Southern California; . * -r=»->?S^ <,-<«^- **- south alike, leaves mucli tobe desired in taste and refine-ment. Still, nature quicklyatones for the inexperience ofman, and in a surprisinglyshort space of time will hidethe most commonplace struc-ture under a bower of lovelyleaves and blossoms; and wemay also take comfort in thefact that all over this Pacificslope people are rapidly awakening to a realization ofthe fact that architecture must be fitting to the land-scape in which it is placed, and that what we need hereis more sympathy with our surroiindiugs, more sim-plicity, more t
Southern California; . * -r=»->?S^ <,-<«^- **- south alike, leaves mucli tobe desired in taste and refine-ment. Still, nature quicklyatones for the inexperience ofman, and in a surprisinglyshort space of time will hidethe most commonplace struc-ture under a bower of lovelyleaves and blossoms; and wemay also take comfort in thefact that all over this Pacificslope people are rapidly awakening to a realization ofthe fact that architecture must be fitting to the land-scape in which it is placed, and that what we need hereis more sympathy with our surroiindiugs, more sim-plicity, more thought in our buildings, both public andprivate. But if the houses of San Bernardino lack anything inpicturesque effect, much has been done to atone for thisby the unconscious taste shown in the improvement ofthe landscape. Instead of marring the face of nature asis so often the case with human interference, man hasvastly enhanced its beauties. Water has been developed •here in great abundance, both in immense stor
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