The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

@@E He Q-se-esC little village IN the
vide world is Ca-ville- blythe
Sea
: Down among the sand dunes
= lies, between the wide ocean
driveway and the b0wery tangle Of
green which hens in Golden Gate Park
OF the southern side The electric cars
buzz Uer-tly Cufward and cityward
Just behind il. ard n front The blue Pa
c-+- stretches away into i-dnity Above
5 -Ea b5CeEtc-joa Of CaIif0ruia's sum
mar sky. and around It and through il
IS always The free trvtg0rariug sweet
CT The salt sea wind
I -s Z settlement which has grown
with almost The -apidity # q mining
camp. where the fortunate frsc-coru-
e-s have c==r Uusalfsh enough 10 an
Cc-C-e that they have struck Il rich. 90
SIX months ago n this locality the
ever-sEifri-g sand mounds lay bare and
smooth along the line OF shore. IN
marked by human habitatton save a
roadside refreshu=C- place or TWO, and
one house OF e style Ct architecture 50
odd as 20 make il q special object OF in
t=res- 10 all who rode or drove Or
wheeled past on the broad highway
which = faced.
Street cars Ct The type superseded by
cable and trolley were the foundation
@ this residence. which was The prac-I-
cal expression Of an original idea q q
Pr g-ess5v= physician who was and j. a
firm believer in the efficacy Of sand
baths in assCag-Cs divers lis OF poor
Two u the large "double-erders-
which used 70 bear amusement seekers
back and forth from W0Gdwards Gar
G=-S IL the zenith Z that place Z eu-
re--z5-u-e-Cs fame were placed side
b. side on a foundation OF solid tim
b=rs These, one Of them used as q re-
Ce----u and sleeping room and the other
a dining hall and kitchen, formed
nucleus around which has been built q
C1-U1 1Ll-us summer cottage. which.
painted white and surrounded Oy a bit
Of garden coaxe6 into being in spite Of
sandy dIsC0uragement, forms a gra
ctaus ornament 70 the landscape at the
present time
Where rh4 enterpristng doctor led
others we're swift % follow. The sin
C=r-S- - EE-C=ry-chaC OF imitation
was bestowed upon hin almost at once.
Tbe prospect 0t enjoying all the beau
tifuL pleasures u G seaside resort free
from th- lowering horror Of d pros
p=r--V= bill - large as u cloud ones
happiness for months proved aLIuring.
Th= certainty Of being able % accom-
rl-sh this within 50 short a distance
from the Pacific Coast metropolis as %
make business and amusement there
merely the matter q little over
brief half hour proved Irresistible 70
several san FrarcisCans even before
the winter rains ceased and summer
smiled on the land
To own or rent a house al the sea
side IS e charming thing, even more
charming than 70 live under the hos
pttabIe roof Ot the most attentive and
agreeable Of seaside bOnifaCes, but
houses in desira 5Ie localities. whether
owned or rented, usually come high
When. however, one can, without going
through the agonies Of hOuse-hunting
or the uiseries Of hOusa-building, order
e coy yet cOmmOdiOUs "hand-me-
down" residence one day and have Il
delivered on the lot the next, ready for
occupancy. one Of the problems Of civ
uLzatiOn seems 70 have been solved.
\ mild boom in sandy real estate and
discarded street cars followed public
understanding and appreciation Of Dr..
Cross happy thought. and the settle
rr4rc Of CarvilIe sprang into being.
one oS the first 70 step from the viii
Gerress OF civilization into the CiViliza-
ton ot the wilderness was a school