The San Francisco call. [volume], April 07, 1907, Page 5, Image 5

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The Baa; Pranclsco- Sunday Can
NINE BEAUTIES OF SAN FRANCISCO
OF CALIFORNIA'S TWO LARGEST CITIES.
ttt oo the sands and where, perhaps unseen la
the shade.of.a golden oleander, she can, iik«
Danae of old,. let down her shining,. heavy hair
and bask in the calm stillness of a Los Angcle*
summer afternoon. * .. \ ...
But her San. Francisco sister is full of cnap ' v
and fire and verve. The -fresh, keen winds '
which stream over her straight from? the ocean
carry with them some of their, freshness and •*
keenness to .her— their own— the daughter of the
sea and sky. For the San Francisco girl dreams
not in hammocks nof drifts on lotus pools. All
about her — sky, air, sea, the . huge sand steppes
bordering the ocean, the. vivid greenness of the "
hardy trees "all a growin* and a-blowinV call- s
to her with myriad voices. And they call !as if ." .
with one. voice. "Come live, live, live," they\
cry. "That is what we do; come and join us.
Let the wind blow through you hair, let the' ;
«ea breezes paint your cheeks; let the tang of ....
the air and ibe windswept sky send life, vigor - :
and glory pulsing through. your being till" you* 1 ' • ]
ualk the earUi.lifce a young goddess — Nature'* -i '"
goddess ,who" has environed you with- all that : •
makes for, lifft-^life in. its fullness, its 'entirety,'
its most satisfying joys." And" she listens vto-v
the myriad voices,- and she understands. And';;.;.
she ha* learned 'what -living, 'means.... . V •*•'
Theie two;pages .afford a splendid opportunity- -
fcr every/reader to decide among beauties for
kiascll or 'herself. ' .V ':