The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-02-08

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been hurled against tree that she re-
ceivcs you in the back with no less
crushing emphasis. Besides the slide at
| 00O feet long, Peel street has been given
splendid course down the slope Of Mount
Royal Of n mile in length. The mem.
bcrs of tie Snow.hoc Club turn out to
do tt honors Of the toboggan to their
visitors, and it will be their own fault if
some scores Of fair Americans are not
initiated into tho delights Of the most
delightful and original description Of
| "coas,iug" that can be admired.
TIE SLEIGH PARADE
For the afternoon n programme liter
ally crammed full of sports and amuse-
ments had been prepared by the commits:
! tee, and it was carried out fully and sue.
crssfully in the nnutest detail. The first
event was the grand sleigh parade,
which was the largest and most brilliant
spectacle Of the kind ever witnessed in
Montreal. The parade was on the prin.
| cipal boulevard of the city, and tie side.
walks and windows of the houses on
either side were packed with people wit.
| Messing the magnificent display. More
| than 1000 -lciglis were in the procession
all of them well, and some of them mag,
niiiccn,Iy, equipped. The cabmen OF
the city joined ~ith the citizens in this
monster turnO {, and the line WAS 40
| long and solid that the Mounted Fire
| Brigade, which desired TO take its place
| in the procession, WAS unable to secure a
position. Some of the slcighs were
| drawn by six horses, while a great NUN.
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| While this grand parade was in progress
snow shoe stccple'chase WAS contested
| between q number OF students Of McGill's
College, and this exciting contest cici,ec
! ndmiring comments from thousands Of
visitors who had never before witnessed
such Il race. In the meantime, tobog.
gaming, which seems to have completely
fascinated the visitors from the United
in the exhilarating sport, was in full
pros ress On Mount Royal, which i. in
fine condition for the pastimc, and
attracted thousands Of spectators, as well
as those who participated in its pleas
urcs. Several ladies and gentlemen were
| fractured both in the arms anil legs vcs
tcrday while engaged in tobogganing,
through inexperienced persons attempt
ing to steer, but no accidents occurred
to-day to mar the pleasures of the occa.
sion. Toward evening light fall OF
snow began, but it WAS not heavy enough
to interfere with the execution Of the
days programme, and night all Mon
treal and her guests were out to witness
the crowning event Of the dny and of the
cnrniyal--the
orENISG OF THE GREAT ICE PALACE
Taking hint from the Empress Anne,
Of Russia, the managers have had con-
structed building made of blocks of
clear ice cut in the st. Lawrence. The
blocks IRE something over three feet in
length, and in breadth about twenty
inches, their thickness varying from fif-
teen to twenty inches; and they have
| been piled one on the other by dcrricks,
water being thrown over them to serve in
lieu of mortar, binding the whole wall
into one solid and homogeneous mass.
About so 600 cubic feet of Ice have been
thus built up into structure about one
hundred feet square, with towers fifteen
feet square and thirty feet high at the
corners, and in the centre Il tower about
thirty feet square, which will be carried
up to height of one hundred feet or
more. The main entrance is tlnnked by
Arctic huts OF ice, and the facade is or
namented with ice statutes carved by a
clever Canadian artist. The roof is OF
cedar boughs saturated with water that
has frozen hard and made a queeriv
characteristic covering. Even in the
day timo the structure looks very odd
and pretty, Its crystal walls sparkling ;H
the sun like those of a candy palace in a
fairy story. Tonight this novel struct-
ure was illuminated with electric lights
from the top of the spire to its base, and
they shone through the transparent
blocks of ice with II brilliancy which
made the unique building glitter as
though thousand brilliants were flash
scene was rather enhanced than marred
by the feAthery flakes uf snow which
were silently falling, and, TO add to the
attraction and bring the days sports to o
grand conclusion, about 500 members
Of the Snow.sl,oe clubs, dressed in
unique and grotesque costumes, appeared
on the scene with flaming torches, and
after passing the palace, started on q
trump through the snow.storm over the
mountains. 1t is admitted by all thai
th!s Hs9 tie H!as. magnificent spectacle
ever witnessed in Montreal. The prin,
cipal feature of the carnival to morrow
will DO banquet given by the corpora
ton to distinguished visitors and fame,
dress carnival in the evening.
HOW CANADIANS DRESS.
The sidewalks Of the main streets were
blocked with people and the roads with
sleighs all day. Any one could tell &
Canadian from a visitor at glance
Every Canadian who did not wear &
heavy furcap had on knit worstet
arrangement like giant stocking run tc
point. Six out of ten Canadians wore
long fur coats, reaching from their ear,
to their heels. Most Of them were o
fox or bear skin, but great many were
made of sealskin, trimmed with ever
costlier furs. They coat 81 900 each
But the thing common to most of then
was the cloth and rubber overshoe, trim
med with gaudy embroidery. They have
n saying that walking without them IN
winter 10 walking to the grave. To q
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