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New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
ROYAL MONUMENT AN EYEs0RE.

Then there is the statue of Queen Anne, In
front of St Pauls Cathedral, which though ia
rniiar as a landmark to every American tourist
who has visited London, is quite the reverse OF
regal and is regarded by many as so great an
-vesore from an artistic point of view, as to
have led to repeated demands for its removal
the Grand Square of Melines. in Belgium. of
Margaret OF Austria. who ruled over the Nether-
lands in such mastery fashion IN the hfteenth
century and who the aunt of Emperor
Charles V belongs, of course. to a much Garner
era and is so far as 1 recall, alone OF IT'S
kind while anything incongrous in its appear
ance is snoothed away and toned down in a
measure by the picturesque old buildings With
which it is surrounded. and which constitute SO
to speak, fitting frame.
France can boast of several eff1gies IN marDIe
and in bronze Of the Maid of Orleans produced
in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries But they in every instance represent
her in the martial attire of q medieval knight
that Is 70 saw In masculine garland therefore
have not offered any difficulties to their artlsts
in the matter of costume.
Most of the statues IN existence Of women
that is TO say, public memorials OF those VINO
have played role in the world during the last
few centuries-are the work of the present gen
eration The terribly tragic death of the En-
press Elizabeth of Austria at Geneva just ten
wears ago has led TO the erection Of at least a
score of her statues, the two most successful ana
beautfful, in resemblance. in grace Of pose and
in picturesque setting, being those at Salzburg
and in the Volksgarten, at Vienna
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
THE EMPRESS ELIZABETH.

Al Neran too she is represented by poetic
6gura in marble Her disregard of the mode of
the hour and her fashion Of always dressing her
self in clinging closely fitting gowns. devoid of
any puffs furbelows or flounces, as well as the
elegance of form which she retained even to the
last give reason to hope that her memorials
will always appear as artistic and as pleasing
TO the eye as they to-day. They in every
instance owe their existence to popular subscrip-
tion and may be regarded partly in the light Of
a tribute of sympathy to the murdered En-
press's bereaved and so cruelty tried husband
old Emperor Francis Joseph, and also as a spe-
cies of remorseful admission by the people of
Austria that they had sadly misunderstood their
Kaiserin during her lifetime. and had never until
her death accorded TO her the need of apprecia-
tion TO which she entitled
Emperor William is responsible for quite a
number OF statues of women, among them that
of his great grandmother, Queen Louise, of his
grandmother Empress Augusta, and of his
mother Empress Frederick all of whom are
represented by marble eff1gies in the Thiergarten
at Berlin, that Of the Empress Frederick being
near the entrance just opposite the Brandenburg
Gate. 1t is astonishing that Queen Louise. Of
whom so many beautiful portraits exist in paint
ing and in print. should have been so neglected
in statuary. Her memory is venerated through
out the length and breadth of Germany, as the
heroine OF the war OF LiDtTdlloH IIoiu
comic thraldon a hundred years ago, while in
Prussia she is regarded almost In the light of
a national saint.
In the town of Oranienburg the Kaiser has
also set up a statue OF his ancestress. Louise Of
Orange, after whom the town in question was
named She was the consort of the great Elec-
tor of Brandenburg. Two other recently erected
statues TO German princesses are those of the
Kafser's grand aunt, Grand Duchess Alexandrine
of MeckIenburg It has been set up at Schwerfn,
but is not artistic OF graceful production, ana
would doubtless have caused mingled amuse-
ment and annoyance to the sunny tempered,
laughter loving sister of old Emperor William,
who was wont TO ascribe her merry nature TO
the fact that she had come into the world quite
prematurely, to the strains of waltz at a state
ball
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
THE CITY

StrangerS are invited to visit the exhlplS
of California products at the Chamber OF COM
merce building, on Broadway, between tnSt
and Second streets. where free information van
bo given On all subjects pertaining 10 this
section.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
The Theaters
HIGH CLASS PLAYERS
IN "PAID IN FULL"

