Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
RY TIE CHArrERER


nounced one dainty little society wo-
man the other day. "You see, with
the price of false hair and curls and
puffs going up higher and higher
every day and more of them needed
for each month, 1 find my allowance
sadly insufficient. However, one may
do with simpler clothes, and 1 have
decided that If my coiffure is elaborate
enough no one will notice my mex
pensive frocks."
These fads for elaborate hair dressing
continue to grow, and next TO it just
now is the one for wells. Girls wear
one and two and three wells. The
chiffons are lined and bordered and
trimmed until they not only cost
great deal, but they become quite un-
comfortably heavy One that was
decided novelty made its appearance
here this week, however. I saw
young woman wearing one of the Chan
ticler wells. The effect was almost
more grotesque even than fashion can
make effective, for the strutting Chan
ticler done in heavy thread on the
cobweb-like surface of the veil gives
almost a repulsive effect, and the veil
can hardly become popular
Mrs. Shelley Tolhurt has written to
friends here, posting her most recent
communications from Naples, where
she and DIR. Tolhurst have been. They
are expected to reach Los Angeles late
in the autumn.
at seems rather strange to me-"
I'D % p1AH
women, who combines admirably the
best side of social and club affairs in
her scheme of things, that in all this
talk about the most beautiful women
in Los Angeles no one has mentioned
Mrs. Kenneth Preuss. Every one here
remembers that she was the acknoWl-
edged beauty of Kentucky, and that
when an army officer addressed a let
ter simply TO the most beautiful wo-
man in Kentucky the letter was at
once delivered to her"
OF stunning figure, milky skin. violet
eyes and remarkably beautiful red
hair, Mrs. Preuss really seems almost
too lovely for everyday life. There
is only one fault to find with her."
said my charming Wis a Wis. land that
is that she makes every other woman
in the room pale into insignificance,
no matter how loyely she may be in
ordinary surroundings
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While it is difficult to select the
loveliest from among all Los Angeles
beautiful women, there are some who
are fairly representative of distinct
types. One of these is Mrs. Avery
Mccarthy, who was Susie Howard. one
of the prettiest girls in the Spanish
families. With her beautiful dark hair,
lovely. eyes and the inexpreesssiblyg
graceful hands, so characteristic of
the race, she has maintained her
leadership among the beauties of the
city.
An entirely different type is to be
found in Mrs. William Mines AS Cora
Vollmer her right to belleship was aC-
knowledged. nor has it lessened since
then. Her willowy figure, glorious blue
eyes, blonde hair and pale, clear skin
form a combination which was entire
" lovely, and in addition to these per-
sonal charms she is noted for the ar
tistic manner in which she is always
gowned.
Maude Allan, the dancer, seems to be
the possessor Of a double, or else her
friends and acquaintanCes here are
confusing her with another Maude AL
len. who spells her name with an &c"
however, instead of the "a" While
the many friends here of the charm
ing exponent of the barefoot dance"
nave Deen receiving HeI 1dltN'll anu
en- route letters, all giving her ad-
dress as the Palace theater, London,
one of the local papers has been print
ing society notices to the effect that
she is resting here quietly in the beach
cities, giving theater parties and so
forth.
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One of the summer brides surprised
her friends yesterday and after an
nouncing her marriage for the first
week in August quietly arranged all
the details and planned a most effec-
tive decoration scheme for a morning
wedding. The contracting parties were
Miss Leta Crane and George Ellis. The
ceremony took place at the home of
the brides aunt, Mrs. Rose de Fries,
in Elden avenue, and was witnessed
by about fifteen members of the i'm
mediate families. The Rev. Or. Baker
P. Lee read the Episcopal marriage
service and Miss Irene Benson at
tended the bride. Miss Benson wore a
handsome frock of white lingerie with
an arm bouquet of white roses, and
Mrs. Ellis was married in her going
away costume of orchid pink cloth.
She wore a big black picture hat and
carried orchids. The decorations
throughout the rooms were in lavender
and white, Shasta daisies and lavender
asters carrying out this novel and eff
fective color scheme. The table where
the wedding breakfast was served was
arranged with a great basket of daisies
tied with loops and streamers of laven-
der tulle. and bonbOns, cakes and ices
furthered the color scheme. Music was
furnished by Lester Donohue, who
played the MendelSSohn wedding mu-