The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-10

BY L. c. DEMAREE.
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
pranciag pair of horses and listen
ed to the popping of their steel shoes
upon its asphaltumlike face; no one
who ever steered a hfgh-power au-
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, 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-
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 lubberly old
white headed pelican pouch fat
mullet. and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his Laundering load he
Snatchau from the water
See the beautiful launches, spick
and span, with hampers ard lockers
bullying with refreshments, both solid
and liquid. ready for cruise upon tn
beautiful surface. Take out your field
| glass ard sweep the river from
Orroad bridge to Ponce Park
light house. chen say whether the
Halifax ism: ii thing OF beauty and
a JOY forever, and one OF the modern
wonders.
The Enchantinsly Picturesque Ridge.
wood.
Rldg"wOCG avenue is upon the crest
OF a 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
nifice;1t VISTA. forming an arch, and
from these extended arms great feS.
tOOnS Of Spanish moss sway as the
fan them. Looking straight ahead
down this white shell street one has
the impression of a fairy path with
>hAsn draperies, but as you move
'uong and cast an eye first to the
right and then to the left you see
distinguished cottage homes in the
most delightful settings
See 'h3 gliStening leaf OF the granC
magnolia which nature has vanished
rs no artis''s brush ever could; anC
the cabbage palms with their burdens
Of Snowy fruit and sWayius pa,.i!s
see the lovely holly with its exquis
Ute berry; see the climbing vines
,un riot il the trees; see The cryp
'o-a mo,, forms watch gain 4 foot
hold on tie great oaks and sat alS
palms, and surely you viii join If
tae ch orus and say that this IS d
world wonder for beauty
Surprising Beauty Of Our Cottae.
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 brin!
their own architectural plans ant
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 NOTORIOUS rows of strikingl
similar build ngs but the eye, as i
~"eSu> Dv Is treated 20 kaIeiOO
scopic change which keeps the min
wondering. What next"
! 1t is no. only the exterior of man
! Of rhese homes which rivets attel
| ton; w,'h.r they are models Of cor
! venience. and the finishing and furr
: ishing give evidence of the eleganc
F.! and cultivation of those who worke
| 1t al. out. Indeed, it is the interio
+, arrangement and artistic furnishir
! and shading, more than the exterio
! appearance that gives surpass IN
! charm 10 Haytona homes. This fes