The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-02

markable, when you come 70 give It
serious reflection, that human beings
trust so implicitly in hnman-made
things. This tiny car went up on
cables all right II has been doing
the same thing for a number Of years.
Though we went UP for 3 900 feet,
no slightest catch In the breath of
anyone was evident. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that had that cable broke
-well--that's all right! ! didn't say
a word! Some people you know are
unable to stand high attitudes. Sev-
eral in our party had peculiar feeling
heads at the top. They say that on
higher mountains. people often fall
unconscious and have to be taken
time and coming down, we stopped
about halfway while some hard.heart-
ed individual who knew he had US
where we couldn't get away-sus-
pended there between heaven and
earth-took our picture. There were
about % in the party. We were
asked-after the thing had been done
If we cared to leave rs cents apiece
for look at what had occurred. Most
of us fell into the trap and yesterday
morning we received in the mail
picture Of queer assembly of folks
all with squint eyes!
There is pretty tavern at the end
Of the uphill car line near the top
of Mt. Lowe called Ye Alpine Tavern.
Here we had delicious refreshments,
though number in the party brought
their own lunches. There are numer-
Gus small housekeeping cottages
perched further on up the mountain.
Folks camping IN them hang their
provisions in squirrel cage out tbs
window to keep them cool. They
look mighty funny. You can climb
way beyond them, IL you like. Soma
do, and one didn't! Donkeys will
carry YOU two and half miles still
further UP narrow trail to the tip
top of this mountain where you can
get birds eye view of the whole
world Again ] say-wny trust ali,
even to a donkey! The trail winds
around the mountain and In some
places, Just one nis-step and-pulf
down the curtain! There wouldn't
even be enough pieces to cremate.
Many of the welltknown movie peo-
pie live out here. All Of the Fatty
Arbuckle pictures are made IN Cali
fornia. I'll tell you all about It next
time | write. Most of the scenery
so admired in the movies is taken
from California. A great many Of
the automobiles which fall over thrill
inspiring cliffs fall over Mt. Lowe,
right here. I have an engagement
10 see Mary Picdord and several other
movie folks perform in front of the
moving picture. machine. That ought
to be an interesting experience. They
used to allow the general public to
come for small charge but tourists
here became so numerous that 1t was
impossible to take care of them all.
Now one has to be invited either
with or through friends. 1t is grow
ing quite common to see the popular
movie stars come through the streets
all Gecked out in costume and paint
on their way TO an open air perform
ance before the camera.
We've got a great beach in Cali
fornia called Venice. Venice is some
place! Here one sees thousands OF
girls, pretty and otherwise, on beach
parade; wearing as little as the law
allows and the law allows little. On
Sundays there is big beach both
ing suit parade and prizes are given.
Here again one sees many Of the
movie stars. Talk about your bath
ing suits! Some of EN- never did get
wet and never will. I watched a
mother trying to chaperone her dangh-
ter recently while daughter trippei
here and there over the sands clad
in a green satin suit, green satin,
tam, green satin boots and socks. One
cur! hung around her shoulder on ths
RICH. side and another curl was tuck
Ell precisely next the left neck dtmple.
Daughter could run faster in the
heavy sand than mother and mother
had some time! will say she stuck
20 the ship though, to the last. Here
1t Is you see thousands of beach UNI
brellas with the long centerpole bur-
led in the sand while parties Of var
ious sorts lie gracefully or ungrace-
fully underneath. The water-inclined
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