The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-28
ev L. c. DEMAREE. d.


BY |. 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 its ex-
pans 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 high-power au-
tomobi;e 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 fit by in joyous mood, and
answer whether this is not one of
the seven modern wonders.
The Placid, PelIucid 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 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
if for The sport of bobbing upon the
waves; watch that lubberly cd
white headed pelican pouch a fat
murlet, and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his floundering load he
SnatcheJ from the water
See the beautiful launches, spck
and span, with hampers and lockers
bullying with refreshments, both solid
and liquid, ready for d cruise upon tn
beautiful surface. Take out your field
glass ard sweep the river from
ormond bridge to Ponce Park
light house. then say whether the
Halifax isn': thing of beauty and
a JOY forever, and one of the modern
wOndeis.
The EnehantineIy 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
toOns Of Spanish moss sway as the
trade winds from the trop.c seas
fan them. Looking straight ahead
, down this white shell street one has
the impression of a fairy path with
1hasn draperies, but as you move
a'lOng 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 grant
magnolia which nature has vanished
as no artists brush ever could; ant
: the cabbage palms with their burden:
Of SNOWY fruit and swaying pains
see the lovely holly with its exquis
tte berry; see the climbing vines
iun riot III the trees; See the cryp
'osam ou, forms which gain a foot
hold on tie great oaks and scatel,
palms. and surely you will join il
Ihe ch ovus and say that this IS Z
world wonder for beauty.
Surprising Beauty Of Our Cottag,
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 brin
their own architectural plans an,
build upon them. and, as the ARCH
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
no mOnotonous rows of strikingl
similar build ugs but the eye, as
sweeps by. is treated to a kaleidC
scopic change which keeps the min
wondering,$" next?"
/, 1t is no. only the exterior of man
| OF uheS5 homes which rivets after
| ton; w,'h.E they are models of cor
! venience, and the finishing and furl
: ishing give evidence of the eleganc
| and cultivation of those who worke
i it all out. Indeed, it is the iuerio
arrangement and artistic furnishin
| and shading. more than the exterio
appearance that gives a surpassin