St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-11
THE CARNIVAL GOES ON
In a Light Fall of SnOw--HOw TN
Palace Looks.

In a Light Fall of SnOw--HOW the
Palace Looks.
A heavy sky from which the snowfakes
sifted quietly down upon the palace and its
grounds made picture yesterday morning
that has not before been seen seen since
the carnival began. 1t was the first snow
that has fallen in two weeks, and as it
came straight down, for there was
no wind, and frightened the
muddy paths, lodging on the rows of ever
greens and sitting through their branches,
its effect was more beautiful than the brush
of the painter ever put ON canvass in his
happiest attempt to give glimpse of winter
at rest. 1t was as if the Fire King had
seen the ice king return to his stronghold
in spite of the assault, and
had sent big flag of truce,
the white lace folds of which stretched
over the conquering monarch's citadel,
while he waited within. The light snow
was not an interference with the carnival
sports. They went on as had been ar
ranged, and the people were out as if the
sun shOne from cloudless sky. 1t is one
of the indications of how deeply the ell
thusiasm of the carnival has grown in the
minds of the people, that no matter
what the weather, whether the
thermometer stands far below zero
and the wind blows a blizzard, or whether
the sun shines like spring and until the
walks and sheets are slushing, or whether
the snow falls steadily, the populace comes
out of doors and joins in the carnival. Yes
terday was the first time when it has been
possible to notice how pretty the uniforms
look when filled with snow flakes. The
red and blue clOaks that the ladies wear
take on fresh attractiveness when snow
flakes are scattered over them, and toque
with fancy-tied ribbon that reveals a
rim of
CURLING BANGS
powdered with the white flakes is more ir-
resistible than ever. There were attrac-
tions enough on the grounds to cause the
hours to pass lightly and pleasantly. The
slides were in good condition and happy
hearted tobogganers kept up the merry
sport throughout the day. In the afternoon
the Indians were out beautifully
handpainted and ornate with
beads and trinkets and garnitures
of brass, and entertained a
crowd of spectators with exhibitions of
running. The principal feature among the
amusements was the curling bonspiel on
the large rink in the southeast corner Of the
grounds. The game was hotly contested
by local and foreign players, and those who
were ignorant of the technicalities of the
game found great deal of pleasure in
standing around and watching the enthusi-
asm of the players as they hurled the stones
over the smooth ice and eagerly watched it
as it gradually came to a standstill. The
game was continued till 6:30, when the
spectators and players withdrew to satisfy
the pleadings of the inner man.
That palace will stand till June" re-
marked General Manager Van Slyke yes
terday afternoon as he stood, together with
several of his friends looking up at the
glittering walls that had so stubbornly bat
tied with and driven off the ardent lances
of Old Sol and stood in naughty grandeur,
proud of its victory. Notwithstanding the
various reports sent out by sensationally in
clined correspondents to the foreign press,
10 the effect that the palace has been Yir-
tually ruined by the recent thaw, it is as
solid as it was Oh the day of its completion
and is intact with the trivial exception of
a few loose blocks from the summit of the
western tower, which fell last week, how
ever, causing but little Disagreement of the
palace.
A close examination of the palace yester-
day proved that it stood as firmly on its
foundation as ever. Its walls seem to be
more compact since the hot days Just
passed, and the water running into the
joints and crevices filled them up and the
Sudden drop in the temperature converted
the walls into solid masses of ice, with
the change in the outlines of the
blocks as originally laid hardly discernable.
The south and west sides of the palace suf-
feied most from the heat of the sun. In