The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-03
A SLEIGHING SUNDAY.
Five Thousand Persons Gliding on Runners Be-
fore the Wind-"As Through the Park We
'Go'-Champagne and Passion on the
Road-The Skaters Carnival-Ladies
in sealskin Jackets and Warm Furs.

We are now in the fourth month OF the Winter
season. This lively, swarming and busting metro
polls was'never no swarmng, bustling or lively on
Sunday IN Winter as II was yesterday. The gay
and festive population came out. Sleghs were
everywhere. The hard, crisp snow,
THE BITTER, BITING, BRAcING AIR,
the music of the bells, the masses Of well dressed,
pleasant faced but cold looking people on the
streets, the idea which struck all the sleigh riders
that another day might not come like yesterday to
give them so much enjoyment again-all these
things suggested to the carnivalsts that the pres
ent moment, never to come again, should be taken
at its proper advantage.
In. the vicinity Of the Park every approach was
covered with rapidly moving ssleighs. Those who
had no business or other cares came out in their
glory. Central Park was moving, busting
kaleidoscope.
filled all Its avenues. The white, hard and crack
ling snow seemed imbued with the life of fairy
land. Gorgeous raiment, pinched faces and bright,
glowing and tempestuous eyes dazzled the lone
wayiarer pl0dding along in his moccasins or Arctic
shoes. 1t is only given to those who are CONVEX
THE FAIR, FEMININE AND TICKLE SEX,
and who have knowledge OF the unbrded pro-
pensities of horses hard mouth to enjoy a sleigh
ride. Nations may decay races may perish, but
as long as snow is snow and as long as women
given to pleasure, sleigh ride must be declared to
be the acme OF cOnnubal felicity and lovers enjoy
ment.
It was fair to see this dream OF beautiful women
Some people have faculty of making great deal
ofexcitement for their own particular party and u
great deal OF amusement for the general driving
public when they ride in sleghs 1t might be noticed
here that the young man who does not know how
to drive pair of horses is at once
A MOURNFUL SPECTACLE
for the immortal gods and deliriOus subject of
amusement for mankind. Then the young lady
whose teet are cold, and whose cavalier, either
SW PSpes Of rono an
hesitates to ask her to lunch-he can
hardly be said to occupy heroic position IN
his girls eyes. No longer can he expect to ill the
ADMIRABLE CREIGHTON.
Sleighing has one effect II levels all people.
The bracing wind, the fresh Dir, the Naturalization
OF the bells, the cheers from parties driving like
HOwLTNG DERvIsEs
on either side up and DOWNFALL these accessories
and surroundings tenC to elevate the understand
ing. With the thermometer at zero, or below IL,
little trining details OF everyday life iade away,
obstacles disappear, contrareties are submerged
and pleasant expanse OF good feeling rises up
and covers with good luck all those who have
fortunate nrst-born child. Through the Park the
rapid coursers harnessed to sleighs drove wantony
fierce as the chargers OF phGbus, nothing caring;
lice in the background. ana dire, but
pect Of the Widow Ccquot at stetsons and broiled
chicken and mushrooms at McComb's DaIn Two
the aR
carnival in very truth, and those who experienced
1t must confess it.
THE SKATING MULTITUDE
were az much in earnest as their sleighing
friends. Thousands OF skaters visited the Park
and made the air hilarious the surface OF
every conceivable frozen pond near the city. The
often heard OF ball was up with vengeance.
The ice in the Park thick with skaters and the
manly defenders Of the common law, in gray uni
forms, as busy as the bees whose honey is pro-
duced by the labored industry Of a communistic
hive.
WHEN THE NIGHT FELL
and the stars glimmered in the blue concave, when
hot coffee was pressed to carmIne lips when the
atmosphere was redOlent with the whispered
sounds of breathing afrection when heart an
swered to heart and soft utterances per-
meated the Winter ozone and while the steely
clink OF the skates made delightful and
irrepressbe melody, the stern business of life was
forgotten, Ceres and the Pleads looked down, and
Venus herself bright, everlasting goddess OF the
northern sky looked in celestial tuneiulness upon
the thousands who said to themselves, "We are
here to enjoys while we live let US live, and let the
world roll ar0und.n