The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-03
and spun and elided around one another like


Alter the GuairIlo was. finish ed there broke
kink scores OF gorgeously dressed men and
women, boys and girls In their dresses they
countries. and appeared as Vatican shop
herdesses. Japanese belles. Greek goddesses.
"n of the Of fnncS aS Hover
girls. and the like. One came us Britannia, and
essed a Mary Queen o scos f6. Et eseors
were warriors, negroes, hunters with guns.
Indians. cavaliers clowns. harleauns. dudes.
snowshoers. soldiers naval sailors. and SO on
through long and varied list One Of the pref
tiest Of the girls wore waist like Generals
parade coat. all gold and orders and fringe.
white dress. There was ,promscuops skating
the place with the merry notes Of a waltz. On
tho instant the couples faced one another
gan to sway to and fro and to ioat round and
round in concert with the measured time OF
the dance, The elect was n never to be forgot,
materalized
THE SUNS reporter noticed ono girl OF per-
haps fourteen In shorter skirt than usual
OF black trousers falling with Very little full
same visitor came upon dainty pair Of patent
leather slippers exquisite enough for Titania,
shoes on a bench beside the Ice Those two
discoveries led to an explanation of the man
IN order tho na soy q The ca
winters that prevail around them: 1t Is now
SIX or eight years since The SUN, in de-
scribing a carnival at Montreal told how tha
Canadian girls dressed then. Tho ordinary
sppH5el at that girl put on At that time
a sample outfit shown in the window OF a
SHOPPING store completely filled the floor OF
ly thick Scotch fannels that IRE peculiar to
the country; over them they put on ordinary
woollen stock lngs then arctics. Flannel skirts,
an under Jacket Of channels skin. the usual
long list Then came worsted gloves sA and Il, i fae
gloves u 1nr coat, and worsted cap under a
That was too much for girl who wished to
look well. and 1t made most OF them very
Hgd saa tEe Charming lady who
gracious as to on.ighten the American public
apon the way to keen 10th warm and graceful.
the weipht Of the garments Of the old fashion
Mhat are called equestrian tights answer for
are only called tights they are in reality
trousers of thin woollen cloth. perhaps not SO
wear them quite as narrow. Underneath those
o-cailed tights are worn what are called gait
any feet they reacR to the ankle and w. stfsp
under the feet They are as long as they can
be worn-much longer than any stockings
Ordinary stockings are worn under them, and
slippers and arctic oyershoes are added. Now
as to what follows. different girls show diner.
two but that lars upon the two purposes OF !
the modern dress. Those purposes are % give
drapery and more important still. 10 make il !
possible for a girl to skate or snowshoe or |
MS man. She must be able, II she fills to get |
up as man does. and she must have her limos |
The most approved thing, therefore, II any. |
thing is worn over tho equestrian tights is q !
divided skirt Of dark material For tho rest |
she wears vest and cap and gloves lust as she |
always did"
AZ this point 2 merry French girl came up
AMI heard Part OF the conversation.
Oh. yes" she said with q irinkness that
confused the other lady. " It was all aues:
afford to tum6l e We could join in the SPORTS.
Now, we are able to tumble without humiiia-
clothes in winter than summer. We wers al
WAYS. afraid OF falling Now that we wear
happens. girl does not make q spectacle of
herself nowadays when she slips at the top OF
a toboGGan chute and slides all the way down.
bench in the rink attracted the attention of the
reporter the ladies said that the girls now have
at the beginning Of each winter and never
separate the two atteIwaId while ice is in
8 hoemaker, who then ilts a pair OF skates to
the shoes; The women then either carry their
them in lockers IN the Kinks. Some put them
IN bags and some carry them openly on their
S9ies. and when seen on tic Ice show nothing
OF the skate except the cleaning blade-liko
Quebec remains the honeymoon capital OF
the continent winter and summer alike as the
Years roll on. hswly welded couples are
.'NhN"'tt hNEo tpTNhJt NtIH htithluK 10 the OLD
Ingenious custom OF wearing brand new |
clothes. still walking arm in arm. and looking
deep into each Others eyes in the crowded |
dining rooms; still spOOninR and digging I'M |
the parlors: still slipping an arm around one
waist or otner In the upper Railways OF the !
hotels and Heating through a dreamy month |
as Obvious al everybody else as everybody |
else Is conscious OF their presence. One of the |
sights they come to see here Is the quaint Old
house where HOwellS dOmiciled his lovers In |
pic famous early novel Three elderly maiden
ladies' keep the house, amt like 10 show visit
prs avery room and window seat that the novel
convent garden. where the nuns still walk on
'unny daYS "