Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-09
SOCIETY, IN FORCE,
HEARS GREAT ARTISTS
IN GRAND OPERA

Woman, lovely woman, two thousand
of her, shrouded from the tip of her
chin to the toe Of her pretty foot, trip
ped up the stairs at the Auditorium last
night, cast aside her cloak and emerged
butterf1y-nay, two thousand butter
flies, each more beautiful than the
other.
1t was fitting that it should be thus.
It was fitting that Los Angeles society
should contribute her rarest and fairest
to what was in many respects one of
the greatest social events the city has
ever known.
Lovely woman was not all of society
that was present at the opening of the
Auditorium, for wherever there Is a
maid or matron, not far away there is
bound to be a man. Two thousand
maids and matrons, each a thing of
beauty and, needless to say, a joy for
ever, necessitated two thousand of the
gay bachelors and married men of the
city, and they were there to q man.
Long before the hour appointed for
the rise of the curtain the carriages and
automobiles stopped in front of the
Auditorium and deposited little parties
They came in "twosomes" and three
somes" and foursomes" and some of
them came even more numerously, but
all came in their very loveliest.
Modistes Reap a Harvest
Dressmakers have been busy for
weeks producing gowns for this open
ing of the grand opera season, and flor
lists had a busy time yesterday supply
ing the orders for flowers, but, alas, the
milliners did not have such a large
share of the spoils, for hats were not
the fashion. OF course there were a
few, and very pretty they were, too
no rdn fnr
wearing them, for everyone knows there
is no more beautiful finishing touch to
a perfect toilette than q beautiful hat
there were a few, but mo hats" was
the rule, and the masculine part of the
audience at least pronounced 1t q good
one,
BY o'clock almost every butterfly
had adjusted herself in green cushioned
seat and the scene was indeed beauti-
full one.
Before the curtain went up the men
and women chatted merrily, comment
ing on the beauties of the Auditorium
and comparing 1t with those in other
cities of the east and Europe.
Between the acts the merry chatter
was resumed, and before the close of
the second intermission some one in
the back part OF the house called Mrs.
Burdette." Half a dozen took up the
name and others called speech. Mrs.
Burdette arose in her box and smiled
and bowed a welcome to all, but not
satisfied with this the audience called
speech" again and she went before
the curtain.
Mrs. 6urdette Speaks
In a few words she turned over the
Auditorium to the guests and asked
them to take it and make use of It.
To get the best thre is in 1t out and to
let its merits speak for It,
After the opera there were supper
parties by the dozen, and some of the
hostess and hostesses entertained their
guests at dinner before taking them
to the auditorium.
Into the "wee sma' hours" lights
twingled i'm the California club Ev-
cry table at the Alexandria Indian
grill was reserved and in the other
leading cafes there were many parties.
Mrs. Emeline Childs was hostess In
one of the boxes and she had as her
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hicks. MIR.
and Mrs. A. w. Redman, o. w. Childs
and S. V. Childs. Mrs. Childs' guests
were later entertained at supper
Miss Lou Roberts, Miss Katherine
Glover and Lloyd Roberts We're the
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Gail b. Borden