Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-12

it is hard to classify because of its exceeding
loyeliness-made the pleasantest memory We
had OF California We have nothing at home
that approaches the exquisite setting of this eX-
quisite house The Pacific, all along this coast,
seems to wear constantly that dazzling sapphire
blue which we see at home only at special
times; the sky carries out the same superb
color, with a glow and depth of sunshine super
added which is almost TOO brilliant for belief;
series Of curving beaches Of shining snowy
White sand, covered here and there, even down
to the waters edge, by growth of the most
pictures que trees on this continent. These are
a species of fat-topped, sombreleaved cy
presses, with gnarled and twisted trunks, bent
into all sorts OF impossible shapes, making alto
gether the most weird and striking picture, and
compromising III their dense shadows for the
glowing beauty of sea and sky beyond They
are, believe unique 10 this locality, and rr-
lnlnd me constantly Of the weird ceGdrS OF the
Roman Campagnd, which Iuuess is so fond of
introducing in his Italian pictures These give
an essentially foreign aspect to this spot. Across
the water showing in faint purple outline
against the HORIZON, a beautiful mountain range
melts into the distance, while between skim
white-sailed boats or dim, shadowy ships glide,
just indicated ON the tarthest edge Coming
nearer the house, one enters grove Of live
oaks and pines intermiXed bent into the Wild
est and most frenzied forms. as II the dryads
occupying them had been tortured by renorse;
under these winding paths run mere ana there,
bordered 10y emerald lawns, while near the
house blossom brilliant iloWer-b5ds OF the most
magnificent and prOfuse kind In one place
cactus garden shows every variety OF these
diabOlical forms. fascinating IN their TeDulsiYe
ness Us the devil fishes so many OF them re-
sGmble, and gorgeous with a tropical luXuTiance
Of blossoms. \ corps OF forty gardeners are
busy winter and summer in this enchanting
spot, and the results are worthy the labor de-
voted TO it. Some Of the Wild gardens with
hedges Of f0xgloves ten feet high and every
color of the rainbow, ard clusters OF roses OF
such magDificcuce ana rcga- ampAtEcc that
they looked hardly natural, looked as II some
where within those tangled bowers the sleeping
beauty might $ i'll be held in magic thrall sur
rounded by her bewitched court. It would have
to be very roya! young prince. indeed, who
could ever make up to her for breaking such
delicious slumber. The house in the midst OF
this fairy land is worthy the situation a mass
OF towers and deliciously planned corners ana
angles, with broad piazzaS and shaded porches,
il rises by terraces of steps ron its enchanted
wilderness Of flowers like another bit OF en-
chantment. Il Is beyond all cavil or compaIi-
son the prettiest bit of architecture, and the
most complete in its internal arrangement, we
have seen il these months of varied wandering.
The service in the dining-rO0m IS miracle Of
swiftness and polite attention. /
wish the dear people who are at the helm OF the
Nantasket and Pemberton this summer, not to
mention the Point of Pines and the dozen other
seaside hotels outside of Boston, would take
telegraphic trip here and carry back a mental
inventory of Injuries for next seasons cam
paign. The idea of Boston people being out
done by anything so Western as the Pacific
coast, the very iumping-off place OF creation!