The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-27
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~ L. G. oEMAREE.
One Of Daytona1 crowning glo-
'rias = her incompaeable beach. MOI
one who has ever Get foot upon ~
smooth, packed sands: no one who
over pedaled . bicycle over II ex-
pansc: no one Who ever drove .
p4ancing pair Of horses and listen
ed to the popping Of their steel shoes
upon its asphaltumlike face: no one
who ever steered Z high-power au-
tomobiie down the broad stretch. Of
wave-washed and surf-packed sand
but realized that It b q world beat
er, q woxld>wonder. Go stand upon
this wide speedway and see the hap
py souls fFt 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 al
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
Z for the sport Of bobbing upon the
waves: watch that lubberly old
white headed pelican pouch a fat
mullet. and that fish hawk struggling
upward with his fioundering load he
snatched from tie water
/ 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
glass and sweep the river from
Ormond bridge to Ponce Park
light house. then say whether the
Halifax len: q thing of beauty and
a Joy forever. and one of the modern
wonders.
The Enehantingly Picturesque Ridge.
wood.
RidgeWood avenue Is upon the cres,
Of broad ridge, straight as the crow
nfes and the wide spreading branch.
es Of the heavy-trunked live oaks ex.
tend their giant arms across the mag
nificenA VISTA. forming an arch, and
4 Pv>S>vS AAS ln@
toons Of Spanish moss sway a. the
trade winds from the tropic seas
tan them. Looking straight ahead
down this white she'll street one has
the Impression Of fairy path wita
.tf1sn draperies, but as you move
aaong and cast an eye first to the
right and then to the left you see
distinguished cottage homes in thu
most delightful settings.
$ See the glistening leaf of the gran,
magnolia which nature has varnishe,
, 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 berry; see the climbing vine
! run riot in the trees; see the cryp
| '0ga nous forms which gain a foot
hold IN the 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.
III 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 Of the country and they brin
j their own architectural plans an
bujld upon them. and. az the arch
lecture Of one section of the counts
;; differs from the architecture of Al
ocher SO do our homes differ
outward appearance and structur
beauty from one another. There Al
no monotonous rows of striking
similar build ugs but the eye, as
sweeps by. 10 treated to a kaleid
scopic change which keeps the mil
wondering, what next?"
It - nor only the exterior Of mar
OF these homes which rtvets atte
ton; w,Ih.n they are models Of co
!. venience, and the finishing and fur
tkhing give evidence Of the elegan
D and cultivation If those who work.
u 1t all out. Indeed, It is the interi
arrangement and artistic furnishi1
. and shading more than the exteri