The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-14

BY L. C. OEMAREe.
One Of Daytona's GROWING glo-
ries is her Incompatible beach. No
one who has ever set. foot upon its
smooth. packed sands; no one who
ever pedaled a bicycle over it's ex-
pans1; no one who ever drove a
pranciag 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- I
tomobiie down the broad stretch of
wave-washed and surf-packed sand
but realized that it is world beat /
er, 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, Peilucid Halifax River.
Where think you is water with more
picturesque surroundings? Nearly al
mile wide. fringed with tropical vege-
tation. artistic cottages with roomy
verandas looking out upon her bosom
gamey food fishes in countless num-
bers reckoning. as it were, to those
with rod and reel; her bosom fleck
ed with duck and c0ot and snowy
winged sea birds, which sit about as
il for the sport of bObbing upon the
waves; watch that lubberly old
white headed pelican pouch fat
mullet, and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his floundering load he
Snatched from the water
See the beautiful launches, spick
and span, With hampers and lockers
bullying 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: a thing of beauty and
a JOY forever, and one of the modern
wonders.
The EnehantingIy Picturesque Ridge
Il wood.
RidgewoCd avenue is upon the crest
of 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.
nificeIlt 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
alfisn draperies, but as you move
arong and cast an eye first to the
right and then to the left you see
distinguished cottage homes in the
most delightful settings.
See tho gliStening leaf of the grand
magnolia which nature has vanished
as no artis''s brush ever could; and
the cabbage palms with their burdens
Of SNOWY fruit and Swaying palms
see the lovely holly with its exquis
lite berry; see the climbing vines
run riot III the trees; see the cryp
'OGa mons forms which gain foot
hold On tie great oaks and stately
palms, and surely you will join in
the CHI and say that this is a
world wonder for beauty.
| Surprising Beauty Of Our Cottage
Homes.
No one of Daytona's attractions
perhaps. commands more nearly uni
versal attention and praise than doe!
the artistic cottages. The owners O
these charming villas hail from ever,
corner Of the country and they brini
their own architectural plans ant
bufld upon them. and. as the archi
lecture of one section of the countr!
differs from the architecture of an
other so do our homes differ il
outward appearance and structure
beauty from one another. There ar