The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-02

once. ~ mas always been rule here
who make their little ponies dash like mad
through the streets, shall never solicit
they have been as persistent as badgers. run
ming ming at every strangers elbow and touching
rSs WIN wnSs % