Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21

there is no babel here. True, the city
has the noises all right, and plenty
of them, as everybody will admit with
out argument, but the babel element is
totally lacking. All noises are under
standable to the people who live and
move among them. If any one is in
clined to questi-n this statement let
him introduce strange noise. No mat
ter how slight it is, Immediately the
city ear is attracted b. 1t and 1t causes
curiosity or olnrm, as the case may be-
New Workers have become SO familiar
with the racket of wagons and cars
and autos and all other vehicles-the
various shouts of men and boys, the
calls Of the regulars and other ordi-
nary noises of the street-that the un-
familiar noise 1T once arouses them
and they gather in crowds with a rush
to find out what it means. A strange
noise among New York city's multi
piled noises excites more curiosity and
comment than such noise would ex-
cite in quiet country village, where
only spasmodic noises are expected.
SeIf-Sacrlflce In Millinery
Possibly the gorgeously dressed wo-
man in red opera cloak felt a glow of
pride, and that she was performing a
self-sacrifce in conformity to the re-
quest, Ladies will please remove their
hats" when she took a front seat at
the Metropolitan opera house, but
those who sat behind her in the theater
wondered, If she were self-sacrificing,
what constituted selfshly vain per-
son. She wore charming example of
a new spring theater hat. 1t was built
of pink roses, supported by some white,
filmy stu If, with a sweeping bird of
paradise plume, and all "such." These
hats had been designed as head lids
that would not be necessary to re-
move at the playhouse. Nevertheless,
the person sitting directly back of that
wonderful creation of millinery could
see nothing or little of the stage. The
man in the next row to her rear, after
bobbing around and doing some clever
contortion stunts In a vain attempt to
see the play politely asked her to re-
move her hat. She assented so gra-
ciously that he sank back with a sigh
of relief, But his joy was short lived.
She took off the wreath of roses and
ribbon bow, but left on her bird of
paradise. 1t was not a part of the hat
at all, but was fastened to her hair.
The poor fellow could see no better.
Knot That Wasn't connubiaI
Probably it was bashfulness more
than tact that kept young man silent
on a Broadway car yesterday while a
girl tied one of his shoestrings to one
of hers. III at ease, knowing the burn
ing interest the incident was exciting
in the passengers on the opposite seat
he tried to pull his foot away gently,
hoping the bow was not secure; but
the young woman, who was a long way
from being of the pocket Venus type
thought he was touching her foot IN
an attempt to attract her attention;
so she turned upon him with glare
The other passengers Uttered and the
young man, blushing furiously, felt he
could stand 1t no longer. He sprane
up and started for the door. Greatly
TO her surprise the young womans foot
shot out into the aisle. She caught al
the mans coattail, for he could not
be spared. At lenght. scarlet with CON
fusion, they managed to divorce them
selves.
New Workers. Are Nervous
If anybody needs to be convinced
that New Workers are nervous lot
just let him peep under dining room
tables and see the position OF Their
feet, and he win have all the proof
he needs. Not one person In hundred
sits with his feet planted squarely OF
the floor while eating. Some twist theil
feet around the legs OF tables anC
chairs; some sit with them crossed
! others rest the feet on the tiDS of tht