Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-02
TALES AND TOPICS OF INTEREST
GATHERED ABOUT NEW YORK

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the superstitious and even specialists
on eyes believed that only left-handed
people were also left-eyed. That theory
Is now exploded. Overdevelopment of
the left eye is in danger Of becoming a
disease, the peculiar effects of which
are already apparent In. many faces
The Vogue in Inks
When the thoroughly equipped sum-
mer girl answers the note of her newest
recruit she must use stationery of the
paest heliotrope. Her seal must be of
the same hue, and the latest fiat is that
her ink must be scented with the same
! flower. Count Boni, husband of Anna
Gould, is credited with introducing this
novelty into the land of the free. Hya-
cinth Is a favorite scent for ink, for
being rather strong, It retains its odor
much longer.
Boys as Waist Buttoners
The young woman who broke her arm
trying to button a shirtwaist up the
back need never have met with such
tragedy had she lived here in an apart
ment hotel. Nobody could hook up
the back of n shirtwaist more neatly
than my elevator boy" said a dweler
in big westside hotel. He is just as
quick as any French maid; he has to be
do 1t. His partner is just as good, and
any woman who will take the trouble
to teach negro elevator boy to button
a sshirtwaist will find she has not
wasted her time All the women 1
know in hotels have trained the eleva-
tor boys to button their waists"
Thaw Not Superstitlous
Harry K. Thaw is possibly the only
person within the confines of the
Tombs, OF more properly. 'murderers'
row." who hasn't queer superstition.
When a keeper in the prison brought
him the tiny silver-mounted rabbits
foot which Roland B. Molineux,
through the long years of his trial and
Imprisonment, cherished as an omen of
good luck, he was relying on the be-
lief that the Pittsburg millionaire
would share in common with most men
who pass beneath the gloomy arch of
the city prison an inclination tn think
that all superstitions were not unal-
loyed nonsense. He was wrong about
Thaw, but nine out of ten prisoners, he
said and especially those who paced a
cell in "murderers' row." would have
seized upon it with eagerness To men
in prison objects, sounds, trivial cir
cumstances, which would have meant
little and signified less when they were
treading the streets in the full flood of
health and happiness become, when
these same men see impending loss of
liberty and perhaps of life, matters to
give them real concern. Their nerves
are not so steady, their heads are not
as clear; worry thrives like a canker
sore within them, more distressingly
sharp as the day of trial and sentence
draws near.
Girl Gets Good Job
Here is another brand new occupation
for the tasteful girl who can turn out
a presentable Marcel wave and pin on
piece of lace tastily. The girl was
the guest in an uptown hotel, and her
hair and her waists and general make
up were the torment of every woman
in the place. One rich old lady from
New Orleans has neglected her meals
watching that girl, and finally she made
her a proposition. 1t was lucrative
one, and meant only about two hours
a day directing the maid. This girl
though blue-blooded to she highest de-
gree, was not very rich, and she jumped
at the chance to triple her income. Then
other women asked for help, and the
girl spent her mornings very prof1tably,
indeed. In addition, she has been asked
to spend the winter in the Crescent
City, a privilege which has always been
beyond her means.
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Girls Wearing Canes
Now the fair sex has taken to the
walking-stick habit A Columbus ave-
nue. goldsmith who caters to the ultra
fashionable trade has this advertise
ment in display type half foot long
in his window: Ladies' canes, SOC to
$15." do many women carry them?"
tA,,n ~
about the fad. Yes, a good many
The fashion has not taken such hold
upon the women here as was expected,
but q few New York women who wish
to be thought strictly up to date are
beginning to adopt 1t. The cane habit
is generally considered a British i'm
porta tion. I don't believe it originated
in vanity or desire for notoriety. To
my mind 1t is the outcome of princi-
pie of human nature. 1t is impossible
to experience a more distressing, one
sided feeling than to go along the street
with nothing in the hands. There are
many times when one does not want to
carry an umbrella; the folly of carrying
pocketbook in the hand on all occa-
sions has frequently been pointed out.
A newspaper becomes soiled and shah
by. while neither a letter nor hand
kerchief gives feeling of security as
there the utility of the cane becomes
apparent, for what else is so appropri-
ate?"
Not a New Idea
"These amateur balloonists provoke
me with their discoveries and inven-
tions." remarked an old pilot while dis
cussing the new anchor invented by one
of the members of the Aero club.
NOW, here's this sea anchor that a
chap says he has invented. Didn't he
ever look at any book on practical
steamship, wonder? Why such de-
vice has been in use for years on yachts
and small baots for keeping a vessels
head to the seas when she has had to
lie to in the case of gale and sea so
heavy that she could not run before 1t
with safety. These sea-anchors are a
scribed in every book on yachting and
small boat sailing that has been pub
ished in this country and in England
for the last thirty years. And vet this
chap talks about inventinR It, I'd like
to see him try to get a patent on 1t.
Then he would learn once more that
there is nothing new under the SUM-"
New Drink Is "RuIn"
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