Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-06
POWDER
CAUSES TROUBLE

There is a woman up in San Bernar-
dino today who is busy cleaning long
white streak from the collar of her
husbands Sunday suit of clothes, and
every time she stops her brushing and
sponging she frowns, shakes her head
and sighs, "Oh, these men, you can't
trust even the best of them when them
opery wimmin's around"
But for once she is wrong, and this
particular man was very innocent in
attaining the streaked coat. 1t all
happened through the visit of the
Edgar Temple Opera company to San
Bernardino and the Arrowhead Springs
hotel. The opera company presented
THE Filibuster'' at San Bernardino
Saturday night. and following the pro-
duction a party of the principals and
the manager repaired by special car to
the hotel in the mountains to remain
over Sunday, rest and enjoy the hot
spring baths before the opening week
of the opera here at the Auditorium,
beginning tonight.
Accident Mars Trip
After morning spent in viewing the
picturesque drives and mountain paths
about the hotel, Miss Eleanor Kent,
the prima donna of the company, with
dozen or more of the principals tried
to board car for San Bernardino.
where the Salt Lake train was to con-
vey the party back to Los Angeles.
Miss Kent Is 1.-the and active, and she
determined to secure a seat, despite the
awaiting crowd. So sheNswung lightly
aboard as the car pulled into the sta
| ton. But she reckoned without her
| host, and although she reached the top
step of the car safely, she was met just
there by a crowd fTom the opposite
door determined to get seats on that
| same car.
The force of the contact threw Miss
Kent to her knees, and a small cut
glass box of powder which she car
ried in her hand was uncovered and its
contents showered literally over the
men and women of her party. Black
broadcloth suits were literally covered
| with the soft white particles, haiI
looked as though made up for ba
poudre, and pocketbooks, boots and
gloves all suggested close contact with
a -four barrel.
OF course the friends of this charm
| ing young woman were SO concerned
for her physical safety that they mere
| ly laughed off the incident, but one
|
long smear of the powder along his
! shoulder and down the front of his
| dark brown suit, and all the brushing
with handkerchief and palms only
rubbed the white streak more firmly
into the cloth. His friend resassureo
him with the statement that it would
easily brush off with whisk broom, tc
which he doubtfully replied: Eyes, but
how am I to explain this to my wife,
Will she ever believe me?" and he
glanced ruefully at the suggestive
powdery blotch on his coat collar.
David Belasco's play, 1.-THE Girl OF
the Golden West" will have it's first
local presentation at the Belasco the
ater tonight with the company's new
leading woman, Miss Alice Treat Hunt.
in the role played in the east by
Blanche Bates. An elaborate scenic
production is promised of this Cali
fornia play, which has been one of
the biggest of recent theatrical suo-
cesses. The curtain will rise promptly
at 8 o'clock and late comers will not
be seated until after the first scene.
The management, therefore, requests
that patrons arrive at the theater In
time to avoid the unpleasantness of
a wait in the foyer