The San Francisco call., 1906-07-01

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mean Just the music of the word. 1t
suggests at once adorable things and
puts you into the music-loving mood
lust to listen to. the sonorous, Casti-
lian-lfke roll Of its. utteranee. When
you start TO go there on pleasure trip
The mere Iteration Of the title Of your
iEappy goal gives you a good sendoff
and makes YOU feel nstiactiVely
assured that Idoras viii deliver the
goods and do it. delightfully."-. musically
sweet adorahlX. If you should name
your sweetheart or your dearest
daughter after this romantic spot be-
"a use Of the memory Of some delicious
no AZ spent under its glorious willows
forever thereafter the breathing of
the girls name would have linked
with IL kindred rhythmic oath TO
Eros Of Il adore her" Idora means
beautiful. and il is beautiful-both the
musical sweet sound OF the word and
the pleasure park. far on the way
toward Berkeley. that now honora bly,
and htly bears the attractive name,
Idora. ~
Idora. is Siwash Indian for what is
lovely, only the romance of the Indian
that is in il has some alIoy-sweet,
rich, golden alloy Of SPANS full
Foweled speech. which speech all the
world will allow must have been gifted
10 Allt A4ASL-AldLlS " uGn the zoo OF IAN
gHage was in most enamOred mood.
Any man: who has music in his soul
and IS moved by concord of sweet
sounds dare swear TO all the world
that the. name Idora is surpassin gly
suitable for a glory girl, and therefore
bY all the logic Of dear romance must
have been owned by some fair She
legend OF whose love we shall dis
cover some day and so enrich this half
way house TO Berkeley with another
radiant mental association. Because
the word means beautiful. and because
II is so beautiful in sound, Il surely
must be true that IL has at some time
been put TO hest of uses by being borne
By a weIl-Ioved girl.
CastIliauiy considered the most rich
ly oral portion Of the word suggests
The feminine OF ORC. gold. and might
playfullE have been given hy some
miner OF the forty nine as a pet name
70 his daughter; and TO this. some In
dian chief borrowing this gold girl
name added his Indian Id" which
edition. doubtless. had some affection
prompted significance It is both Ioy-
lngiX aud philolOgically reasonable.
TOO. that the word has kinship to
aurora. and thereby suggests golden
bnd glorious dawn-the new morning
Of better and happier day.
1t is in this Auroral sense Ghat
wish especially to speak of Idora upon
this sunday morning For Idera is
NOW entering upon the dawn OF a bet
ter day. The epoch that is opening
there now under the romantic pleasure
parks: new mana cement is one that
mi light be called "A -ena fssa nee The
place Is being lifted up TO higher art
bnd To finer quality in all ways as a
pleasure resort Estheticauy consid-
srec. IdOra IS an IDEAL spot for a pleas
-
doing sucn fine work there are adding
tina which art abundantly can to what
h9ture has done for the beautiful bit
Of land to make the park worthy Of
the class Of patrOna &c that is ethicaIly
ee1ectiVe as 10 where il goes. To make
asspOt that saaiI be very attractive for
rest and recreation after 4 days toll,
a resort whore merriment can be rife
md yet where the whole spirit OF it's
eondUction and its visitation shall tend
20 smile and laugh away that type OF
mirth that into folly glides"-the
bringing of such a. com bination is
art The dawn of the new
era Of Idora promises us such a pleas
-Gre park. So let us give some passing
but attentive heed TO the ideal place
and % the PLAYERS WHO are now max
ing il merritt musical
As for the place ii. was made by
nature for d recreation ground. From
Of OLD it was a picnfckers' instructive
choice for happy human holiday gath
sEings. Just for one item of attractive
ness consider the big, beautiful willow
trees that are there Now trees. like
humans have lndiyiduaiities-di
tive ways Of appealing TO those who
come 20 them. One of the Willows pecu-
fiarities is that il is not satisfied, with
The gracious act of throwing its re-
freshing shade over YOU. il reaches. its
arms down toward you as II in loving
hospitality 1T lonRed TO incloSe you in
its shady house To shelter you is not
all. il seems to wish TO touch you too
And touch OF s9ch tender gracious
EeSs. No other tree does that with
quite so much of gentleness-as who
would welcome gentlefork. If You are
fn sad. me6itatfye mood the willew
seeks 10 seciude YOU from too prying
eyes. II YOU are in love and have your
lady with you. the willow would kindly
grant you privacy. It is one Of the
most sympathetic of all trees: in what
ever mood you may be. prayerful.
penitent. meditative. affeetionate. sad.
or SO happy YOU wish to. whisper OF
your bliss 20 the dryads only. the will
lows lend themselves to your service:
The branches Of She tree would reach
down 20 make YOU all its own during
the period OF your visit. Many splen-
Jd0ra Park. They were planted long
ago by an old lady who owned the
spot when il was called :Avafa. The
dOwndrOOp OF their boughs is re-
strained somewhat now by the gar
denee. but the wide sweep of their ro-
mantle welcome and the friendly
reaching of the vinelike branches to
touch you as you pass within their
welcome is one OF the parks attractive
features.
The park is beautifully lit mp with
electric lights OF varied colors. Multi.
tudes of little incande~cent lamps are
glowing amidst the dark foliage of the
trees. The flower beds are prettily
planned and well kept, and there Is a
stretch o. unusually sweet lilies that
bend over like pitchers In the act OF
giving. and fairly pour out their fra
GRANGE upon the passing throngs There
are tire other usual attractions of
pleasure parks, trips round the world.
touring cars etc. merry -go-round
20 amuse tlSe children. and n whirligig
thing shaped like the ring of Saturn.
In the menaEerie is q little pet pig
who has caught the spirit of comedy
and he gets funny when playing with
tae monkeys.