Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-13
A WINTER SUNDAY.
How we Spend the Day
About Los Angeles.
PRETTY AS A PICTURE.
Churches, Picnics, Drives and
Rides-whispering Pines and
Sounding Seas.


Rides-Whispering Pines ana
Sounding Seas.
~. ~ the most un;ous tbings In Semi.
Tron;c California ia its sundavs. There
ara very few citizens of the oitv of Lo,
Angeles who do not epioy that inestim
In blessing Of the civilizations peculia,
u~,,-s. s..;..,a - hahaom
70 the aeD.e" sS''p'u.es' "
adal day OF rest. On Sunday the work
shops and stores are closed, and employ.
Ar aud amnlova stand nm A Common level
~ IN, .,.nrcla %,
VI ireeuou' rum 'ne oA''y
bread. which life imposes IN one shape Oh
other on all the children of Earth. A
a,ndav 4, tb;a mart az tbe world Ia
-. - - pasn,v
-
,r anu . ~, io.ous o..
This Is speciaiiy hoeiceaoie Vi GUN
day In mid-winter, as at the present sea
.on Tba DAYS do not grow very short
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horeno'"'"s 10 =" "e
The sun Is up by shortly after seven these
mornings and by eight there is bright,
,v.rn Glow s,raod over tho whole face
-
OF nature Inc unu'inheu SUI spaiN'e'
like sea OF diamonds iron the CLASSY
surface OF the measureless expanse Of the
p.c;sc IA r;nn,sa with the gen,le
-.
pree-es o'er 'ne sfe"' pia'n' 'nas ''ie'on
from sea to mountain, glis sens on the
waxy foliage OF the orange groves, paint
ing the now ripe fruit deeper golden,
comes back to the eye in myriad hues
from the bloom of rose, Gala, orange
blossom, heliotrope and all The thousand
flowers that bloom East only in the
height OF summer or at this season I'M
der the influence OF artificial heat. 1t
flashes from the bald tops OF the noun
tsins, sleeps on the fertile slopes OF the
foothills. and casts deep shadows In the
ravfnes that rib the sides OF the ever
lasting bills.
This morning, nestled mere In the
MOS, OF tnis DOVER " eau, Sa
IL. - az ar;msvai ,ar,dis.. The bells
- hsis bnndrsd eburohes ring opt
81. .osv rou,fort.bIe aows- an.
5000 hon,a. ~ ,ha ssc;tv al the O,aan
~ TIC Angsls To tbese sanctraris.
stons.,,d. ,.snd ,hs;. ,vav 70 ,yor.b;n
he "1a;vsr ~ All Good ~ No ci,v ~
In a size in IN. world can boast more
,',,r,sro,,s cos,I, mr. comfortable
Churches thar los Anoeles The con.
,-ans,;o.. ara iii ,,..I,hy and nav lin.
ars sslar;ss - sh,s ,n;n;sters 81 pnblsm.
;.hsd rsnrta
Rnt !, II he wear of oracs ss5 /, the
sIs.ss or moi AZ ali a. their heart.
sucgest While tbousands seek tho
T.mn,ss ~ .ha Mot Hioh 70 nraisa
NJ. ..;,b ;auo,s In. ,ho,ss,ds If
o,hsr. toiloy,na tba snogsst;on al the
swas, A,ner;c,n noet W,li;am CnIlen
Rrvsnt sask il sweet Communion with
10 yans, seea ~ o,ha, Ea..h g. ,ha,
49,. 800 ~ raa, ~ s,,;r;, "a snrcssss
- ~ ss.e =. 20 ~, .Ih;ah tha;r ,,ors
Jan .a ' h.a,h.an sod ~ .ba .dors,;an ~
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HOW SHALL THEY SPEND THE DAY
From Los Angeles radiate six lines OF
railroads, and trains go out on them from
IA. NJ. to noon. One can choose his
way. Ii the mountain cahons attract his
taste, thither he may turn his face, sure
10 find game if he shoots, fish If he be
disciple OF gentle Isaac walton, OF shouid
nia. -. t,as.,, ~
s ne d o.arhan,;,,e soot III
~ 80. - 80. Co., ~
wnu o az Y liz -, "a h.;aht
so M ~. az t,.as. 49,. ,,.;.ii.
49, ~ a, - 49, - a 80;
1 .I.a ~. .e,.h a $3.50 pesh Iii 49,
.r".: -;rt. anaa;o.. 90
symPs M ~ aAS uo i;,h ~; ~
may ~ ;i.,a aa,ahra,ad
.s-,Ah 49, - t.aI .hasnaI,,a.
fa,nsI,I.ad t. - 80. e,,s,, ~,
~ w - :. - ~, 81, 800 ~,
49, 800 10 e NO. H-s"''
49, dos. ,o,l;ta lons,;oe.. nrrs
- s;,,',,is ~ tbs ,,ors A I,ahtfuI ions.
i;n..s Thsrs two mai. co5na,v and
49, . crowd then ! select psrty NAV
n.oL the;r ha.ks,s With = fsp ds;,t ~.
81 ao,nr toaa,her 20 so,,s GROVE - for'
- 80 h,,a ,,;o,;o ehsr,.;,g .nd
80, as he f,e.t dav in Junc conld
ali ont on The o,bar .ide az The Lack.
~. ~ H. co,t;nant II tbaraa are chil.
drsn along tbev NAV frolto in the grass
Srs..sd ~ ali tho liaht snd airv aarn,an,.
~ Mi .n,,msr
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tLo'kLf DIV
Or ride on horseback ia another mode
Of spending the day which commends
Itself to large number of people. The
rains OF a few weeks since turned all
the summer dust into hard substance
again, and all the roads in the county
are in their very best condition. There
10 an infinite variety in the character OF
the drives that lie before the pleasure
seeker. dc may take that wnon wiii
bring him by the shores OF the loud
sounding sea-; that which will take him
to the rugged and picturesque cahons oil
the mountains; one that Will ran for
twenty miles over plains level as a floor,
green with lush grasses, or brown where
'the plows are turning thousands OF
acres OF grain day; or, still ag III, one
that will lead him through the most
luxuriant groves OF oranges, past lovely
homes emoowered IN roses, luscious IN
the perfume OF flowers as the bank Shake.
speare's fairies sing OF, where the wild
thyme blows, where lush roses and the
eRlantine grows.
This reminds one OF the Eastern man
who wrote to his newspaper at home
that in such balmy, bright and genial
Sunday he walked through the groves,
flowers and beautiful homes OF P9sa-
dens, the lovely suburb of Los Angeles,
and found himself bewildered by the
loveliness of the scene, the scent Of the
flowers and the dreamy quiet OF the sur
roundings.
More and more his mind became lost
in thought and at length he came to a
cottage more charming than the rest.
more completely empowered in the
sweetest flowers, mere bright, more
beautiful than any Of its lovely sisters in
this fair circle of homes that crown this
"erown Of the valley" On the broad
sunny verands on such a December
morning stood lady whom naturally