The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-27
MERRY MONTREAL.
*. ,,r.s Of the Grand ice-Carnivai-rrot-
<b,s.>katiuG, Curling and ioooRaani"R-
:. ,, the canadian Girls Dress.

H<s lures of the Gran"
+. .s,,a.SLa,,ue. Curling, aud roboRGaninR-
49, the Canadian Girls Dress.
Fan all accounts the lce-carnival. at
-, ,roal has proven one Of the grandeSt
80. for merry. making, fun, and general
ovment that has ever taken place on this
~, ,incpt 4 telegram Of Thursday SAYS :
an rdrc.dav was expected 10 be The great
~ ~ the carnival; but 50 far as The num-
- ~ strangers and the varied character
- The spor;s are concerned. It has been
- thrown into The shade by ITS success
- Thousands Of visitors arrived from
m narts of the Dominion and the United
49, to-day. and IL Is query where
a. Will sleep tonight, though OF course
s~n,c room will b. made for them by the
&,or,urc Of the first arrived. who wish TO
-, home before SUNDAY. BoisterOus fun
81 NOW at il height, thanks 10 the high
sririis produced by the bracing air-per-
n ~. in some cases 20 something still more
r,ieui-and the infection has extended 10
a,,r usually quiet. not % say slow-gOing,
Il. idcniS. Through the crowded streets
81 ,lcigh~ and four-in-hands thronged with
~ioly dogs" waking the echoes with the
xnrnd- ~ brass instruments, or IL may be
~ hurdy-gurdy mounted upon The
ari,,r'. seat. and under The unwTiitcn but
ID r,wherc recognized code OF The carni-
- f,,o pcople form crowd for the pur
A. Of chorus-singiug. With All the noise,
howe,or. there has been no disorder and
"a rampant intCrnpcrance.
The great cXpanSe Of the icc-bound II.
Iawr,ncc opposite The barbor was to-day
u,ililcd ior the most popular sports Of the
g.. II thc attendance is 70 bc taken rs
sa,rding am, indication a. to popularity.
Al least $1,000 people were attracted to the
HI, pt,in. which presented a singlllarly ami
mod appearance. The tToitirg-races drew
an, Lr-c>t and most excited crowd, the
ff,cL being i'm beautiful trim and the con-
H., close. On another pant of the Ice an
audience more select and embracing most
az our American visitors. and especially OF
fhr ladies. wa. attracted by the Sn0wShoe
mo. I'm which members OF The local and
'si,iting clubs took part. At still another
point the curriers' were engaged ct their
]. roaring game" i'm the presence Of very
largc and exceedingly Scottish company.
The day has been spiritcdly wound up
bv thc grand fancy carnival in the Victoria
slting-rink, one 81 The largest buildings
of the sort in America, though by no
noJuS up 10 the accommodation OF the
.o0 0O0 spectator. upon whose presence the
1ocll Journals insist. The interior was
scry prCt,iy fitted mp with an Zee grOttO
and fountain Illuminated with Greek fire,
" lille the buildiag was draped with the
H. oil an nations and lit up with the
Electric light The carnival * practi-
c9ily fancy bali on skates, and the sight
kascrv gay one. some hundreds Of young
pcople ~ both sexes, in all the costumes
assumed upon such occasions, gliding about
on The icr lencath the dazzling light.
The ic,-pahcc Is lit up by the electric
Uchf. the eject of which is heightened by
H. myriad facets Of the icc-block, through
which 10 shines so that from distance the
building looks like great heap Of jewels
Cropped upon a sheet Of crystal.
Another telegram gives the following
d.. cripti0n OF tobOgganing, and OF how
fhr Canadian girls dress;
j f0bOeeans are birch plankS, twice IS
thicl, as ordinary blotting-paper. They lie
d. on the snow and curl over in front.
7rhoy carry from two TO six persons. Cusl-
ions are fastened on them when i'm use. IL
j. customary for a girl TO sit foremost. 4
Montreal WTl can sit down on the cushion,
Wrap her kirtS about her ankles. aud then
throw her feet under the curve Of the board
with the grace OF duchess AT 4 ball. Other
women or men sit behind. Last of ell is
the stccrcr. lie knccls on the tObOggan and
steers with his toes. The hill j. purpoScly
coated with ice, and kept smooth as the face
oi ilatir0n. There i a shout. and down
goes the board with the speed OF a shot.
and followed by fountain OF ice-du-t and
snow. IN Peel street, which is the public
fobogCan Hill set apart 10y the Government,
taWdU,t is sprinkled ut the foot OF the
Slide; otherwise tOhogganS and their loads
.would never stop short Of the further bank
.Cf The broad -. Lawrence. These boards
seem a. plahlc as soft leather. The irreg-
lluiiicS in The roads bend them like rib
Don. Yesterday the slcighs intcrfered.
.Olc load 81 girls shot under a horse on
Shrrbrook street. A load Of Young men
iu new tohoggau, going at a mile 4 min
.utcs. Int cutter q side blow. The
.cutler irons were bent, the tobog-
gan va, wrecked, and the men
.wcn' into Sn0wblnk. Two giIlS in
.snoW,hoc dress were vhizzing down
fifty feet behind. Their stccrcr struck bis
Toe deep down, and the t0boggan turned
90 The iiyc-foOt-high Snowbank and went
fence. The young people tumbled oil. but
escaped unhurt. Then the police forbade /
Tire sport. except on the club slide along |
The mountain. 81 must tell YOU how these |
cill- dress" said a New York woman 10 /
her husband. First, they start with fan /
mel from head 20 fo0t-and such flannel /
Why, ~ an eighth OF an inch thick. /
Then they 20 on like other women, cX- !
ccpt that they put on more skirts, and |
usually q quilted one that's ~ warm q. I
o wO0d-l!rc. Then they phi on q dress, |
and over that chamois Jacket that ifs like |
o. hoe in the mud. Then they put ribbed /
Wolicn stockings over their stOckines. aud |
Arctics over their shoes. They don't care /
any more about the looks OF their feet than !
the -. Loui, women do. Then they put !
ODD knit WHISTLES, then gloves, then 4 fur /
or doth dolman, then a iur-cap, and finally
q coil Of Wor,tcd c0miortCTS. When they |
are dressed, II they are hurled at the speed /
oi Z mile q minute from 4 tOboggan. they /
are unhurt. II they fall through the ice |
they are not wet. II the thermometer !
drops 10 lileen below they read Of it next !
say. and wish they had known ii al the /
time
fsydfOunObia or Insanity.