The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-14
evL. c. pEMAREE.

BY L. c. DEMAREE.
One Of Daytona,s GROWING glo-
'ries is her Incompatible beach. No
one who hay ever set foot upon its
smooth. packed sands; no one who
ever pedaled a bicycle over it's ex-
pans,: no one who ever drove a
pranciag pair Of horses and listen
ed to the popping Of their steel shoes
upon its asphaltumlike 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, PeIluctd Halifax River.
Where think you is water with more
picturesque surroundings? Nearly 81
mile wide. fringed with tropical vege-
tation. artistic cottages with roomy
verandas looking out upon her bosom
gamey food fishes in countless num-
bers beck0ning. 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 f1oundering load he
snatched from the water.
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
Ormond bridge to Ponce Park
light house. then say whether the
Halifax ism: thing of beauty and
wonders.
The Enchantingly Picturesque Ridge.
wood.
Ridgewocd avenue is upon the cres,
of broad ridge, straight as the crow
flies and the wide spreading branch
es of 'he heavytrunked live oaks ex
tend their giant arms across the mag
from these extended arms great fes
toOns of Spanish moss sway as the
trade winds from the tropic seas
fan them. Looking straight aheaG
down this white shell street one ha.
the impression of a fairy path with
,Ifasn 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 gran.
: magnolia which nature has varnishe,
. rs no artists brush ever could; an,
the cabbage palms with their burden
Of SNOWY fruit and swaying palms
see the lovely holly with it's exquis
lite berry; see the climbing vine
run riot in the trees; see the cryp
| Osam0ns forms which gain foot
| hold IN tie great oaks and stated.
! palms, and surely you will join il
| the chorus and say that this is
| world wonder for beauty.
! Surprising Beauty Of Our cottag
Homes.
No one of DaytOna'S attra ctiOns
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
their own architectural plans an
build upon them. and, as the arch
lecture of one section of the cOuntr
I! 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 striking
similar build ngs but the eye. as
sweeps by is treated to a kaleid
scopic change which keeps the mir
wondering, What next?"
1t is MOI only the exterior of mar
OF these homes which rivets ate
ton; w,'h.c they are models Of co
venience, and the finishing and fur
ishing give evidence Of the elegan'
! and cultivation of those who work,
} it all out. Indeed, it is the interi
arrangement and artistic furnishi1
and shading, more than the exteri
appearance that gives a surpassil
| charm RI T,oytOna homes This Re