The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-25
GOTHAM ON RUNNERS.
The now Storm a Really ''0id Fashioned
Ons'-Tae Bsaus and Bellies, with Sleighs
and Bells, Sliding Over the Snow.

Ever since Thanksgiving the Chief topic or con.
versatlon Ia metropolitan circles has been the "mid
weather." PateiJanlfltnS remarked regularly every
morning on emerging from the family sheets, what
wonderful weather Mater said nearly the same
thing on the same occasion. The remark was
newed with variations over the matutinal buck
wheat cakes. 1t was repeated down town and up
town beloved by the bulls and growed by the
bears. II did duty the pretty lips Of the beauty,
aud even in sorosis, where the worlds problem
are In speedy Of settlement, the fair sisters
stopped now and then to say, with wise smile,
HOW VERY MILD TIE WEATHER IS
Now every G0thamite knows that mild weather in
New York means mud. Italian SKIES and streets
covered with The best quality OF backing; the love.
Hest blue above and the choicest black below pretty
heads b)bbing about in the soft air, and
PRETTY LITTLE BOOTS
hopelessly lost 20 sight, though to memory still
dear THIS is New Y0rk ia ''md weather." Lovely
woman, beng still condemned to pettcoats, fares
badly under such circumstances. she often feels
herself TO be a ''dem'd moist unpleasant body,''
ana Is tempted 10 wish that she wasn't body at
all But New York in a snow storn-ah, that is
quite another mal.erl Snow is about as frail a
foundation for hope as one can imagine, especially
New York snow; yet great many hopes
are invested In the delicate flakes as they float
through the winter air, settling slowly On bare
BRA nch and housetop and crowded street till one
might imagine that the wOrld had been getting it.
seli measured for the very whitest dress within
The RESOURCES OF TIE UNIVERSE
great many hopes indeed AS soon as IT was at
all reasonable to expect snow everybody who had
began to look for seIghing. Now and then nature
made pre'ence but 1t all ended in the regulation
mud, and 80 January nearly completed its circuit
and stlil .here was no snow to speak or But
M0nda saw another sight,
-. snows,n saws Flora. ut SHOWS says Theo-
phllus; anc stiaigntway all the "McF!imseys" and
me ''sweIs," with the dear, nice, sweet demure
iiitc creatures and their brave, noble, gallant de-
leaders with one voice cry,
And II IL not mere furry either, but slowly
steadily persistent.y. through Monday afternoon and
evening. the snow flakes fall till roads are more
aud the parks glorious In their dazzling winter
dress. And now Tor the bloo1ed horses. the grace
fui sieigh., the proud cavaliers and the beautiful
danes Hundreds " s'eiQhs drive briskly to
man doors. aud when the ladies and the children,
Ia soft, bright wrappings, are snlgly tucked In,
keeps time With Inc slvery Jingle Of the bells as the
iecl sleeds skim away over the smooth snow. Once
THE rpS GETS ruSNrEs
sach motley crowd OF people, and all 80 Jolly or
course ,hcy are Jolly or they wouldn't be slcghng.
In Laplana and other slow places steady going PEG.
pie Journey In sci!s the most VI the year, and think
nota,na o. H. No doubt they 60 to funerals in seighs.
~sere the snow mets nearly as soon as II falls,
seiyning Il quite another afrair. so II you would
lovers. aud metropolitan cieraymen. ana lovely
iaaies AMI Siing children all dasning hther and
ALL KINDS or TEAMS.
from The steady family horse TO Dexter. 90 to the
Park ~ the seiph'ng season, and be sure
You can zee no nayer no more beau
iiui sahL the Mall stretches away love-
i.er, ~ possible. Than In iis summer green;
tA every tvig h. transhgred. The shrubbery stands
whlie Ant .l. The paths are smooth ana even.
Foi ceorng there are gay costumes and rosy cheeks
laughter su'i the NAMED tread OF horses.
Bat tbcre are two sides to everything, and
4bs DARK SIDE or rHE Snow
y seen cmplailcally In the city. lf Dante had only
been IA New York IN a snow storm IL he had at.
tempted 10 ride an the street cars on sOme or
The avenues Bu he was fortunate In being assigned
10 the internal regions instead. He never had to
choose between breathing the breath or ali the New
Nors democracy and getting his feet wet. Happy
uiah Everybody. including The horses, had
hard ume yesterd4y. lhose vague a6stractions,
,hoyctea sno. with u. wiz; yet difficulties
ssi"ndet AL kirds of locom0ton. The hack
driver. took advantage OF the perils Of the hour
nionca DRIFTS snd stood IA slippery places ~ best
taer cDiGi
LgyEeIcK's BRIGADE
We're rars on haad, aud made neree atiack on the
hgeum. wefe piel, not over vigorously. however,
80 cseat ne great ihorodghlare. Cgly black carts
we're his"d VIII ,hc once "Deantilul snow ami
sar.ed away Uut ~ sighi. Toward noon there came
a lnlt IA tue wtnd ani impfns Cnent IN the tenn.
pfA'ute The intense coda Wuicn uad accompanied
Tue -iplan @tNe WAY, ant CA " uDur c&cTcisc was
gar, s"se iii~ ~ nh<'r, Df hh9Y thappcI iips.
Itst evening" tiie weather was quite peasant IN
lne sieigmng sever spread ~ consequence. sleigh
"a psflgs sctc va. ~ ~, ana sifaW itdea were
sno asO 49, iosupa,o eaoUgh 10 caus tnsnv1i u
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