St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-17
ICE PALACE PROSPECTS.
New Features Proposed for the Coming
Winter.
THE SEASONS.
Undine to Be Represented in Magnificent
Style---Legislative Aid to Be
Invoked.

"There is no question but what we
shall have an ice palace and carnival
this winter, and the grandest we have
ever had" These remarks were ut
tered by Maurice d. Mum, the efficient
and popular secretary of the Ice Palace
Carnival association, and he proceeded
to unfold an unique programme for the
coming festivities. The directors of
the Ice Palace and Carnival association
held meeting last week, when their
unanimous opinion was in of an ice
palace and carnival during the winter.
At present, and without doubt the in
tention will be carried out. 1t is the
intention of the directors of the aSSOcia-
ton to formulate an entirely new pro-
gramme for the carnival. The one
they suggest is decidedly novel, and
will aSSuredly be commended for its
originality and appropriateness. 1t is
this: That To go along with the
stOrming of the ice palace there
should be a representation of the
Legend of Undine Undine is word
coming from an old fable, becoming the
water spirit. The German legend of the
UndIne has water spirit, and the early
German settlers in Minnesota named the
state 1.-The Undine Countrywide great
water country because of the thouS-
andS of
LAKES WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES.
II is suggested to follow up the trans
formation of water through the four
seasons and at the same time represent
the productions of each. Winter would
come first, and with it various
kinds of ice princes and princesSeS.
With spring would come the trans
formation of ice to water, the first
appearance of vegetation and the SOW
ing of seed. Summer would follow in
its wake with its attendant glories and
blessings to mankind; and autumn, the
representation of which is anticipated,
will be the most beautiful of all in the
exhibition of fruits and products of the
state.
The idea is that there should be one
parade, with the portrayal of the
Legend of Undine, two stormings of
the ice palace and two Mardi GraS
scenes. Only one of the latter, how
ever, to be on the elaborate scale. Then
there would be one day left for the re-
ception of the rings, queens, princes
and princess of the parade.
1t has been mO0ted that an ice hall
should be built and heated, and that the
ItCeplIOH SllOulu IdhC pIdCC UIlClClll' AZ
has been demonstrated that such hall
can be made of ice, properly lined, and
heated to 20 deg. temperature, so that
people in costume could 90 within its
portals without suffering from cold.
The suggestion has been made
that this hail should take the
form of an ancient building,
and do duty for an ice palace. But this
proposition, so far, has not met with
much encouragement. If the hall is
built it should be entirely in addition,
or in connection, with the ice palace.
And the proposal is that the illumina-
lions should be transferred from Third
street to the vicinity of the ice palace
itself The holding of the ice palace
and carnival will be earlier than that of
last winter, and the probable opening
day will be Jan. Il.
The amount of labor entailed last
year TO collect subscriptions being so
great, the city council will probably be
asked to obtain legislative powers to
create a fund for the ice palace. 1t
could then be made direct tax upon
the people, and as the amount would be
small for each taxpayer, there is no
reason why such course should not be
adopted.