The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-13
~ l. G. pEmAREE.

BY L. c. DEMAREE.
One of Daytoua's GROWING glo-
ries Is her Incompatible beach. No
one who has ever set foot upon It's
smooth, packed sands: no one who
ever pedaled a bicycle over it's ex-
pansc: no one who ever drove
pair of horses and listen
ed to the popping Of their steel shoes
upon its asphaltum-lfke face; no one
who ever steered a high-power au-
tomobiie down the broad stretch OF
wave-washed and surf-packed sand
but realized that it Is a world beat
er, a world-wonder. Go stand upon
this wide speedway and see the hap
py souls flit 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
mile wide. fringed with tropical vege-
tation. artistic cottages with roomy
verandas looking out upon her bosom
gamey food fishes in countless num-
bers beckOning, as It were. to those
with rod and reel; her bosom fleck-
winged sea birds, which sit about as
i for the sport of bobbing upon the
waves; watch that lubberly old
white headed, pelican pouch a fat
mullet, and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his floundering load he
snatched from the water.
I See the beautiful launches, spick
and span. with hampers and lockers
bulging with refreshments, both solid
and liquid, ready for cruise upon tn
beautiful surface. Take out your field
glass and sweep the river from
Ormoad bridge to Ponce Park
light house. then say whether the
Halifax ism. thing of beauty and
a joy forever, and one of the modern
wonders.
3 The EnchantineIy Picturesque Ridge
wood.
RidgewoCd avenue is upon the cres
s of a broad ridge, straight as the crow
, flies and the wide spreading branch
es of The heavy-trunked live oaks ex
tend their giant arms across the mag
from these extended arms great fes
toOns of Spanish moss sway as thu
trade winds from the tropic sea-
8 fan them. Looking straight ahea,
down this white shell street one ha
3 the impression of fairy path witt
s oIfasn draperies, but as you NOV,
Wong and cast an eye first to tn,
8 right and then to the left you SET
8 distinguished cottage homes in tn
g most delightful settings.
B See the glistening leaf of the gran
q magnolia which nature has varnishe
Q as no artists brush ever could; an
the cabbage palms with their burden
, Of SNOWY fruit and Swaying palms
i see the lovely holly with its eXqui:
lite berry; see the climbing vine
i run riot in the trees; see the cryl
'oga mons forms which gain a foo
! hold On the great oaks and Scatel
palms, and surely you will join
the chorus and say that this is
| world wonder for beauty.
Surprising Beauty Of Our cottag
Homes.
No one of Daytona's attraction
perhaps. commands more nearly ur
versal attention and praise than do,
the artistic cottages. The owners
these charming villas hail from evel
corner If the country and they brir
their own architectural plans al
build upon them, and, as the arch
lecture of one section of the count
:! differs from the architecture of a
other so do our homes differ
outward appearance and structur
beauty from one another. There a
no monotonous rows Of striking
similar buildings but the eye. as
sweeps by is treated to a kaleid
scopic change which keeps the mil
wondering, what next?"
fl 1t is not only the exterior of mai
r OF these homes which rivets ate
ton; w,.h.E they are models of CO
venience. and the finishing and fur
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