Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-03-12

COASTlNG:
Suppositfous Fun on FlipfIap Hill In Po-
| dunk.

Suppositious Fun on Flipfiap Hill In Po-
dunk.
Last night was gala occasion at the
coast on Flipfap Hill. The smooth.
hard surface of this fashionable de-
clivity glittered in the romantic moon
light, as though its ermine bosom were
studded with an infinitesimal array OF
diamonds. and the air was made musi.
cal by the merry shouts OF "Lullah!
Clear the track" ''Glt out OF the
way, darn yer!'' and numerous other
manifestations of pleasure OF the
throngs of jocund sliders VINO maze
the occasion notable by their presence:
Prominent among the distinguished
coasters were Johnny Green, with his
brand-new sled .Ripsnorter;" Sammy
Black, who bestrode his steel-clad cour-
ser with a grace and dignity all has
own: Jim Smith, whose red mlttens ana
stripped tippet were the envy and ao-
miration OF all who had the good for
tune to witness them; Charley
Jones, whose elegant equipage
was graced by the 1.-the form
and rosy features of his cousin,
Jane Dash: Bill Somes, whose elegant
sliding q la belly-bumps was the dellghG
of every on-looker; Dick Robinson and
Jack Brown and Fred White, and scores
of others. Among the elegant turnouts
were the well-known sleds Racer.
..Deerhound," Tiger" ''Lion,
"Metamora, pirate" ''Sylph,"
avalanche" and many more too nu-
merous to mention. There were sleds
of solid frame and skeleton sleds, sleds
with long runners and sleds with short
runners, single sleds, sleds big enough
for two persons, and dOuble-rlppers.
Never, perhaps, was there seen such a
wealth of Shedding paraphernalla' at
least upon Flpdap Hill.
And the coasters were quite as re
cherche'' as the sleds they rode upon
so gallantly adown the concealed
course, and which they so heroically
pulled back to the summit, whence
again they shot forth upon their down.
ward, meteoric career. 1t is estimated
by careful observer that the gentle
boys upon Fliphap Hill last night rep
resented a combined property OF no
less than four hundred marbles, seven
ty-five pegtops. thirty-nine bowkites
and five cigarette holders!
The costumes of the male coasters
were severely plain, in most cases, as
properly became the high posi-
tons occupied in society by their
wearers. There were, however,
some noteworthy exceptions. For
example, Tom Harris pantaloons
were adorned with two outre patches
upon their broadcast part; the sombre
outlines of the neither integuments of
Bill jenkins were artistically relieved
by permitting slight show of ermine
underwear to protrude through slashes
in the same locality; and fringed ell
h ta1
hats and porous shoes added to the
grand ensemble of picturesque grand
eur.
But the brilliant effect of the male
garmenture was wholly swallowed up
and lost in the radiance of the clothing
affected by the girls. Oh for the pen
of Milton to adequately portray the
multitudinous combinations and the
ravishing aggregate of their environ
ment! There were white hoods
and red hoods and green hoods
and hoods rejecting all the
colors of the rainbow; shawls,
gray, brown, black, parti-colored
dresses of inconceivable variety of hue,
the richest products of the mills of
Lowell and Lawrence; hosiery, home
made and machine-made, darned and
undarned. 1t was indeed a resplendent
sight! 1t was a moving, living piano.
rama of beauty, a Kaleidoscope of
tints, a paint-shop of colors informed
with life
Toward midnight the sport grew fast
and furious. Sled followed sled down
the slippery slide with reckless rapid
ity Occasionally rider is unsledded,
and again double-ripper overtakes
it's predecessor, or runs madly into the
fence alongside and scatters its aston
ished freight and their torn clothing
and fractured limbs broadcast upon the
chilly night. 1t was glorious!
There are few places like Flipfap
Hill, and no one who has had the
felicity of viewing the beauty and the
grandeur, the elegance and the elite
ness which mark the spot can wonder
that 1t should continue to be the
rendezvous of the wealth and fortune
of Podunk.-Bostoss Transcript.