Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05

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When II foods the earth and sky;
one need simply keep on going,
Passing (ail unheedins) by.
But It's different when the shadows
FAN across the rugged road.
With only here and there a sunbeam
Cleaning like thread Of gold.
Here are some shafts Of wisdom
from the Foolish Dictionary: How to
mail a letter. After writing 1t place
1t In a square or oblong envelope
round ones are no longer fashionable
seal It on the back and write an eligi-
BILE address on the front; then take
a two-cent stamp, give It a good lick
ing and retire Il to the corner-the
upper right hand corner on the outside
never inside, as the postmaster is not
a clairvoyant. Drop II in a letter box
and trust to luck. II It's love letter
It will probably reach her all right,
for Cupid is a faithful postman and
carries a stout pair of wings. If it's
bill, by all means have it registered,
otherwise your debtor will swear he
never got it. If it's cash for your
tailor heed the postofIice warning,
Don't send money through the mail
Wait until you happen to see him on
the street. If he sees you first you
lose"
Mr.. and Mrs. Elden p. Bryan and
the Misses Bess and Minnie Bryan.
who are at present at the Hotel Leigh
ton, expect to occupy their new home
in the Westmoreland tract some time
in the summer
Mrs. C. II. McKinstry is visiting her
sister in New York city for a few
weeks.
Would you believe it? Men are
growing more contented, while women
are acquiring the restless spirit. Mas
cuine clubs are not the pivot of life
apparently except for married men.
Bachelor quarters are powerful rivals
both to clubs and matrimony. But wo-
men. you see, cannot get used to a
solitary life; inconsistent to the end,
you see, for she will not take a COM
panion for the sake of having one, for
sometimes she wishes to be alone.
So few of us are resourceful. We
are dependent upon the outside world
for distraction. We profess to enjoy
sewing, yet, work under pressure AMI
find weariness rather than rest. We
express a fondness for reading but
seem unable to pin our thoughts on a
book or magazine. But, after all, we
are not very good to ourselves. WEI
overwork and overindulge our bodies
and brains and then wonder why they
give out.
After this real practical and domes-
tic sort of a chat, I'm wondering how
soon l may announce the engagement,
which / hear secretly exists, between
a vivacious young woman who looked
like a picture in a box at the theater
recently and her ardent cavalier. It's
just the way with these romances and
romancers to tell you they never
thought of such a thing and that they
are Just fast friends when all the time
they can't live out of each others
sight.
In honor of Miss Eva Wheeler, a
charming bride-elect, Miss Mercedes de
Luna of 1858 Westlake avenue enter
tained at luncheon yesterday after
noon. Nile green satin ribbons woven
into network adorned the table,
which had for it's centerpiece a mound
of water lilies resting on a mirror
bordered with a hedge of ferns. Cow
ers were marked with hand-painted
sketches of Cupid, the work of the
hostess Covers were laid for Mrs. M.
P. de Dorticus. Mrs. r. A. Perez, Mrs.
Chester Montgomery. Miss Nan Vick-
ars, Miss Daisy Rhone, Miss May Kim
BILE, Miss Florence Hopper, Miss Marie
Barnes, Miss Margaret Burkhalter and
Miss Bonnye Anderson.
The audience at the Belasco Monday
night reminded one of the fashionable
first nights at one of the larger thea
ters, there being a number of theater
parties, which included representatives
from the different social cliques. Count
Holnstein, with his mother, Miss Leila
Simonds and Warren Carhart occu-