GID AID IN FULL which will be
put on at the Mason opera
house next week, promises to
be among the best offerings of the
season. The play is one of Eugene
Walters best and has been highly
praised by eastern critics.
Wagenhal & Kemp are not following
the usual rule of producing managers,
keeping an attraction in New York un-
til the people of the outlying districts
become tired of hearing of its success
before it reaches their home cities.
Sara Perry and Clarence Handyside,
with a uniformly strong cast, are said
to be exceptionally strong in the play
and a high class entertainment Is
promised.
While not a problem play, paid in
Full' deals with an intensely 1mpor-
tant problem in the great metropolis
the problem of living on small sal
ary. This may seem prosaic material
for a thrilling play, but the author
supplies a more than sufficient dra-
matte motive in the heart interest of
the play and the final balancing of the
husbands fear of disgrace against his
love for his wife. The more unitarian
of the problems of the play have been
widely discussed, with the result that
the question of whether it is possible
for a married couple to live on SIS a
week has become the subject of unend-
ine, controversy in eastern papers.
The verdict of the critics is that the
plav is almost technically perfect, with
the exception of the drawing of the
leading character, in which they point
ont a number of inconsistencies.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
BOY STUDENTS
PLAY FIRFMEN:
SAVE SCHOOL
EXCITING FIRE ON WEST SEW
ENTH, WITH MUCH SALVAGE
Hundred Athletic Youths Pitch Furni-
ture from Windows and Play
Heroes-Six Uninsured Fam
lilies Lose Much
THE INJURED.

THE INJURED.
Edward whitman, recently bellboy at
Westminster Q hotel, wrist sprained in
handling trunk.
Heber Jones, 427 Miami avenue, over
come by smoke; treated at Receiving hos
Dital.
TENANTS WHO SUFFERED.
Mrs. X. o. Martin AMI daughter, Miss
Alma Martin, both teachers, living in
lower fiat farthest east.
Mrs. Flora Kreitzman, widow, and her
son-in-Iaw, Edward whitman and bride,
also Samuel Slade, roOmer, in upper fiat.
Mrs. E. Marsh. widow, and daughters,
Pearl and May, in upper fat.
Mime. f.. Myrick, widow, and rOomer,
Mrs Jennie Bhse, in lower fiat.
Mrs. X. Blanchard in upper fiat where
fire started.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Creiton and daugh-
ter. Miss Celia, who own Buffalo delica-
tassen store, 800 West Sixth street. in lower
dat.
Plucky young men students at
Brownsberger Home school, Seventh
near Figueroa street. saved that school
from burning yesterday afternoon anu
saved much of the furniture in the ad-
Joining triple fiat apartment house,
northeast corner of Seventh and Kip
streets. The flames originated IN ana
greatly damaged the apartment house
The boys risked their lives repeatedly
to save their school and in getting sal
wage from the burning flats, encouraged
in their arduous and sitting work by
the girl students, many of whom are
athletic members of the Brownsberger
basketball teams. over 100 young peo-
pie, forming most of the students at
the business college, worked at rescu-
ing or at encouraging the volunteers.
The fire had been in slow progress
must of the day, one of the tenants
having detected the odor of smoke, but
as the endangered apartments, belong
| ing to Mrs Blanch, and constituting
the upper floor at the west end or cor
ner of the house, were locked (Mrs'
Blanch being absent, nothing was done
by way of inquiry or alarm.
Finally Miss Anna Baumgartner, one
of the girls in the college, seated in the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11

raising. He piles up chairs and tables
and things till he's most out of sight
in the flies" balancing on the top OF
the pile when a fall meaning serious IN
ilIry seems almost a certainty, though
of course it never comes off.
Perlita, a graceful young woman or
signal ability, presents series or PIC
turesque terpsichorean stories entitled
.'The Dances of the Four Seasons" "
They are excellently executed, eacn OF
the dances being preceded by a series
of beautiful colored views illustrative
of the season to be next depicted.
Ivanhoe, extemporaneous topical sing
er. is one of the hits of the bill.
If Herr Fischer keeps on improving
the quality of his shows he will soon
require that new theater and of an
enlarged seating capacity. 20 Grady
Friend this weeks offer1ng, Wnlle not
startlingly new in ideas, is full or
laughs from beginning to end, and has
enough songs to classify its comedy az
musical. Aubrey Carr is a book agent,
Breezy both by name and nature; Ben
n Dillon, a wealthy Irish sportsman;
Libby Blondell, his wife, a woman of
social ambitions; Nellie Montgomery,
her niece and companion; Max Bloom,
n. Teutonic horseman, and Laurel At
kins, the O'Grady's household servant,
with whom he is enamored. There's a
funny mixup when a phonographlo
trap. set to catch the sayings of a bel
ligerent cook, is set into action by mis-
take, recording a conversation which
takes place by mistake between Mrs.
O'Grady and the visiting German.
FINALLY after much uproarious fun the
various tangles are Strengthened out
and all ends as it should.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11

