Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

from small firearms on battleship.
The crowds on the street were abroad
early. BY midmorning the sidewalks
in the heart of town were crowded, the
expectant look of the man hurrying tor
q car was seen, while the tourist $
eager and wild-eyed search for relief
cop was noticeable.
Straw hats of both sexes were seen,
and the sunshine put all furs ana other
heavy wraps in the background.
Everywhere the restless automobile.
decked out in American colors, even
though it might be an occasloilai,
French car among them, was hearu
giving it's snarling warning.
The sale of field glasses yesterday
produced an odd effect-many ana
many a store having customer IN
front gazing through a telescope wh1ch
he was testing, as though he thought
the fleet were due from the mountains
somewhere.
The crowd was good natured, and the
display of color that greeted their eyes
was the most beautiful Los Angeles
has ever seen.
City of Dreamand
At night Los Angeles seems to be
city of dreamland-the fairy glitter
ing production of fairy's wand.
Color melts and streams through the
blocks of solidly constructed office
buildings, and the structures which
seem so sturdy and deep chested in
daytime at night are throbbing in the
glare of countess incandescents glow
ing In red or piercing the eye with most
dazzling blues and greens.
Broadway rightly lays claim to the
title of queen of the night.
The Broadway department store is
a glowing furnace of red, while the
Jacoby establishment has more open
work design-striking in every detail.
At the Fifth street store is to be
! seen another pretty effect, while at
the Examiner building is the picture
of battleship outlined in electric
lights, crowned with the motto. For
fight or for a frolic," further en-
hanced by a large searchlight which
cuts a swath of silver across the saun-
tering crowds of spectators below.
The cannon in front of the Times,
outlined in electric lights with most
striking effect, Is most popular with
the crowds.
Grades Of Color Used
Spring street and Main are more
quietly lighted than the refulgent
Broadway these other thoroughfares
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scheme. The arches of Japanese Ian
terms are of lighter color than the
ruby shade f Broadway, while their
| display does not so nearly approach a
monochrome in red. But the dainty
color effects are there, and the effect
is pleasing to the promenaders.
Main street glints at more nearly
normal color her fleet decorations be-
ing more noticeable at daytime than at
night. However, the occasional chew
ron effect of converging lines of jap
anese lanterns on the face of some
building add to the color scheme most
pleasantly.
All in all, Los Angeles has got up a
gorgeous illumination for the honor of
the fleet at night. Her reputation for
being the best lighted city In the
world, not excepting Paris the gay, of
beautiful France. has been eclipsed-
| by Los Angeles herself. She is the
| only city that could do 1t.
| And many an easterner, and many a
tourist doubtless. has gained new
| suggestions as to how to llumine and
decorate his own beloved city back
east" from the points gained from
Los Angeles riot of colors and lights
in the good year nineteen eight"