Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

in the corridors and parlors of the hotels.
The hairsmiths are all working over
time putting on the Marcel wave, and
all the women have the craze. On one
of the streets near Broadway French
man, who is the official hairdresser to
the "400," is catching lots Of simoleons
this fall. At 81 a throw he guarantees
to put graceful waves in the crowning
glory of the fair sex that will remain
for q month. A funny thing, though,
Is that after the girls undergo the
crimping and plastering operation they
will insist that their hair is in its
natural state. Yesterday saw four
girls heading in the direction of the
Hhairdresser They were looking at
every building on the street, but the
Marcel wave sign appeared not
After we had extended greetings told
them the hair shop they were seeking
was just a block away. What shop2
The idea! We are only taking a walk"
said one of the women. Then / kept
quiet. Later met them at their hotel.
They wore no hats, but all had the
Marcel wave.
Shy at Lamp Posts
1t is amusing how shy some residents
In the fashionable districts Of New York
are of lamp posts. The most unpopular
q
whose front door is on speaking terms
with the lamp post. This retiring dis
position could be understood If
Gothams weather bureau furnished
nothing but June zephyrs the year
round and the population was made up
of young couples given to spoontng on
the front stoop, but when the fact is
taken into consideration that a large
number of the anti-lamp cranks consist
of staid married folk whose romantic
days are over, and children whose mushy
period is still to come, the popularity is
hard to explain. Renting agents say
they frequently encounter this preju-
dice in letting houses. The prospective
tenants will inquire If the house is op-
posite lamp post, and when the agent
answers in the affirmative the house
seeker goes elsewhere beyond the range
of a gas jet. Some real estate owners
have even gone SO far as to petition the
city to remove certain lamps because
they damage their property
House Of the Flowers
A stately mansion has just been
erected uptown which might appro-
priately be called the Bouquet or Bou-
auethurst or given some other high
sounding handle. The mistress of the
house has introduced many novel ideas
in its arrangem ents and furnishings.
She has dubbed every chamber and
room after a flower and is carrying out
that idea to the minutest detail Thus
the walls Of the violet room, which Is
said to be the prettiest Of all, are
covered with French tapestry IN the
design Of which violets predominate.
The drapery on the table is OF muslin
and lace tied with punches of Violets.
Even a large bottle of violet perfume
is not forgotten. Whether Mrs. Fad
calls the culinary department, where
she fights the cook, the bleeding heart
and her husbands bedroom the
''Johnny-jump-u and the pantry the
'buttercup" have been unable toI
learn.
City Of Blondes, Real and
IT can always tell when / am getting
into New York by the way the blondes
begin to thicken,' said travelling man.
when / am away out In the country
districts, visiting the small towns, the
sight Of a real blonde is rare. The hair
of the majority OF the country maids Is
dark, though / pass an occasional light
colored or red head on the streets
Their hair Is often arranged Deeom-
ingly. but never with q Marcel wave.
Their complexions never have the
steamed appearance OF the city belle,
but are fresh and wholesome. But day