, 1877-12-14
The Only Na!trIng.flate on The eoast Nhtre City
Visitors Can Fad The Recommendations
They Desire.
Tcntinq on tho Beach a Popular
Summer Method or
Living.


eah tclt II. Tue ''r't thought which hashcd
through my fnlt'.3 was that tho Kicking mule
the buyA wcsu piaguinK III the alley last night
ha,, ao,uc,,ow ,ou,tl nj. wav to nv roun, and
VIVA try,no !, ,.,,,,.- nv ,,,.,r ,y,.wn
n,., - !. :. "AI. .,. ~, n..' Ho" ,ur
hut NO. " was thc eenttc tap " u inc DELI
noi os tic IcrioA', who eMtne to Inform ne my
9chia1 fricnd Sir. T.. s. Parker Was wai!ug out.
etlc 10 Five mr an curly ,nur,tny trtvr. apd
...',,t., 49," @ .'''',.,.,, ,;.t'". 49,"
s,a".,an, a', . s"s, ~" 1 '., s.v's
Gu nasty toilet, sonis fifteen minutes later
was acalr,i iu mr. Frtcn,!'s upcl California
snriur buggy. hthtnl n mir ot nfr,b1c l,ay.,
Thc suu VIZ. ,,.t ri,.,rr lin ian. - I'm ,oo,u.
Nv """ ""' Jus. an0'.s 1"e IVY" ~ t'''' "''a"
ta'nA ana SHOOTING It's rays "ceanwar'l, which
the crested wascs cau.ht up and rcutete.l hack
The hay ser,.r,i het Will, flashing hriinhts.
t"'|' ''' IS sriS s"a stoso III rl1r Iu nratn. .n"s
The well.Efuuincl horses seemed to frct The
exhtlarat,n9 air, nna away We went down the
| hard, sandy shore at a2:W gatt, thu wheel.
shul Ut thu horses' feet hardly noticeable above
| the munotonous Mlual of tie sen. Delightfully."-
/ the surf rolled TT, HOW atiti ttcn tcrktng
our wheels With its foam, Us SOME wave boldcr
than anot'ler gldesl fnr up the beach. Tho eca:
gulls were takIng ti,cir. informing exercise, and
tho ito them, suhtl's paco VIC we're gong. The
pit was neither warm .or guild. At rest It would
have been just comfortable, but At tho rate VIC
welc going it caulo upon lis fu a frcsh. gentle
| breeze, fragrant Ut tho uccan and eIpaudlhx to
! the lungs.
| U1 VT sped. clipping ln twain great patches Of
foam, mud frequently spelling: The bright future
| 1f adventurous jelly ilsilcs, which t&lc HAVra
ad lifted high alid 'lry upon tll~ shore know
not how fur VIC went, but, when we turned to
10 the south wsls -..-.
Tug SAME SMOOTH, CEsTLT-sLortaa BEACH.
Looking back, discovered we had maie two.
thirds OF tho arc Of h0rsc.shoe Iii n,ay be
$f1Hf ftkR II +It
OF the stlure, aud 2anta Monica was Just yisil1r,
apparently acruss the hay. Returning, had
n,ore leisure to examine tho nuturai floral
aalosnmens Of the eoast ani inountA1n:sl.!es
back of tho town. GEeat liyc.oaks spread wiue
their branches, asforitn9 generous shelter IL
man or beast. There T. little or uu u,'derhrus''
upon the tnountain-s1des, which Etvrs the ap-
pcnrnnct Of age anil ulttTation 70 the landscape.
Wild ilowcrs and Towering vines abound,
The sun was not more than III hour hlghwhen
VIC reached
THE uAIuISo-r1orsE
hotel. w.cl, Is reached bv light Of ste. Here
ID a large structnrc,-lntge In area, tneah.-
where ule may lave, to his pleasure, fresh or
saltwater tub-oRths, hot or eusd, steanshattsr
swimnsng.batlIs, or sl,uwer-baths, aud knuw
not how many other Kinds. 1t Ia sail to bc the
finest bathing-house on tliu ct'aat a,1 think
the cla,m well founded. for those Of otlrr r.
tiis, / dare say, IL not excellcd nj any AtIuutIc
watcring-p!ace. Thcrc aru q scure Or iiorr uf
rooms, 10 arranged as to 'p tl,rown tugrtl,rr it
desired in su.tes Ut .wu. ttrec, anl fur. The
appliances OF the bath ate AlI 4 No. l. und tho
service 1rstclass, Htrung nIong tho shurc are
tilu numerous lrcssIng-toou,s usually seen At
seaside bnt1ling resorts. aud usauy of these
werr oecuo!c.l this morning by curly Latl,rrs
who hati co1nc down ~ enjoy plunge iu the
surf before breakfast.
1own IL
wEAINEsa FOR SALT WATER
aud foulncsa for earls bathing when / chance
to bu uu III time. ~ ltook tumble a1as'ny ti,r
I lrcakcrs with tic rrst fur hutl at, hour. a1I
,ve.lt Ut 10 tt,c Santa Monica Hotel will att ap-
petite dattcrlnR tu the cuisine.
And llcrc let nu say word for tho hoteL It
Is gooIr,zel two-story structure, built IN Win
style. surrounded BY .vcrant!as, with vines
| rlnulbertnE alI over them. anil tlaukcl with
! beautiful QowcrEardells, whfclt ayy In bloom
| every month In tho twelve. It faces Ueran
avenue, :.A0 feet broal,-a beautiful broa.i kt,t-
leyara. leyel ~ a to9r ana hard as The 'nost
mt tnofe t!,nn 4u0 feet trunl tic l,al,.hou.c,
and commands . grand view Ut tho nay atat