The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-16
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By l. c. pEmAREE.

BY L. c. DEMAREE.
One IT Daytona's GROWING gl0-
'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 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 asphaltum-like face; no one
who ever steered a high-power au-
tomobi;e down the broad stretch of
wave-washed and surf-packed sand
burt realized that it Is a world beat
er. a world-w0nder. Go stand upon
this wide speedway and see the hap
py souls fhc 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;he 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 cd
white headed pelican pouch a 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 ard sweep the river from
Ormold bridge to Ponce Park
light house. then say whether the
Halifax ism. thing OF beauty and
a JOY forever, and one of the modern
wonders.
The EnchantinsIy Picturesque Ridge,
|
IT RidgnWOCG avenue is upon the crest
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
nif;ce1t vista, forming an arch, and
from these extended arms great fes
s 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 fairy path with
ofasn draperies, but as you move
'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 g]istening leaf of the CRANE
5 magnolia which nature has vanished
as no arts S brush ever could; an(
the cabbage palms with their burden:
/ Of SNOWY fruit ard swaying palms
/ see the lovely holly with its exquis
lite berry; see the climbing vine;
run riot in the trees; see the cryp
F; 'osa mons forms which gain a foot
| hold On tie great oaks and scatel,
| palms, and surely you will join il
the chorus and say that this is Z
| world wonder for beauty.
J Surprising Beauty Of Our Cottag,
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 If the country and they brin,
| their own architectural plans an,
Cufld upon them. and, as the archj
| 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 buildings but the eye. as i
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 atten
ton; w''h.c they are models Of cor
venience. and the finishing and furr
: ishing give evidence Of the eleganc
| and cultivation Of those who worke
! it all out. Indeed, it is the interio
! arrangement and artistic furnishin
! and shading. more than the exterio
; appearance that gives a surpassin
charm to Daytona homes. This fea
ture Justly merits prominence as ar