The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-08
DELIGHTS OF CALIFORNIA.

Described in a Letter of New Haven
Lady in Los Angeles to Her Friend in
This City.
The following letter from New Ha-
ven lady who is sojourning in Los
Angeles, Cal, to a New Haven friend is
an excellent descriptive account of the
delights of that region. 1t Is printed
| by the permission of the authors
| friend.
| We reached Los Angeles February IL
after a very pleasant trip via. Southern
| Pacific and just escaped that first biz
| card which began to make itself known
to us in Washington where we were
obliged to wait one night. This country
is as near Paradise as one can imagine
on this earth If you've never been
across you surely ought not to miss
seeing this land of sunshine, flowers and
birds. First we planned to locate in
San Diego, which has very beautiful
harbor, but after spending a week
| there we found the coast air didn't
agree with us. So we came back to Los
Angeles and rented pretty place about
one and a half miles from Pasadena
and seven miles from Los Angeles.
| The coast resorts are very fine and
attractive and the surf is something
grand in it's constant rolling and break
| ing, like crashes of thunder. I've never
seen anything quite like it in the east,
| though I've seen some heavy SURF
dash over the rocky shores OF
| Block Island. From our back door the
big mountain ranges can be seen
stretching from a southeasterly point
way around to the west. Mount Lafoe
| is plainly visible when it is pleasant ana
clear, also the hotel on the top of that
mountain. The mountains are fine in
their rugged grandeur and ever varying
color effects. One never tires watching
them; now obscured from view by
dense fog or mist; then as the mist lifts
in cloud, parts of the peaks can be
seen; then as the sun comes out the high
peaks in the far beyond, all snow
capped, show themselves so plainly one
| surely thinks he could reach them in a
few hours.
We have several orange trees full of
blossoms, with oranges still hanging on
them, in our small orchard which we
rent with the house; also pear and fig
trees and one loquat. But the roses are
our delight and absorb most Of our at
tention. From thrty-eight bushes, all
in good condition, you can imagine
quite a good sized bouquet can be
picked 7 usually send out big dish
pan, and it is quite full, lightly packed,
| when it comes in. 1t is no fairy story,
when one reads in the east about rose
vines growing as high as the house tops,
and some like little trees. We have both
varieties in our yard Heliotrope gera-
NUNS and marguerites grow very large
and luxuriantly here. The hooking
bird wakes us up every morning and
keeps up his many songs most of the
day. I am getting acquainted with
number of new birds, and find 1t an ex-
ceedingly interesting study.
I hear from my father that he and his
wife are spending this month in Florida.
1t seems strange to me to think Of him
out of the hotel business. I shall very
much like to hear from you, and If at
any time in the future you and your
family should come to this part of Cali
forna l hope you will take the trouble
to look me up and make your promised
call. l will enclose a sample of some of
our roses and an orange blossom. With
very kind regards to you and yours,
am sincerely yours,
E. L. M.
Cor Pasadena and Columbia avenues.
Pasadena, Cal, March %, '99.