Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25

~ T the shrine OF fashion these
n kow-tow." said c. c. Desmond
"A in his "abode of smartness" on
South Spring street, he waved his
hand grandiloquently in the direction
of some bathrobes in quaint oriental
pattern. mo man these days Is with
out one of these comfortable garments.
They have come to be necessity.
While talking Mr.. Desmond CROPPED In
a drawer in a manner that suggested
something precious hidden away. In
moment he spread before my admiring
gaze some garments in soft clinging
silks in delicate tones of blue, pink,
lavender and rose. For women l
oueried For women! thousand
times motor men," and my imagina-
ton trailed off as to their probable
name and use. "These are beach robes
or dressing gowns. not to be In any way
confused with bath robes. They are
also used as Iounging robes for porches
andin any way that MAN may see
fit in the good old summer time"
Now, girls, listen to this. If he
human whether he be a prattling
babe, a self-conscious youth, budding
adolescent or a grown-up man he will
he more or less affected by the same
microbe) look at you pityingly and say,
..Oh, woman, how to be condoled with
art thoui Such myriads of garments
YOU wear and so variegated your cos
tunnel" just hand 1t to him In this
way: "Begone, thou Jealous, envious
fellow; you have COPIED all the coiors
in the rainbow; from shirt to shoes
you are a walking wild flower, that is.
of course, IL you aim to be in style and
even IL YOU are a tail-ender in fashions
train YOU are the very counterpart
OF grandmothers old-fashioned flower
garden. And if you must know IL, you
wear just as many garments as we anu
1,of xrot nnf nead.''
This last will sound a little spitefui
and your thees and thous won't exactly
hitch, but he will get your meaning,
and that is the main thing. For IN
stance, witness these beach robes and
some auto scarfs that Mr.. Desmond
showed me. The scarf is a small
fringed shawl and is to be worn ex-
Canes In Again
canes have come in again, according
to Mr. Desmond, and the crooked cane
is preferred because 1t can be hung on
the arm. Penang, Toxic and Pemento
are the woods represented, this last
being valued and sold according to
steps or divisions. A neat but not
gaudy sample is the leather ,cane and
quite the most effeminate in appear
ance Of all are the long slender canes
with umbrellas to match. These last
are slim enough for any woman to
carry; and the cane, 1t is unnecessary
TO add, is for ornament only.
Also witness the display at Logan's!
No woman's shop ever pretended to be
more artistically arranged or show
more fascinating variety. Mr.. Logan
stood transfixed before some silken
underwear knotted into rosettes, law
ender, blue and pink: close by were
ties in every conceivable color and
combination of colors; near neighbors
were hose so delicate and fine as to
suggest cobwebs and thanking these,
handkerchiefs and gloves in shades and
tints at once as glowing and as sub
display, truly, but all for men! 1t
seemed as inconsistent as the Fluffy
RuffIes hat for men that saw at Des-
mcnd's and which, being charitable, ]
forebore to mention.
We are akin in these ways to the
inhabitants of Monistir. Here the boys
wear dresses and the girls boomers.
The Turk appears in great blue coat
with a red girdle as ornament. The
men Christians of this part of the land
are fond of a gay red skirt, bountifully
embroidered; white waists and a much
bestitched jerkin. They wouldn't look
so awfully out of place these spring
days on Broadway, would they now?
Something New In Arrangement
At Webb Fischer's, 311 South Spring.
the very acme of elegance is attained
In the furnishing of the store. The In
terror Is entirely paneled in curly birch,
the grain of the wood showing ex-
ouisitely AGAINST cool green furnishings.