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

BY L. G. DEMAREE.
One OF Daytona'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-
pans1; no one who ever drove
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-
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
Ply 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
mile wide. fringed with tropical vege-
tation. artistic cottages with roomy
verandas looking out upon her bosom
gamey food fishes in countless num-
bers beckUning. as it were, to those
with rod and reel her bosom fleck-
cd with duck and coot 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
OrmO1d bridge to Ponce Park
light house. then say whether the
Halifax ism: thing of beauty and
4 joy forever, and one of the modern
wonders.
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 tropic seas
tan them. Looking straight ahead
down this white shell street one has
the impression of fairy path with
oIfisn 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 grand
magnolia which nature has vanished
as no artists brush ever could; and
the cabbage palms with their burdens
Of SNOWY fruit and swaying palms !;
see the lovely holly with it's exquis-
fte berry; see the climbing vines
run riot in the trees; see the cryp-
.osa mons forms which gain a foot
hold on the great oaks and stately
palms, and surely you will join in
the CHI osus and say that this is a
| world wonder for beauty.
! Surprising Beauty Of Our Cottage
Homes
No one of DaytOna'S attra ctiOns
| perhaps. commands more nearly uni
| the artistic cottages. The owners O
| these charming villas hail from ever.
| corner Of the country and they brinl
! their own architectural plans AM
| build 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
no monotOnous rows of strikingl
similar build ugs but the eye, as
sweeps by. is treated to a kaleido
scopic change which keeps the min
wondering. what next?"
1t is no.: only the exterior of man
OF these homes which rivets after
ton; w''h.C they are models Of COZ
venience. and the finishing and furl
ishing give evidence of the eleganc
!, and cultivation of those who worke
} it all out. Indeed, it is the interic
arrangement and artistic furnishin
! and shading, more than the exteriC
appearance that gives a surpassin
charm to Daytona homes. This fe
ture justly merits prominence as a.
-. other wonder.