Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-15
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tional dress of a country as in the
native costumes of the Chinese.
Every well-dressed Chinese woman
changes her gown four times day.
In these changes the four seasons
spring, summer, autumn and winter,
and also the four divisions of the day
morning, noon, afternoon and night
all play an important part, being
symbolized by some representation of
Nature woven i'm the fabric or signi-
fed by the designs in trimming.
For winter use the fastidious dresser
OF either sex may order gowns all
woven with landscape designs. A solid
buff, pink or blue may have pastoral
woven or embroidered in. And here,
too, the four seasons have their sig
nificance. A bright spring landscape is
for morning; summer for noon; aut-
umn, with hunting scenes, etc, for
afternoon; and winter, of course for
evening.
The seasons do not, however, regu-
late the color. The gayest or the
most delicate may be worn at any and
all times, according to the fancy of
the wearer. A Chinese woman will
have at least fifty gowns in her ward
robe, and about ten pairs Of shoes.
Sometimes the shoes are in color to
match the gowns, but seldom. They
are generally light blue or pink ex-
ouisitely embroidered with birds and
flowers.
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be used in the Chinese costume except
solid yellow. That color is reserved
for the robes of royalty. White enters
not at all into the Chinese dress-that
IS, in solid color--for it is Chinese
mourning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Bundrem, of
Hotel El Moro, gave a theater party
at the Grand last evening in honor OF
Mrs. David S. Murry of Salt Lake
City and also of Miss Lila Fairchild
and her betrothed, John G. Mott.
In lieu of the regular program at the
Ruskin Art club, wednesday morning,
Miss Minnie c. Clark, an original
writer and teacher of English, will
sreak on pre- e-Raphaelites. Miss Clark,
who is identified with the English de-
rartment of Marlborough, has been
here but a short time. In the eastern
cities where her time has been spent
she has gained an enviable reputation
as a speaker on English and French
literature.
Under auspices of Ell Canine Real
association, Virginia Calhoun and the
Calhoun Dramatic company Will pre-
sent "Ramona" for three nights at the
Mason opera house. The presentation
will take place about the middle OF
February. and prospects are that a
large audience will be in attendance
each evening, for not only is there deep
interest in the dramatization of the
California story, but the fact that Ell
Canine Real will profit by the pro-
ceeds is calculated to draw out many
who wish to see the old Spanish high
way revived.
Prominent among those who Will
lend their patronage to the affair are:
A. P. Fleming, Bishop Conaty, Bishop
Johnson, DIR. Milbank Johnson, HI. S.
Mckee, president of the chamber OF
commerce; Niles Pease, president of
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation; Byron Erkenbrecher, presi-
dent of the Driving club; Walter
Bacon, president of the Historical So
ciety; o. p. Posey, Edward l.. Earl,
Oliver G. Bryant, Charles C. Wellborn,
N. X. Potter, Mr.. Fraser of Ocean
Park, w. L. Hardison, Isadore Dock
weller, DR.. o. Shepherd Barnum, Gen.
Robert Wankowski, A. w. Skinner, D.
c. McGarvin, w. ]. Washburn, Gail
johnson, Mayor McAleer, Gen. Benja-
min w. Hahn, Oscar C. Mueller,
Charles Lummis, A. s. c. Forbes. Gail
Borden. F. Q. Story and others.
Mrs. A. 8. c. Forbes, as secretary of
the association, is doing much pre-
liminary work, and it is understood
that wives OF number of the men
who have interested themselves will
act as patronesses. The association
now has 225 members, all of whom are
ready to give what assistance they can
In the retaining of the Los Angeles
county section of Ell Canine Real, if
the bill now before the legislature is
passed, as it's supporters confidently
believe 1t will be-.
Mrs. r. Ferner announces the en-
gagement of her daughter Rhodotta to
the Hon. William Seabrooke Edings of
Honolulu.
Mrs. Ira o. Smith gave large
formal reception at Hotel Angelus Fri
day afternoon, entertaining more than
800 guests. The rooms were hand
somely decorated for the occasion, the
various schemes. arranged under the
direction of Miss Forman, being car
ried out in scarlet and green. Tall
palms were banked against the walls
In the reception room. above stairs,
the green of their foliage forming an
background for the vivid |