tainted and took him into drug store
on Figueroa and Pico streets, where
the clerk informed them that the man
was dead. The deceased was janitor
who lived at 1907 West Pico street..
Change Name of Station
Postmaster Flint announces that by
request of the Northwestern Improve
ment association the branch postoffice
in this city known as Ivanhoe station
will be changed to Sunset Hills sta
tion, effective December 1, 1908.
Trouble in Lodging House
DR.. Clark Romaine was arrested last
night by Patrolman Baldridge in the
rooming house at 6561a South Main
street and lodged in the central station
in default of bail on charge Of dis
turbing the peace. DR.. Romaine is al
legged to have assaulted the landlord
of the rooming house because he was
refused credit for room for the night
JeWeIry Stolen
Police detectives have been notified
that several articles of jewelry have
been stolen from the apartments in the
Waldron, 509 California street. A re-
port has been made at police head
quarters of the theft of fifty dollars
worth of jewelry froi.I the home of
Mrs. M. Graner, 9OS South Main street.
Mrs. A. French, POI South Grand
avenue, yesterday reported the theft of
a pair of gold cuff buttons.
Seek Missing Girl
The disappearance of Augustine Du-
serre, a dark complexioned, pretty girl
aged 16 years, who left her home in
Kern City several days ago and who
was seen last in this city, is one of
the mysteries which the Los Angeles
officers are trying to solve. Mrs. Mary
Clement, mother of the missing girl,
says that she believes her daughter
is with Mr.. and Mrs M. w. Dayton,
who were fond of the girl and who
left Kern City about the same time
that the girl disappeared.
Plate Glass Windows Spoiled
B. and o. Maljan, brothers of Aldo
the Turk, were arrested on South
| Broadway last night by Patrolman
Gardner and placed in the central sta
ton on charges of malicious mischief.
According to the police the two men
were walking down Broadway and o.
Maljan, who had lately come into pos
session of a ring with a large yellow
stone, was testing the genuiness Of the
stone by scratching the plate glass
1 windows in the stores which he passed
/ In this way he is said to have mutilated
several valuable windows. He was re-
leased on depositing $50 cash bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11

tainted and took him into a drug store
on Figueroa and Pico streets, where
the clerk informed them that the man
was dead. The deceased was a janitor
who lived at 1907 West Pico street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
AROUND TOWN
Courtriaht Guilty

Courrfighr 1ullty
Harry Courtright, charged with
robbing Charles H. Burnett at Redon-
do August 12, was found guilty by
iurv in Judge Jamisons court yester-
day and will be sentenced Thursday at
10 o'clock.
Change in Forestry Service
In order to become chief of main
tenance in the new division offices or
t,o Unite1 States forest service, Ar
thur L. Dahl, who has been clerk IN
the Los Angeles office of the forest
service, will leave this city Saturday
for San Francisco. He will be sue
ceeded here in the office of supervisor
Charlton by A. M. Caisse, formerly q
clerk in the office of the supervisor of
the Cleveland national forest at San
Diego.
Automobile Hits Car
The loss # control of his automobile
while he was endeavoring to drive his
car between a heavy truck and an
Interurban electric car, No. 9O9, at
First and Spring streets yesterday
morning, resulted in considerable dam
age to the automobile of l.. L. Ernst,
proprietor of a millinery est. blishment
at 123 South Spring street. However,
the engine was not injured and Mr..
Ernst soon repaired the car su1lclently
to go on his way.
His Hat Stolen
Merely out of curiosity H. L. Knight
would like to know the name of the
thief who was "nervy' enough to steal
his hat while Knight was in Judge
Frederickson's court yesterday, where
he was arraigned on a charge of vio-
Iating the traffic ordinance. Mr..
Knight placed his hat on the table,
pleaded guilty to the charge against
him, paid a fine of 50, and when he
turned to get his hat to leave the room
it was gone. So was the thief.
Janitor Dies on Car
Succumbing to apoplexy few min
utes after boarding a West Pico cal
in front of his home yesterday morn
ing, Charles Clarkson, colored, aged 81
years, was removed to the undertaking
parlors of Overholtzer & Mills The
crew on the car thought that he had
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
Change Name of Station

