The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-03
THEY DRESS FOR A TUMBLE.
QUEBEC GIRLS NO LONGER CARRT
FORTY POUNDS OF sKIRIS

rs., Wear Neat Biseh Cloth Trousers over
roue.trisn Tights, Under Dividsd SKIRTS,
.,d Can Joiu IN the Sports OF CARNIVAL
week without Fear OF n Fali-Mueh More
Graceful than the ord styIs-Tho Grand
nail Wa. Brtiii.nt Spectacle d. the Par
u.-.ut Hou.e-some Marvellous SIX atIna.
orrBEc. Feb. 2.-The fifth day Of the great
carnival brought golden. sunny weather, which
,smpted strangers to walk and ride about with
,o.is unbuttoned and ears uncovered. The
A-v atmos phere renders the intense cold so
sndurable that the tendency to carelessness Is
.geusable. The penalty might be serious to
many we're IL not q custom Of the citizens to
,,op strangers on the streets and warn them
n bundle up we'll and take no risks. Many a
granger who has ventured out without over
,bo.. has been sent back to his hotel to put
then on.
Every hour OF to-day. up to 10 o'clock to-
nlrht, has been taken up with hockey. curling
,ka,ing, toboRRaninR, and the new and dan
ssrous sport Of cosstlnG with hand sleds down
iee-eoated wooden chutos that are far sleeper
than those used for tobogRanlnR The crowds
continue greater than any the city has ever
Known. but good order is accompanied by the
most general spirit OF fun and good nature.
Train loads OF visitors left here to-day and
yesterday but there are more arrivals than
departures. John Jacob Astor and his New
York party started for New York at IL o'clock
last night but will stop over a day in Montreal.
A novelty for the Americans at the grand
ball Of the citizens Was the quadrille d'hon-
neur, In which Lord and Lady Aberdeen
opened the dancing. This quadrille is danced
By eight couples. two on each side. and is full
hut bat - TO H.,
been danced In Quebec ever since the ancient
noblesse brought 1t over from France. The
beauty Of It from an aristocrat's point OF view
10 that It offers to SO many persons the honor
Of dancing with tho big guns OF each occasion.
This time the heads OF the Provincial Govern
ment all took part. and in the set were oil but
one OF the four men who In person connect
Canada with Great Britain.
The imperial Government sends to Canada
two regular army men to command the regu-
lar forces at Halifax and Vancouver. a regular
army man to command tho Canadian militia
and Governor General to preside over the
Government. The two army officers at this
hall were Gen. Moore. stationed ut Halifax.
and Gen. Herbert at Ottawa. They wore red
aad gold OF course. and Lord Aberdeen was In
court dress Of black with gold thick and wide
on his collar. thick and wide at his waist. thick
down his trousers legs. The orders that he be-
longs to. and whose insignia he wore on his
breast. helped more than ever to mako him
look like an amin ated showcase out Of q Jew
eller's store.
But the greatest thing OF all was Lady Aber-
deems coronet. 1t is not often that q coronet
10 seen In America and this one made sensa-
ton. 1t was q mass of brilliants. was very
high In front. and was interminged with her
heavy brown hair behind. The Jolly Countess.
smiling through everything all day long. hon.
ored the ballroom company with q pale-blue
satin dress almost hidden beneath an over
dress OF gold.brocnded satin. with . long train.
Her young son, the Hon. Archie Gordon. came
dressed as a page Of medieyal French or
italian fashion. with q great ruffle around his
neck and with full knee brooches. IL he was
not the prettiest fraction Of humanity then on
this continent 1t was because Of the existence
OF his little sister. the Lady Marjorie. who is as
sensible and practical as fow girls OF fourteen
ever are. and yet who manages to make such
figure everywhere that she seems
TO have stepped out OF an illustrated book OF
The little nobleman carried his
mothers train when she walk cd from one ball
room to the other. He was actually awakened
out Of sound sleep to do this at 2 o'clock in
the morning.
Very queer and very interesting to o demo-
erat from the States was all the fiummery that
attended nobility in this petty court OF one
night. and equally queer were all tho con-
ditions that were associated with It. II an
American happens to meet Lord Aberdeen out
oil doors somewhere. shoe deep In the snow.
he finds the ruler OF Canada q very everyday
sort Of man. slender OF build. tribe shrill Of
voice. nervous In manner. but without par
m re Or In
York Assemblyman. But 1t is different whom
. certain class OF Canadians meet him.
He has rank among Canadians. and the Can
adams VIGOROUSLY Guido the English in
their deyotions to caste. Therefore whom
this plain little black-eyed. bearded gentle
man. who looks very much like the late Jay
Gould. by the way. has accepted an invitation
70 60 for drive at noon. the very deuce Is to
pay when the hour comes. Everybody who
holds office must take part In the drive. OF
course. and the top crust OF those who are
somebodies must settle who Is som ebody and
who is not This being arranged with salts
faction to some and heartburnlng to others.
here is nothing to do but to assemble.
Noon passes and the Governor GensrAl does
not come. Half past twelve arrives. and he is
detained. All the bigwlgs stand around and
Wy TO look easy and patient and m altitude OF
Plain citizens shiyers out OF doors and declares
tls too bad TO be kept waiting so long. His
iordship IL up one flight OF stairs and oughtto
q % t told 70 hurry up. put nobody even dreams
VI doing that and nobody ever would II they
Az Az waited till next Christmas. At last
me Ses-regal party comes busting down
y Ihe door and the best sleigh. with the most
Porses and the nnest fur robes. is drawn up
into i go the noble lord. the gracious eOun-
iSasi the little girl lAdyship and the twoiioot-
nigh young honorable. They look for ell the
SGud Ike an ordinary middle aged couple
wv, WIN Two children. but yet come Of the leading
Esa OF the province stand by with their hats
II her hands and their heads bare ask ing
70 see them start.
AZ the same moment the reporter Of Tue sUS |
Eals LADY out Of the door. and il at loss how |
49, w. .Oli hsf hand, to carry her skates. and TO |
~ on MS hat all at once. with only two hands |
N 10 u with. The hotel door tender leaps at
He reporter and says:
M Deg pardon, better put your hat on Never |
NisVsci "a this air; it's very dangerous" |
4, possible that the biRwigs uncovered out |
a Srvu' IN Tie snow would rather risk death than
Dd o me lot or title OF homage TO high rank
II AZ night at the ball the beautiful figure OF .
tiEhihhd olucer in kits and stockings bit OF |
49, 49, sgs' and cap and feathers and dirk and !
SSAlu frequently visits my lord and lady on the |
49, neIore their purple throne where they |
Va uctNeen dances. He writes In THAR dana