The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-24
~ L. G. pEMAREE.

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BY l. c. DEMAREE.
One OF Daytona's GROWING glo-
ries Is her Incompatible beach. No
one who has ever set foot upon IT.
smooth. packed sands; no one who
ever pedaled a bicycle over it's ex-
pansl: no one who ever drove q
pranciag pair Of HOSES and listen
ed to the popping Of their steel shoes
upon its asphaltum'like 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 vile speedway and see the hap
py souls fiji by in joyous mood, and
answer whether this is not one Of
the seven modern wonders.
The Placid, Pellucid Halifax River.
Where think you is water with more
picturesque surroundings? Nearly al
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 coot and snowy
winged sea birds. which sit about as
il for the sport of bobbing upon the
waves; watch that Mbberly old
white headed pelican pouch a fat
murlet, and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his laundering load he
snatched from the water.
il See the beautiful launches, spick
and span, with hampers and lockers
tulging with refreshments, both solid
and liquid, ready for a cruise upon tn
beautiful surface. Take out your field
J glass and sweep the river from
Ormond 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.
The Enchantingly Picturesque Ridge
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
nificent VISTA, forming an arch. and
from these extended arms great fes
4 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 fairy path witch
s ohfisn draperies, but as you move
Wong and cast an eye first to the
) right and then to the left you see
distinguished cottage homes in the
most delightful settings.
) See the glistening leaf of the CRANE
8 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
lite bGlry; see the climbing vine:
! run riot in the trees; see the cryp
/ 'oEa mons forms which gain a foot
I! hold IN tie great oaks and scate!.
palms, and surely you will join il
the chorus and say that this is
! world wonder for beauty.
J Surprising Beauty Of Our Cottag
Homes.
No one of DaytOna'S attractions
perhaps. commands more nearly un
versal attention and praise than doe
the artistic cottages. The owners {
these charming villas hail from ever
corner If the country and they brin
l their own architectural plans an
build upon them. and, as the arch
lecture of one section of the countr
! differs from the architecture of al
other so do our homes differ
outward appearance and structur;
beauty from one another. There al
no monotonous rows of strikingl
similar build .ugs but the eye. as
sweeps by is treated to a kaleidt
scopic change which keeps the min
wondering. What next?"
1t is nor only the exterior Of man
OF these homes which rivets atte
ton; w,,h.c they are models OF CO
venience, and the finishing and fur
ishing give evidence Of the elegant
? and cultivation of those who worke
} it all out. Indeed, it is the interit
arrangement and artistic furniShi1
and shading, more than the exteri
appearance that gives a surpassi1
charm TO uaytona homes. This fe
ture Justly merits prominence as a