Postmaster Flint announces that by
request of the Northwestern Improve
ment association the branch postoffice
in this city known as Ivanhoe station
will be changed to Sunset Hills sta
tion, effective December l. 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
AroeIus Club to Entertain

Former residents of Texas and their
friends will be entertained by the An
gelus club at their hall, SS711a South
Hill street, Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Ida Innis, who organized the Angelus
club has prepared literary program,
and the remainder of the evening will
be devoted to music and dancing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
BALANcER DOES HAIR-RAIsING
STUNTS AT THE EMPIRE

"Dare Devil Balancer'' is an appro-
pirate title for Sid Slapnik, who is the
startling feature of the Empire olio this
week. The young man performs bal
ancing and athletic feats that are hair
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Save sickness and stomach trouble by
drinking the best spring water. The
Glen Rock Water company will supply
you. Phones C1456. East 437. Prices
right
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-11

The Herald will nav SO in cash to anyone
furnishing evidence that will lead to the ar
rest and conviction of any person caught steal.
ing copies Of The Herald from the premises OF
our patrons THE HEKALO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-26

have branch lines TO Egypt. There are reg
uiar saii!ngs to Europe from every African
port and there is a continuous line of
vessels stretched Ike a necklace OF beads
about the black continent.
/ went from New York TO Morocco on
one Of the big steamers OF the North
German Lloyd which In eight days land
ed me at the Strait OF Gibraltar. We
passed by the Azores. almost touched
Spain, and in coming into port. could see
the heights OF Africa over the way. I
crossed the strait in a launch to Tangiers
which is only few miles distant and
then ooasted the northern shores of the
Mediterranean sea. including Algeria.
Tunisia and Tripoii.
After leaving the Land of the Nile. I
took a ship through the SueZ canal and
then went down the 10 rteen hundred
miles which comprise the length of the
Red sea, going out through Babel Mand ab
10 Adeu in southern Arabia. From that
port had one of the steamers % the
Indian ocean 10 carry me around the
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Klein dressed her up regardless and sent
her ont in livery automobile as
scout designer to pick up ideas II
she finds two more only of the same
importance all this winter her position
Is assured, with pocket money for smart
teas a handsome salary and life spent
lOunging richly in the restaurants, the
theaters and eXpostions
Look you said madame. "her in
vention is but a great scarf of ermine
for my lady TO throw insolently under
her chin and back over her left shoulder
like a Mexican cowboys 'seraoe' or
bull-fighters cloak.
In my photograph it is held by the
servant at tie extreme left. And don't
YOU see its applications of Canada mink?
They criSS-crosS on the pure white; they
stand out with rich effect. The first one
taken to America was that OF Mrs
Spreckles. costing hut $40. The price
las since risen.
1.-The second novelty was born OF the
first said madame. 1T is square
shawl of ermine. edged with skunk
What are those two round holes in it?'
l asked.
ITO put the arms through" laughed
the lady 1T makes an extraordinary
carriage wrap, for street. or teas Or visits.
Can't you see the naughty creature throw
her shoulders back and let the snowy
sruare-bordered with rich hlack-fall of
its own weight on the chair back?
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its warmth. Last winter every astrakhan
Jacket in Paris buttoned close beneath
the chin, in a species of military collar.
Now you can't See that is not open,
with laDels like mans overcoat. Who
forced the change? For. look you, women
of small means have knocked down the
housekeeping money and run into debt
to have their astrakhans thus altered
risking pneumonia when they can't afford
an ermine scarf to stick inside the open
ing. And regularly, they have added
four or five skins to the coats length
at from SIS to S15 per--who forced it?
mo one knows" said Nine Klein.
at is a wind that blows. Some great
house tried it on young and pretty
client; the effect happy; it was
duplicated. slightly altered; it evolved.
And, suddenly. il was the style. OF
course. smart women watch each other
and come running to with the tip. OF
course. also. We have our designers"
Seeking new styles
But two-thirds of their designs don't
take. In general, the fur styles follow
dress styles of the season just preceding.
Thus we now work in Greek: example.
cdging tunics with skunk and chinchlla.
Polonaise gowns, also, are the rage
silk or velvet, fur trimmed"
Then she showed me two examples OF
