St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-02

seventy-five feet in length, and is built in
semi-circle form. The two central towers
on either side of the main opening are each
twelve feet square, and rise to highth or
forty feet. The wall itself is fifteen feet
high and about three feet thick. At each
end of it is smaller tower twenty feet
i'm heighth The wall and the towers are
surmOunted with battlements and turretS
The entrance to the grounds through this
mammoth ice wall is by means OF three
openings. The main passage, the center
one between the two central towers is six
teen feet wide, and it is through this one
that that the paraders will pass. There
are two other passages through the gate
smaller than the main one. They are sltu-
ated OH either side, one through each tower,
and have width of five feet. In the ex-
act center OF the arched gateway rising
from the battlements is a large banner OF
the st. George Snow Shoe club. bearing the
red cross Oh white field. Each of the side
towers is capped with the figure of snow
shoer carved in ice. standing upon pedes-
tai as sentry over the entrance to the pal
ace grounds.
THE CITY's HOLIDAY ATTIRE.
The decorations that are TO be seen upon
many of the business houses of the city pre-
sent an appearance that is in keeping with
the season of the carnival and general fes-
tiyities. Third street presents an attractive
appearance from Sibley street to Seven
corners. Many of the adOrnmentS being
noticeable for the beauty Of design and elab-
crate details ALI along the street thousands
of small flags are suspended from the win
dows and balconies and form pleasing
sight as they flutter in every occasional
wind that catches them. Gaily-colored
bunting, evergreens in wreaths and festoonS
and snOwshoes, tOboggans and other car
nival souvenirs are employed and arranged
in pleasing combinations along the fronts
of the buildings, many OF which are deco
rated from the basement to roof.
Many public-spirited and progressive
citizens, with an eye TO the eternal htnesS
of things, are using to considerable ex-
tent large quantities of thick ice in the
formation of their displays. Many OF theSa
ice decorations were not completed yester-
day, and all day gangs OF men were 70 Do
! observed erecting pedestals, arches ana
statues of the pellucent material. Many
arches and figures have been set up about
| the city, and many more are being hurried
on to completion.
On Wabasha street, adjoining the opera
house, is large and magnificent arch OF
| ice. which Is gaily decorated with
evergreens and small flags. 1t
| is also surmounted with large
head of buffalo, which adds much to the
appearance of the arch. On the opposite
| side of the street has been erected, on high
pedestal of ice, the figure of st. George
snowshoer, heroic size. carved out of a
huge block of ice. Three or four doors
above in front of saloon is another carving
that has been made of snow, and afterward
sprayed with water, freezing it hard giving
| to it glittering and
RADIANT APPEARANCE.
Further up Wabasha, at the corner OF
Fourth street, is another ice Ia tute repre-
senting a subject different from the others.
A novel and original decoration on this street
| is the ice cream factory that has been
built upon pedestal Of ice blocks. Fourth
| street is appropriately decorated, and many
of the buildings along the street are pro-
| fusely trimmed with carnival flags, bunting
/ and eyergreens Seventh street, some por-
] tons of Robert. Jackson and otner tnor-
1 oughfares pesent an attractive holiday air'
but the decorations are not general.
The railroad offices Of the Milwaukee ana
| the Omaha roads, ON Third street. presena
| a fine appearance, and so do the Merchants,
the RYAN and the Windsor hotels, whicn
are completely enshrouded with nags, Dunt-
inc and festoons of evergreens that adorn
the fronts of each, while the rotundas and
corridors inside are elabolateiy arranged on
a magnificent scale.
1t is to be hoped that the whole