New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-01
WINTER CUSTOMS HAVE A BOOM.

THE COMING WARM WAVE, HOWEVER, MAY DIS
APPOINT * Alters AND ICE-CUTTERs.
November, gloomy and unpleasant fellow, whose
mission II TO the last poor vcstges OF indian
summer, that white winter may arrive In unimpeded,
triumphal march, died last night. according to the
aImanacs when tn, clocks struck twelve. But In
reality the reign OF winter began some days ago. and
the end OF the surly old month came on Thanks
giving Day. wh,n he heaped all his malice on this
town, and particularly on the blue and yellow lists,
where Yale fought Princeton, while city waited ana
watched. II end worthy of that November
which brought drouth and water famne. and few
will mourn his departure.
Though there will still come sunny and gentle days
and the Weather Bureau prophcsied some close at
hand last night winters inaugural ceremonies Of
and freezing weather have been held, and the Of
Christmas and sIeghng and skating has been ushered
in with colder weather than this city has experienced
in some winters. Yesterday was the coolest N0vem-
her 30 In many years, and 1t was also a colder day
than any last winter, except one day, March Z, when
the weather four degrees colder than 1t was yes
terday But the day tried hard to Guido previous
records. and at O'Clock yesterday morning the late
bird and the early worm shvered alike In tempera-
ture of 10 degrees. This drop of eight degrees
since the previous midnight But then 1T slowly be-
gan to rise and at q. the thermometer registered
10 at 21, Mt p. III. 25 and at midnight 80 ue-
arces This was I'm sympathy with the warm wave. or
rather deluge which Mr. DuBn's Weather Bureau found
Yesterday They said last night that OF rising
temperature prevailed the entire country, rang
ing from 10 degrees In places to 30 degrees In
Wisconsin and Minnesota The prospects for this
city end surroundings said Mr.. Dunn last night, were
for fair weather for tho next hiry-sx hours, with
much warmer temperature
The prospects of a severe winter have stimulated In
terei I'm ice sports TO an unusual degree and at an
unusually ealy time The sporting goods houses re-
mort that their orders have exceeded the period
az last year twofod while the interest in these sports
IS far greater than at any time in the history Of the
trade Two new styles OF skates have b:n introduced
into the market Of which great things promised.
The first is the regular American club skats, which has
rubber cushion under the ball Of the foot, to give
easy swinging Motion Not only does this skate give
this additional comfort to the skater, but it Is capable
OF SIDE notion similar to the roller skate. The other
is the rapid RACER skate. which Is designed especially for
racing IL Is similar to the regulation club skate
cept that the blade Is from fourteen to sixteen and
half inches long.
In view of the promised early skating the Central
Park officials have already begun the work OF preparing
the lakes for the sport. Van Courtlandt Lake has
already been fozen over. and arrangements for the
aooomm datlon of skaters nearly completed. The
skating on this lake usually begins two weeks earlier
than anywhere else IN NewYork City. and lasts
weeks longer, that preparations up there have been