeles. The idea in view is to give
members of the fair sex an opportunity
to inspect the new quarters, and Tor
this reason no Limitation was put on
the number of invitations allowed 10
members within their own families
Unmarried members We're allowed one
invitation each.
Guests will be received by recep-
ton committee made up of the men,
Lers of the board of directors and their
wives. In the receiving party will be:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S Newhall, Mr.,
and Mrs. ]. b. Newton. Nj. and Mrs
Frank S. Hicks, Mr.. and Mrs. III. r.
Boynton and Mr.. and MrS, Fred A.
Walton.
Refreshments will oe served and an
orchestra will be on hand to play for
dancing All departments Of the club
I'm L. 4k,a..,t, oman for thA. insnacfiOn