Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-26
AN OLYMPIAN'S OBSERVATIONS
On Charming California Town.
"THE PAINTER" PASADENA, CAL,
Dec. 18th. 1890
DEAR FRIENDS:

lee. 10tn, 1851.
DEAR FRIENDS:
From my windows, at an altitude of
one hundred feet nearer the blue skv,
and more than mile from the main
part of the city, we look out upon a
circular plaque formed by the Great
Artist as beautiful ground for the
decorations and adornments of art.
This lovely picture is framed with
gracefully curving foothills, distant
mountains and bright blue sky. The
foothills OF the Sierra Madre are only
three or four miles north, and as the
eye sweeps round, hills enclose us on
every side.
By means of the Fair Oaks street.
cars, we are neighbors to the Ray
mond, the famous resort for tourists
during the winter months. Quite a
number of families are here waiting
the opening of that hotel. For quiet,
comfort and health, at reasonable
rates, we bespeak good words for The
Painter. The house is not as large or
as elegant as "The Olympia" but the
location is delightful, and the rooms
are sunny and arranged for health and
comfort. Ny windows are wide open
and the inflowing sun is almost too
warm for comfort, but grateful 10 the
eye are the bright green pepper trees
i'm the distance and the beautiful
flowers beneath the windows. We are
beginning to feel that a good shower
of rain would be very thankfully ap-
preciated and thoroughly enjoyed
Joseph Allen, Esq, who called with
his wife yesterday, remarked the same,
and they both long for the more
bracing influences OF our climate.
In connection with Olympia's growth,
Mr.. Allen observed that the street i'm
provements had done as much for us
to establish the way of permanent pro-
gress as the new hotel had conferred
upon us. In conversation with Mr..
Kinney, a prominent gentleman from
Astoria, he spoke enthusiastically of
Olympia, and Washington as a State,
remarking that the wonderful resources
in timber and coal alone would make
our State one of great prominence,
and that Olympia, as the capital and
a railroad center, would become city
OF Importance. He has no financial
interests there. Mrs. Kinney was
Mrs. Narcissa White, who inquiries
kindly after Mrs. Gen. Milroy and
other friends. Among the guests are
now quite a number of Bostonians,
and some New Workers, among whom
is Miss Evelyn X. johnson, special
correspondent fer the Boston Globe
and the Sunday Mercury. She may
visit Olympia. Miss ]. has written
several novels. We have Just returned
from visit to a vineyard, where we ate
all the raisins, dried on the vines, we
could relish, and brought to our rooms
all we could conveniently carry in two
hands. 1t was certainly a pleasure
We had not anticipated, and may be
classed among the novelties of gather
ing flowers in abundance and beauty,
in the open air, and plucking yellow
oranges from the trees. Some of us
are planning drive to San Gabriel
Mission and Baldwin's Ranch, after
which l may take look at San
Dieago and return to Los Angeles,
where there is in a general way, more
activity.
Pasadena is a very lovely city and
is to Los Angeles what Cambridge is
to Boston, and is certainly a most de-
lightful resort for those who seek rest,
and health, and suppose we should
add culture, and while / do not re-
quire the health so many are seeking.
l can hardly take time to acquire the
culture so much needed.
l enjoyed very much hearing a ser
mon by Rev. DR.. Conger last Sabbath.
He spoke of his brother in Olympia,
as l was kindly introduced by Mr..
Foster, Mrs. Hamlin's uncle, after an
excellent sermon from the text-"To
faith add virtue"
With faith in Olympia 1 send sim
cere greetings, and merry Xmas to
all. P. G. HALE.