eccentric novelties. One was invented
by a humble little sewing girl working
in the fourth floor back At once the
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ings. 1t was a great innovation. Erminc
the old fur of kings. had been used
sparingly for trimmings and in cheaper
qualities. for children. We began MAX
ing skirt bottoms of it, then collars.
cravats. stoles. muffs and long mantlcs.
It'll now, every little Paris shopgirl
has her ermine scarf, though thin and
fiat. to tie in a loose knot beneath her
chin ] said. 1.-The department stores
sell them down to $40.
"In tell You later about erminette,
she laughed I'VE make to order smart
ermine theater capes for $500 and long
ermine stoles for $500. while a muff
trimmed with passementere and a lot of
ribbons comes at 800. This year the
ultra style for muffs and stoles is skunk.
inst trimmed with erlnine. from 500 to
5000 EACH"
PLAIN skunk ! wondered
South American and Canadian-we
the dressmakers saw the combination
Also. we dressmakers innovated long
coats of chinchilla. Furriers had sold
it to trim cloth and velvet gowns and
turned out little Stoles and muffs. We
working the chinchi!la in new lines and
oppostions of skins, arrived at the same
marvellous effects as with minkS and
sables. Why, long coat of Plata chin
chilla that. ten years ago. dear at
say $500. is now scare and cheap at
So 400 and the same in Peru chinchilla
is bargain at $4,000. Ten years ago
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it would not have cost $1,000. That's
how have used the skins up. This
fall it was painful how little chinchilla
came on the London market. They killed
off the little beasts too much. and now
the production is away below the de-
and
asked her what she meant by entire
fur gowns.
Entire gowns of baby lamb" she ex
planned 1.-THE first two Americans for
whom we made them were Mrs. Spreckles
of San Francisco. princcsse form, and
Mrs Robinson of Philadelphia, long
jacket with a corselet skirt, both trimmed
with satin or oassementerie. fox or
ermine. with cravats and cuffs of real
lace. They are ultra-rich for street and
visits
But such entire fur gowns must be
heavy"
Lighter than velvet" answered the
fair oracle of the Rue Royale. "Only
the price is slightly heavy. from $1,000
to $1,000 and they're worth 1t. Think
how small the breitchWanZ skins are
unborn baby lambs that would be aStra
khan We're not their mothers also killed
to get them"
Seeing fur styles change continually.
] tried to learn how they make the new
styles For example. astrakhan-the
born baby lamb of tight. black lustrouS
kinks-will always he expensive, because
certain women cannot do without ii for
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go direct to Gibra tar and take tie small
ships from there across to Tangier or he
can start at Marselle and come dowr
the coast of Spain on the French vessels
To Malaga and cross to Morocco that Hav
The British have A Morocco lire which
makes round trip of all the ports on the
Atlantic from London in about twenty-five
days The cost is'S12'. and during the
voyage one calls at the Canary Islands
and the Madeiras, and also AT seven diff
ferent ports in Morocco. There is Ham
burg company which makes somewhat
tn" same route. and a French line which
goes from Marseil,e to Tausier three
times every month
The African countries on the Fed sea
can be reached by several lines from Suez
and there daily steamers which will
take you there by way of the canal The
Khedivial steamship line. which carries the
royal malls OF Egypt. is now sailing from
Suez every Wednesday evening for Port
Sudan and Suakim, and every two weeks
from Massowah. Hodeidah and Alden. One
of the stops of these boats is at Jeddah.
where Mother Eve is buried and where
the pilgrimages start for Mecca. Masso-
wah is the port for Italian Africa and
Port Sudan is the terminus of the new
railroad which has just been built across
the Nubian desert from the Red sea 10
Khartum.
The Italians have a line to Massowah
and the Messageries Maritime the great
French line stops at Djbouti. which is the
best port for Abyssinia. There is a little
railroad there belonging to the French,
which takes one inand almost to Harrar
and from there all travel must he on
camels or mules
There are also regular steamers sailing
from Bombay To the ports of East Africa
and number of large vessels which make
regular trips to Australia via Cape Town
The White Star line has such service
COMPOSED of steamers of about twelve,
thousand tons each the New Zealand
Shipping Company and SHAW d Seville
have similar vessels. On these ships the
passage to Cape Town costs from xlOO 10
Sla0 and TO Australia perhaps $50 or so
more Indeed one can make an ocean trim
around the world in that way. taking pas
sage from London To New Zealand and
thence going on To England 10y the Strat
OF Magellan.
FRANK G. CARPENTER