Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-02
WONDERLAND HAS
MANY ATTRACTIONS
WILL BE VERlTA5LE CURIOSITY
SHOP FOR FREE AMUSEMENT
Is Emporium of Entertaining Features.
Has Mummy-M taking, Fireproof
.Theater, Smallest Man and
Other Novelties

wonderland a curiosity shop of
novel merchandise, entertaining music
and amusement. will throw open its
doors to the public February a.
The bazaar of all fancies and whims
is located in a fireproof auditorium, and
the concern Il the largest of it's kind
in the United States.
The policy of the management is to
provide amusement free from all OBJ
jectionanle features which mar the
pleasure in many similar establish
ments
Admission to the bazaar will be free
to all, and any expenditure or patron
age will be optional with the visitor.
A panorama of cut flowers and pleasing
illusions will adorn the show windows
daily. The decorations are in charge
of Prof. I.adsous, an artist of Paris.
To the left OF the entrance is situated
an exhibit of souvenir postal cards,
embracing some of the finest samples
in California. Opposite is the perfum-
cry booth, fragrant with the extract
of every known blossom. At the foot
of the main stairway popular songs and
sheet mueic from the pen of Lee John
son will be demonstrated.
An information bureau, maintained
especially for the convenience OF
patrons. occupies the adjoining booth.
Two reports daily of the arrivals at all
the hotels of the city will be received
at the bureau, and information con-
corning any Fart of the city may be
had there.
Scientific palmistry, conducted by ex-
perienced and competent clairvoyants,
will be expounded next to candy
Kitchen exclusively devoted to the man
,,Fo of chocolate hon hons for adj
vertisinr and souvenir purposes.
And Popcorn, Too
Popcorn ana peanuts will be pre-
pared while you wait by the latest ap-
proved methods in the same depart
ment. On the left will be a cigar fac
tory and cigar stand. Near by is a
modern soda fountain and confection-
cry counter.
Prince NicolO, liliputian curiosity of
the Russian aristocracy, who is but
twenty-five inches in height and de-
clared to be the smallest adult in the
world, claims attention in adjoining
apartments.
On the rear of the floor is situated
the wonderland theater," marvel OF
concrete and steel architecture. Large
rest rooms anC lobbies are provided IN
this theater for the convenience OF
women and children. The theater will
offer many fine novelties in moving pic
lures, with lyceum readers, and is the
only amusement hall in the city using
the concert grand piano in its orches-
ira.
A limousine balcony above the lower
floor will be occupied by popular
priced restaurant and confectionery
parlor.
The attractions on the second floor
will be separated by the band stand,
occupied by Lee Johnson's band. in a
center court.
At the rear of the stand a Chinese
| bric-a-brac exhibition will interest all
in search of oriental art goods and Gu
rios.
wonderland" also will prove in a
novel department chat nine-tenths or
the Egyptian mummies on exhibition
are constructed of paper mache. Or
ders in Ibis line will be promptly filled,
or the spectator may witness the man
ufacture of the ancient product by
modern methods.
| Demonstrating and advertising
| Looths at the front of the stand will
rival the attractions of penny arcade.
| The remainder of the floor will be de-
voted to a photo postal gallery and a
purity sweetmeat factory. Ladies'
| waiting rooms on the second floor will
be in charge OF French maids, and will
| afford all the conveniences necessary
to the comfort of the occupants.
The third hccr of the building will be
occupied by the Order of Redmen until
February Is, when the apartments will
We at the disposal of secret societies
and all other organizations for recep-
lions and private fetes.