Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
BOUQUET WITH QUESTION
ALMOST SPOILS DINNER
BY THE EAvEsDROPPER

| Down at the Angelus they are tell
| ing good story on DR.. II. Gordon
Bayless the house physician. DIR. Bay
| less. who, be it whispered, is somethins,
of Beau Brummel, was entertaining
n very beautiful and charming young
widow and her mother at dinner Thurs
day evening, and that's where the story
begins.
Among the guests at the hotel is C.
II. M. Vervoert. an Englishman who
has spent much of his time in Holland
1t appears that in Holland 1t is the
custom to send q bouquet to the table
If you see man friend dining with a
young woman. / believe it Is almost
equivalent to the question: "Are con-
gratulations in order?' Such a bou-
quet the gentleman from Holland
| ordered delivered at the table where
DR.. Bayless and his guests were sit
ting. 1t was of bride roses and
could not escape the eye of any one of
average intelligence.
The doctor is not lacking in this
particular, and neither was his fair.
guest. They both blushed and blushed
| again. with the result that the con-
tinuous blushing quite took away their
appetites. I'm the gentleman from
Holland had only known he might
have sent his bouquet a little later
than the soup course. 1t was pity to
spoil the entire dinner, but then he
will be better posted on American
| customs next time. The doctor has
been explaining" ever since.
On Automobile Tour
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Hanson,
who came down from Redwood in their
prize touring car, and have been at the
Alexandria for few days, are going
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| morrow. They will go first to River
| side and will also stop at several other
points in that vicinity.
Personal Mention
c. N Post, secretary to the attorney
general is at the Hollenbeck
Frank M. Raif, a mining man of
! Reno, New, is at the Hollenbeck.
D. S. Walker. a shoe manufacturer
of Milwaukee, Wis, is at the Hayward.
John Denair, division superintendent
OF the Santa Fe, stationed at Needles.
is at the Hollenbeck.
Theodore A. Bell, candidate for gov
ernor or the Democratic ticket, is
again at the Hollenbeck.
| r. A. Grant, a prominent business
| man of Salt Lake, who is in Los Ange-
les for a few days. is at the Holenbeck.
S. q. Shaw and wife of Moundsvillfe.
w. Va, who are enjoying their first
! trip to Southern California are at the
Hayward.
Fred II. Solomon, an importer of
Japanese and other oriental goods. and
his wife have taken apartments at the
Hayward for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. X. Dawson and
their son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Dawson. prominent Denver
people, who are making a pleasure
tour Of the Southern California resorts,
are at the Angelus.
| A. ID. Wunder, a manufacturer of
stoves from San Francisco, is at the
Hayward Mr.. Wunder is making the
stoves for the new San Francisco, and
he finds II no small task. He is in Los
Angeles on business.
]. w, Hellman, wife and maid ar
rived at the Alexandria from San
Francisco. They left the north imne-
diately on receipt of telegram an
! nouncing the serious illness of Herman
w. Hellman, but arrived too late to
see him alive.
! r.. r. Browning and Robert w.
Francis of the Dearborn Drug and
Chemical company of Chicago are at
the Alexandria Mr.. Browning is on
his way to Honolulu, where he goes to
take charge of the company's inter-
eSts
! Mr.. ana Mrs. r. b. Fay of Boston.
Miss II. McNaime and maid OF New