, 1866-01-06
SKATING,
The Height Of the Seaso1-YeAtefday
and To-day.

long continued spell c1 inc frosty weather since
winter appeared-such an inBpirtng Sensation Of
azure overhead, and adsmant everywhere BENEATH
that 1t would b: marvel indeed II people did not
torn shest attention n>nre than ever to The one
great source Of enjoyment which The season afotdt
To community such as onrs, who hats elnsh and
mud md chi1ts and sloppy sidewalks who like the
which biaees bIain and sinev. and vi Wfo II GoT ; %
well how to turn the frost giants to some useful
purpose, such continuance Of tfosty ak1es must
slating season opened under more favorable aus
piees, Ind ~ pstural consequence, seldom has
thert been such run upon the ice, as during the
got oset feH weeks oft AZ yet, there has been a.
foc1ed to the lovers OF this sgIecable snd health
producing rtHeation, more continuous exercise
usually mid and much si,cn 10 thaws. Add to
th1s thst The psrl have been vas;1y improved thst
the Ie can BE- pseserEed In better condition. and
erection Of the R,Dk On Wabash avenue. In every
thing art eTtdences OF more ardect porsuit Of vim
ter pleasure pleasure which happily does not
psi but which lends vtsos to the ffaae and freah.
One peculiarly OF the weather ha. been to increase
the facilities for skating for such do not care to
eeck for that amusement In the paris. After the
hrbt sEvere most, came a prosidenrsl thaw, which
lnEted long enough to smooth out the wrinkles And
Inequalities q The yes md Leave i 70 haEden into
ponds- The rser, therefore, must come In fot tts
share Of attention, Tor, II mot rery fashionable II
has been for the past week at least very popular
extending al the Nay frpm Wells etEees to Stale
street bridge, ind here may be seen every day.
crowds OF men and boss-he girls do not renture
| tunutng stecpe chascs. wheeling, t1mbhng,
and IN var1ons wsya. displaying thelr skill to Tie
sisE Of we s,e Ptted Ito. to aans
pleasure seekers need to be CAREFUL however. in
iheir gamhols. The ice IL, on he whole, pretty
Ga a su s Il n b snns nss5 q Ed Ss he E
and ladder, to rescue the talien Some adventurous
individual took his horse md buggy doEn yestet. ester
Suddenly the animal stumbled and te through the
ice The bysi2nde.t at once constituted themselves
S fosy ro f and TT s9@e Sp tre, d
faec. \ danger post hss been hois,ed on Tho spot,
S1s4 e az sf e o. M ssc II hRsI a e.
| wound.
Al the parks were thrnnsed last evensns-the
Rtnk, which las Been newly flooded and presents d
splendid tu1ace: the Washington, *hich ia alwa5a
attractive, md the Central, where the presence oi
kecnnese Of the air was perhaps alitle too much
for lesurely e9joyment of rs sport The most sis
orous eze1slse being EEquisste 10 rep alive 'hs
tacc the biting wind cheerfn1iy. and they were al
the better for the contact. The Ice Has Ia auper1
eupdtu0n. and khe Soys 4no glfs, tne ol19Left Qnd
youngsters, gave themselves up to the enjoyment
o the hour, md wheeled and SKINNED and josiled
and sp.a~led md laughed 1na perfect tumult ol
ne 10 III tine, % md lien ~ ~ IL sons % Magician va "a
e.lheIea ronnd, gliding through The myrtle nazea
mure gracefully. than they could have done on the
| fmoo1heat shaven green on summers esentne.
TEE CrEzRA1 PARE presented many features o.
c1owda of people. Not he least ol these attic
taons wss Mss Carrie 4. Moore, the accomplished
iady.Fkate1 from Concord, who has been giving ex
Mlse Moose has acqn!sed, through long and parse
veYtDg practice. nigh degree Of proficiency As
ska,er. She potte.ees in IN eminent degree th
Iosmance elegant. She Is as much at home on III
ssa sa aPgR ,hs SsSu x5s ns5
II il this which, apsst from her wonderful expert
asss, -. constitute. The principal ! ess1n
view; graceful. decate movement. afe n,ore beau
tiful and pleasing 10 the beho1der than mere EYE
!; Moore never loses sight Of this. She is e4dowe
by natuse with form Of raze e5mnet1y, and he
ait1rudes atc natural and pleasing, without etar1
sapid evola.tons md chsnse. nom one rnoTemen
10 smother are conducted without. apparently, th
slightest physical e1eriion. Her 't@ltzine. and E.
inimitabIe> md heyer tsils TO e1cic the wAtInes
| admiration aiss Moore waa accompanied BY vi
toodfenow, uho L. an accomplished fkater, and
valuable acquisition to the ntertainnent. I'll
performances wese much admired. ~ were thos
ot Master Clan nee Cur1is, who aso assisted. Their
was Flight drawback TO tho en}ostnea' last eser
mg on account OF the Lee. which IN some portion
Of the park *as somewhat broken up. On III
whole, however, the autfacc wasgood- Mis- Moor
| VIII BE- On the ice this afternoon.
THE RINK 1t Waba-h avenue uas feopened LII
evening NTH splendid sheet Of ice. Ii te a1moa
suptthuons to ssy ttat It was well attended, for y
ast.aes,oos ,~esu superior. 1u-n.Ent thete viii
4. grand gala festival, with music and ilunln
| Hons.
: Tue NAsuEa1ux wns crowded yesterday afie
noon and evening. Ihere was good ice, goo
eport, good music and tlGh splrt.s. Tonight
r grind carnival, which will be one Of The create
, / cveufR Of the season. The directors have LIBERAL
agreed 70 donate the proceeds Of one Day to the
lief Of the poor, as per correspondence IN anoth
| column,
TIE O6DEx Pare was not behind it, compee
| In respect OF either good Ice OF rood atfendanc
, Ne may anticipate great crowd this afternoon AZ
evening, on The occasion Of a casniyzl 1nasaue1a1
! | which wU be given. About sixty costumes ha'
been provided. and probably many more than III
| will make their sppenfupce. Great fun may
| l-oi Tor hS ha Nnrfh.a39Nrs