The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
LAKE HELEN.

The uncommon beauty of the place caught the
eye of wealthy visitors and Immediately cottages
began to spring up on the shores of Lake Helen.
Queen Ann cottages, designed by Mace, the Ohio
architect and rOomy veranded dwellings, vie with
each other in beauty. These are pain ted in deli
cate and pretty shades-grays, drabs, creams
etc.,-wth gables, towers balconies and other
features in keeping with their style In fact
every thing about Lake Helen is ornamental
Even the shops and stables are pretty enough to
live in.
LIVES AT LAKE HELEN.
The residents representatives OF wealth and
intelligence. They are enearly all Northern people,
mainly from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
They include in their numbers, scientists as we'll
as many literary lights Many of them are of
Among them is Mr Berlin H Wright, the as
tronomer and the great maker of astronomical
calculations for almanacs: His father. who is
with him, is a distinguished botanist and has the
largest private herb9rium i'll the United States,
embracing over 1000 specimens. Prof j. Willis
Westlake, of MillersVille, Pa; E. f. Could q
Scranton, Pa, and many Others well known all
over the country have winter cottages on this
those at Long Branch or Bar Harbor.
DIS IA Noes
Lake Helen and the city of DeLand are con
nected with New York and all points North by
rail- via Jacksonville; from which latter place
they are but four hours ride; with Titusvle, with
which they hold two direct communications daily,
with all southwestern Florida by as many routes
as you please; and the southeastern coast country
is quite at their feet.
HOTELS OF DELAND Dc LAKE HELEN
eyes, replies the invalid or some other person !;
Eyes, we haveheard of yourinvitation to DeLand
and Lake Helen, just as we earnestly hearing
invitations of a similar nature from all parts of
Florida. Please tell us about your hotels''
DeLand has four and Lake Helen has two good
home-ike hotels, with tables good enough for the
most fastidiOus TASTE and at prices that will
strike every one as very reasonable, besides
score or more OF well kept boarding houses The
hotel at Lake Helen, which Mr. DeLand has called
the Harlan House. from his only son, is, as a
whole, elegant and complete, with absolutely
everyt thing in style that must suit the most
fastidiOus
After thus literally provdingfor their material
wants. Mr. DeIIand arranged the amusements for
it's guests, rather he utilized the diversions
which nature had freely provided. Upholstered
boats, at call, put upon Lake Helen for the
free use of ALL Tennis, croquet, and archery
grounds were arranged and equipped. Extra
fine billiard hall and bowling alley were also
built
THE SPORTSMAN NOT FORGOTTEN.
We trust that we have convinced our readers
that DeLand and Lake Helen offers all the need
full physical, intellectual and moral Inducements
that can be required OF any place. and that they
have fully resolved to make il their future home.
The average man remembers when he was q small
boy it was his greatest desire to Ego fshing,'
though he whispered to his friends that he seldom
caught any thing-nOteven bite! AS he grew older
he used to steal off into the woods and pretend he
was hunting, but his success in that line was not
much more brilliant than in fishing. For many