The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-17
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BY L. c. DEMAREE.

One OF DaytOna'S GROWING glO-
les is her Incompatible beach. No
ne who ever set foot upon it's
mooth, packed sands; no one who
yer pedaled a bicycle over its ex-
,anse; no one who ever drove a
pair of horses and listen
ID to the popping of their steel shoes
lpon its asphaltum-like face; no one
who ever steered. high-power au-
.omobile. down the broad stretch of
wave washed and surf-packed sand
but realized that it is wOrId-beat-
or, a world-wonder. Go stand upon
this wide speedway and see the hap
py souls fit by in joyous mood, and
answer whether this is not one of
the seven modern wonders.
The Placid, PeIIucid Halifax River.
Where think you is water with more
surroundings? Nearly a
mile wide, fringed with tropical vege-
tation, artistic cottages with roomy
verandas looking out upon her bosom,
gamey food fishes in countless num-
bers heckoning, as it were, to those
with rod and reel; her bosom fleck-
ed with duck ard coot and snowy
winged sea birds, which sit about as
if for the sport of bobbing upon the
waves; watch that lubberIy old
white headed pelican pouch a fat
mullet, and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his Laundering load he
snatched from the water.
See the beautiful launches, spick
and span, their hampers and lockers
bullying with refreshments both solid
and liquid ready for cruise upon tn
beautiful surface Take out your fiel
glass and sweep the river from
Ormondg bride to Ponce Park
light house, then say whether the
Halifax isn't a thing of beauty and
Joy forever, and one of the modern
wonders.
The EnchantingIy Picturesque Ridge
wood.
Ridgewood avenue is upon the creS
of broad ridge, straight as the crow
flies and the spreading branche:
of the heavy-trunked live oaks ex
tend their giant arms across the mag
nificent vista, forming an arch, anC
from these extended arms great fes
toons of Spanish moss sway as the
trade winds from the tropic seas
fan them Looking straight ahead
down this white shell street one has
the impression of a fairy path with
elfish draperies, but as you move
along and cast an eye first to the
tinguished cottage homes in the mos
delightful settings.
See the glistening leaf of the grand
magnolia which nature has Vanished
as no artists brush ever could; ant
the cabbage palms with their burden:
Of snowy fruit and swaying palms
See the lovely holly with its exquis
tie berry; see the climbing vine!
run riot in the trees; see the cryp
togamons forms which gain a foot
hold on the great oaks and stately
palms, and surely you will join il
the chorus and say that this is {
world wonder for beauty
Surprising Beauty of Our Cottage
Homes.
No one Of Daytona's attractions
lerhaps, comm nds more nearly uni
versal attention and praise than does
the artistic cottages The owners 0
these charming villCs hail from every
corner of the country and they bring
their own architectural plans an(
build upon them, and, as the archi
lecture of one section of the country
differs from the architecture of anoth
er, SO do our homes differ in outward
appearance and structural beauty fror
one another. There are no monoto
nous rows of strikingly similar build
ings but the eye, as it sweeps by. is
treated to a Kaleidoscope change
which keeps the mind wondering
What next?"
1t is not only the exterior of many
of thsee homes which rivets atten
ton; within they are models of con
venience, and the finishing and furn
ishing give evidence Of the elegance
and cultivation of those who worked
it all out. Indeed. it is the interior
arrangement and artistic furnishing
and shading, more than the exterior
appearance that gives a SURPRISING
charm to Daytona homes This fea
ture justly merits prominence as an
other wonder.
Streets and PaVements the Most
and Best.
Why the Architect oof the Universe
chose to give Daytona the most ad.
mirable, the most picturesque natural