Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-03
JOLLY CROWDS PLUNGE IN
THE BREAKERS
Pleasure Seekers Cultivate FreekIe,
and Tan Climbing Mountain
Heights, or Hunt for Shade
In sequestered Glen


II this individual was in the Angel
City yesterday and his dyspepsia had
vanished, he must have felt that the
time had come to give thanks, for a
more pleasant day could scarcely be
wished for. A bright warm sun was
tempered by a cool sea breeze and
heiped make good Los Angeles claim to
the name Paradise Of the coast"
splashing, laughing, happy crowd
sWarmed the beaches yesterday, and
good humor and jollity reigned su.
preme. The surf was in fine shape, and
thousands avalled themselves of the
opportunity to indulge in a refreshing
sea bath.
1t is always amusing to watch the
antics of the many bathers in the surf.
Some edge their way to the water and
carefully wade out till the wavelets
scarcely touch their knees. And when
boisterous feathertop washes up to
their waists they rush back and refuse
to go near the water for ten minutes.
Young Folks Happy
Then, too one sees the happy young
people who are so conspicuous on every
beach. AS they jump each other up
and down in the water, holding each
others hands even under the watchful
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pleasure of the scene forces itself upon
the attention of the most staid critic
And apropos of chaperons, 1T seems
that this necessary-but und desirable-
appendage to every young group meets
with as little favor at the beaches as in
the city. Indeed, it is cause for gloat-
ing and rejoicing to many of the rising
generation when they can recount to
some less fortunate party how they
'ditched' their chaperon.
The beach philosophers who sit in the
sand and write names or draw pictures
are studying why all the girls at the
beach are SO pretty. The question has
not been solved on account of It's diff
Guilty and the fortunate young men who
capture one of the many fair ones do
not waste their time guessing.
Cut of the many bevies of pretty
girls who promenade the beach it is
difficult to pick the ones who attract
the most attention, but 1t is safe to say
that pair of twin sisters on the walk
at Long Beach yesterday came in for
more attention than is ordinarily be-
slowed on more nature beauties.
Pretty Sisters
Dressed in pure white, the two sis
ters who have just rounded the poetic
IL, promenaded up and down the walk
at the beach resort, the cynosure of
all eyes. In personal appearance, dress,
and even in the lettering of the frat
pin on each white shirt waist they
were the exact counterpart of each
other. 1t developed later that they
were down from Los Angeles for a
BRIEF vacation.
But though many of the visitors like
to lie on the sand near the walk and
watch the ever-changing stream of
humanity, others spend their holiday
in more strenuous sport.
The piers with their many attrac-
tions draw multitudes, while crowds
watch the cornucopia makers or follow
with interest the spinning of fortune
wheels.
One pleasure of the beach is that no |
matter what kind of sport one prefers
he can find 1t at one of these resorts. |
Shooting, bowling, fishing-anything
that man delights n-has place where |
its devotees may gather and amuse !
themselves.
Lid on at Pedro
But those to whom the oda water
and lemonade Of Long Beach did not
appeal, those whose thirst could only
be quenched by deep draught from
the flowing bowl, are shedding bitter
tears at the closing of San Pedro's
offices for the prevention of cruelty to
suffering men. Since the lid is on there
the San Pedro boat is losing many of
its thirsty customers.
The closing of the San Pedro saloons
has had a noticeable effect, so the
agents say upon the pleasure boat
business between that city and this, or,
rather. between this city and that.
Last Sunday according to one ticket
vender, falling off of 200 fares was
noted from the record of the previous
Sundays. supposedly due to the fact
that the lid was on the wet goods store.
The boat agents do not accuse the
majority of excursionists to the city
across the bay however, of going be-
cause of hankering for something
stronger than pop, but the fact remairs
that the boat company is losing bust
ness, while the other attractions of the
beach report no falling off in pat
ronage.
But the Sunday trip to the beach is
often the only pleasure to which many
of the city workers can look forward,
and it is to be expected that each will
seek that which appeals most to him.
And that they find 1t is shown by the
fact that they come down Sunday after
Sunday and bathe, roller coast, fish,
enjoy themselves in all kinds of sports
that they cannot find in the city
Seek Mountain Retreats
But not all the Sunday visitors seek
the seaside. For every hundred who
spend the day by the waters edge a
huidred seek the cool breezes of the
mountains.
AS many as three tallyhos often
start from one stable for the
mountains, and hundreds of others who
do; not care to go with large party
board street cars and HE them to the
pleasure groves among the hills; for
the mountain resorts surrounding Los
Angeles take no second place in COM
parison to the beaches.
The cool, bracing air of the hills gives
as large an appetite as does the salt
breeze of old ocean, and when luncheon
time comes round every one is willing
to share in the picnic repast.
At the picnic grounds "barkers" ply
their vocation as noisily as beside the
water, and with the exception OF the
bathing these places offer all the
amusements Of any up-to-date resort.
The devotees of mountain climbing are
as enthusiastic over their hobby as anyl
bather can be over his aquatic amuse-
ments.
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