St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-03
STRUCK ALAMP POST.

beams seemed loaded with frost fakes.
Hardly cloud was to be seen all day. 1t
was such day as the Ice King might
chose to send i'll warning that he was COM
ing, to announce that at his reception
full dress and plenty of it
would be the order. 1t would be mockery
for the Ice King to make his advent into the
city on thawy day. The minarets on the
chariot OF The Carnival King should be tipped
With frost, and there was nothing in the
city yesterday to indicate that they will not
when he arrives this afternoon and is driven
about the city. It was carnival tine yester-
day and none who had been here the night
before could easily forget it. Many who
marched the long line the night before COM
plained yesterday morning that their heads
felt as if they had been at a champagne
supper But they had not; it was simply
the letting down from the eXhiliaring
draughts OF ozone inhaled along the line of
ma ch until the system was filled. But
though it was carnival time it was quiet.
In the morning there were few uniforms to
b s"en ha streets, although the num-
bers gradually -~ew with the day. AT
the palace work went on as fast as
IL uo4 unue4 lie intense cold, which at
the height where the work was done was so
PIERCING that the men had to be changed
every hour. Mr.. Hutchinson. the builder,
was always on deck. He would not be
frozen out, and it was limited that he is
DIRECT RELATIVE
of the ice king himself, and that the inte nse
cold never annoys him. The palace was
practically completed, and in the afternoon
the flagstaff on the top was set. 1t was
said that the weather is such as attended
the completion of the palaces at Montreal.
where it was so terribly cold that no one
could work on it but Mr.. Hutchinson. and he
put on the finishing touches himself. and if
the present weather continues it is likely he
Will do the same here.
he features of yesterdays program
were the races, the opening of the tobog-
gan slides and the informal hop and PRONE
naae at carnival hall in the evening. Or
Summit avenue the lovers of horse flesh
and owners of fancy cutters put in the
afternoon. The weather here was motto
Bile and it covered the horses with coat
ing of frost, Redeemed the cheeks of tn,
drivers and made it uncomfortable for spec
tators But ten races came off just tn,
same. At the slides there was a genera
turnout during the day and evening
Men who had bought their uniform
some weeks ago, mot to use o
wear, but simply to give moral support t,
the carnival were there, and watched tor
few minutes. those who have become ex
perts saying TO themselves meantime tha
would not try it, they were there just d
see the boys and girls have fun. But II
half an hour they got over that, and trie'
1t just for once. That settled 1t. ant
they couldn't get back fast enough Z
suit them. The slide on Dayton's bluf
was not formally dedicated. Commando
Bean having issued general orders revokinl
the order for that event But good man,
of the clubs went over in the evening
making procession Of big pro
portions, and rendering Dayton's bluf
one of the liveliest places in th
city. The big thing in the city, however
was the promenade and hop in headouar
ters hall, where the fun was unbounded
Some eight hundred or more, and nearl,
sveryone in uniform, were there. Few. i