Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
TRAVELLERS WONDER AT GIRLS
RARE BEAUTY
Fasteners and EnsIlshmen Say Los
Angeles Women Are Prettlest
and Best Gowned In Any
Part of World

There's only one redeeming feature
to the hot weather Los Angeles has
had lately" sighed Willie Ware,
traveller from London, as he was dis
cussing the local climate with Eugene
Osbourne at the Hotel Lankershim yes
terday afternoon.
I'D like to know what that Is" re-
piled Osbourne, skeptically OSbourne,
it will be remembered, is travelling
salesman from New York, who carries
an extensive line of ladies' shirtwaists
of all descriptions. For the past week
he has had more than his share of the
heat-he firmly believes.
why, 1 say, old chap, where have
your eyes been? Haven't you noticed all
the pretty peek-a-boo shirtwaists that
the girls wear out here. when the sun
is working overtime, doncher know"
answered Mr.. Ware. His eyes sparkled,
almost audibly, clearly indicating that
he had taken full advantage of the
feminine sunshine attire.
oulckens the Blood
Osbourne frightened up a bit Then
he took specially black Havana from
his pocket and settled down more COM
fortably in the big easy chair. Os-
bourne looked at Ware for a moment,
then suddenly:
"By George, did you ever see any
thing like 1t? Why, Los Angeles is the
ideal land for the airy fairy clothes
and the tantalizing peek-a-boos."
In his suddenly awakened enthusiasm
Osbourne slapped his thigh a vicious
blow. Ware quietly shifted his chair
little for safety.
Nothing like 1t, old -"
Talk about your Newport bathing
cos"
The weak point in each of the travel
ers had been touched-vitally. They
were interrupting each other most .un-
politely.
Now, listen to me-" commanded the
salesman, who much preferred a cruise
on an iceberg to peek-a-boo sight see
ing.
NOW, for instance, just look at that
little fairy sitting there beside the old
gent"
Both men turned as If on mechani-
cal pivots.
"see, I told you," replied the Eng
lishman
Was at the Woman's Club
The discussion was growing decided
ly audible by this time. Suddenly Ellis
worth Daggett, Chicago salesman of
ladies' laces, who overheard the word
"peek-a-boo," made a bee-line for Ware
question were quickly forthcoming.
why, Los Angeles has the world
beaten for beautiful women clothed in
the most beautiful summer gowns, and
especially shirtwaists," said Daggett;
Newport and Narragansett are back
numbers"
Then Ware. who declared he had been
to "Baw Harbor" and Atlantic City
recently, said:
why, doncher know, I'm simply
amazed at the beautiful women out
here. But, l am even more amazed at
the delicious light summer gowns they
wear. They are superb. Say, by-the-
by, | attended the Friday Morning club
last Friday. The clothes L saw We're
marvellous and the women, too. Say,
but doncher know, they're deuced
brainy, besides.
Women of Different Type
"The club members were collection
of beauties. ! was awfully astonished
at their delightful dresses. They read
some clevah papers that weally were
clevah," continued Mr.. Ware.
In his enthusiasm Mr. Ware grew
slightly careless of his English dialect,
until climatically skeptical Osbourne
began to lisp and leave big blank
spaces where he usually trilled an "r."
Nov, l have attended female club
meetings In London several times" be-
gan Mr.. Ware, jamming his monocle
into place at the rate Of three times
per minute.
But that is not the type of women
we see there-no indeed that's not the
style of the London female journalist,
or even the continental Los Angeles
has a class of its own"
The conversation by this time had
reached lively pitch. Whenever the
word peek-a-boo was mentioned the
three debaters uneonsciously used more
than necessary articulation. The result
was that the chairs with feminine oc-
cupants were moving about just a lit
Tie uneasily.
Swiss Cheese Shirt Waist
my firm has patented new name
for q summer shlrtwaist," commenced
] Daggett. who had taken note OF the