Southern California; . adena, and dajs that are windy and disagreeable. Inwinter there are some rainj- weeks and in summer anendless amount of dust. To one who comes here expect-ing to find the Garden of Eden just as the Lord origi-nally planted it, the first impression may be just a trifledisenchanting. The ground under the orchards and inthe vineyards is bare. If one sees a California vineyardin the winter season for the first time he is apt toexclaim in surprise, for the vines are all trimmed away t-^Wfi jc to an insignificant stump, and all that he will see is avast field of bare soil with
Southern California; . adena, and dajs that are windy and disagreeable. Inwinter there are some rainj- weeks and in summer anendless amount of dust. To one who comes here expect-ing to find the Garden of Eden just as the Lord origi-nally planted it, the first impression may be just a trifledisenchanting. The ground under the orchards and inthe vineyards is bare. If one sees a California vineyardin the winter season for the first time he is apt toexclaim in surprise, for the vines are all trimmed away t-^Wfi jc to an insignificant stump, and all that he will see is avast field of bare soil with rows of these uninterestinglittle knots of wood close to the ground. In summerthis becomes a tangle of green vines, and in autumn thegrapes hang in clusters so large and abundant that ifI am to retain my reputation for veracitj I had betterleave them undescribed. But when the worst has been said of Pasadena itremains one of the most charming of towns. Its climatehas been heralded the world over. Its people are refined. and cultured. It has good schools, a fine public library,many churches, large and costly residences, and avenuesand streets which are decorated with an endless succes-sion of palms and pepper trees. So many men of meanshave been attracted here from the East that it is saidthat more wealth is represented among its citizens thanin any other city of its size in America. Thousands ofhealth and pleasure seekers come here to spend theirwinters, and from autumn to spring the streets present a
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