Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
Society

NJ ES, Violet, those girls and women
who have a strong manly right
Il arm on which to lean, and who do
not find it necessary even to think for
themselves, are truly blessed above
their sisters and to them and to their
escorts we would doff our Directoire
bonnets were they not tied on and
then pinned.
Listen!
A Grand avenue car bowled gaily
along Broadway last night just be-
fore o'clock, containing among other
passengers two beautifully attired
women and their escorts, whose desti-
nation was Kramer'S, and the bal
pOudre which the Good Shepherd
Auxiliary was giving there in the in
terest of the rescue work of the So
ciety.
At Grand avenue and Seventh street
the quartet was increased to six, and
the jolly company rode on, deeply en-
gagged in friendly converse. Several
persons left the car at the big white
building blazing with lights midway of
the 900 block, others stopped at Tenth
street, and as the car gained impetus
again one of the women said, Where
do we get off? I do not know" With
courtly wave of his hand her escort
replied, "NOw, my dear, leave that en-
tirely to us. You may rest assured
that with three men in this party you
will be cared for"
MY dear meekly subsidized and after
a minute her protector turned to the
conductor, who happened to be passing
through the car, and casually remarked,
Let US off at Kramer's, please"
you've gone a block and a half too
far, SIR" replied the conductor, as he
rang the bell, and the six got off and
walked back. And the women laughed.
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Marked by the touch of old time
quaintness and beauty that accrues only
from powdered wigs and patches, the
twentieth century "bal poudre" Of the
Good Shepherd auxiliary of last night
has passed into social history as one
of the picturesque functions of the sea-
son Of 190S-9
The modified Colonial and Directoire
styles now in vogue lent themselves
delightfully."- to the occasion and one
missed only the stately minuet and
curtsey of which our grandmothers
tell and perhaps the elaborate frills and
gay coats of our grandfathers.
The belle of the ball, by right of be-
ing the handsomest woman present,
was gracious, stately Miss Susanne
Lynch, sister of Rt. Rev. Bishop
Conaty, who in trailing robe of black
lace and with her own abundant hair
beautifully coiffured, led the grand
march with George w. Lichtenberger,
chairman of the floor committee.
Over $50 couples went on for the
grand march, and guests arrived for
an hour after. Many handsome cos
tunes were worn, and for the nonce
the young women did not have things
all their own way, for powdered hair
and patches are quite as becoming to
madam as to her daughter. and the
matron in white lace or her neighbor
in gray satin found her card filled quite
as soon as did the debutante.
There was no attempt at costuming
by the men, although nearly all wore
wigs, some of these being so short of
queue that the ribbon bows tied only
a funny little wisp of hair.
The hall was brilliantly decorated
with tinsel and red pennants, and the
supper room below stairs, where many
small tables accommodated the dancers
at midnight, had an elaborate over
head decoration of Japanese lanterns.
while spring blossoms graced the ta-
! bles.
The officers of the Auxiliary of the
/ Good Shepherd are: Miss Susanne
cock, first vice president; Mrs. Thomas
| w. Phillips, second vice president:
Mrs. Dan Murphy, treasurer; Mrs. P.
Gregory Cotter. secretary; Miss Marie
Rose Mullen, financial secretary.
Those serving on the floor committee
were: George w. Lichtenberger, chair
man; DR.. Ardold Burkelman, James p.
Burns, Arthur Bobrick, N. James Cor
deray, Carol ]. Daily, Henry F. DAILY,
j. Richard Dillon, George Howard. DR..
James S. Hall, James L. Irwin, Wal
ter Kays, Kemp Lawrence, Martin c.
Marsh, jr., P. ]. McGarry, Louis f.
| Mesmer, J. D. Minister. Arthur Mullen,
Thomas Phillips, Leo Rosecranz, Ar
thur j. Shafer, William Scholl and
William S. White.
a cable received from Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Braly, who are making a leisure
ly trip around the world, announce