The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-07
By c. pEMAREE.

~ - ~ 0EMAHEEs
One OF DaytO1a's crownIng gTo-
ries is her incompatible beach No
one who ever set foot upon It's
smooth, packed sands; no one who
ever pedaled q bicycle over its e4-
panse; no one who ever drove a
prancing pair OF horses and listen
ed to the popping Of their steel shoes
upon its asphaltum-like face; no one
who ever steered a high-power au-
tomobile down the broad stretch of
wave-vashed and surfpaeked sand
but realized that it is a world beat-
+ er, a wOrId-Eonder. 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
. picturesque surroundings? Nearly a
nile vide. fringed with tropical vege-
/ taUou. artistic cottages with rOomy
verandas looking out upon her bosom,
gsmey food fishes IN countless NUM-
beers bcckCuiLg, as i were, TO those
wiuh rod and reel: her bosom fleck-
. ed with duck and 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 floundering load he
snatched from the water.
See the beautiful launches, spick
and span, their hampers and lockers
bulging with refreshments both solid
and liquid ready for a cruise upon III
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
a joy forever, and one OF the modern
wonders.
The Enehantingly Picturesque Ridge
wood.
Ridgewood avenue is upon the crest
OF a broad ridge, straight as the crow
flies and the spreading branches
OF the heaYy-trunked live oaks ex-
tend their giant arms across the mag
nificent vista, forming an arch. and |
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
right and then TO the LEFT you see dis
cottage homes in the most
settings. Il
See the glistening leaf Of the grand
magnolia which nature has vanished
IS no artists brush ever could; and i
he cabbage palms with their burdens
If SNOWY fruit and swaying palms;
lee the lovely holly with its exQuis-
Ue berry; see the climbing vines |
IN riot in the trees; see the cryp-
ogamOns forms which gain a foot
lold on the great oaks and stately
Dalms, and surely you will join in
he chorus and say that this is a
world wonder for beauty
Beauty Of Our Cottage
Homes. =
No one OF Daytona's attractions,
erhaps, commonds more nearly uni &
ersal attention and praise than does
be artistic cottages The owners. Of
hese charming vill1s hail from every
Orner Of the country and they bring
heir own architectural plans and q
uild upon them, and, as the archi- :
ecture Of one section Of the country 3
iffers from the architecture OF anoth- =
2, so do our homes differ in outward .
pPearance and structural beauty fror =
De another. There are no monoto-
ous rows Of stTikingly similar build o
-gs but the eye, as it sweeps by, is Q
Gated TO a kaleidoscope change -
hich keeps the mind wondering.
What nexr?"
It is not only the exterior Of many
thsee homes which rivets atten- nj
Oh; within they are models Of con p l
and the finishing and furn- ad
hing give evidence Of the elegance
ID cultivation Of those who worked -
al out. Indeed, it is the interior n
and artistic furnishing
d shading, more than the exterior
pearance that gives q surprising .
arm to DaytOna homes This fea- .
re Justly merits prominence as an
her wonder. 3
reefs and 9avements the Most
and Best. EG
Why the Architect oof the Universe \
ose to give Daytona the most ad-
rable, the most picturesque natural .
ting OF all the cities OF the South
not revealed, but that such is a
{ must be apparent to the most =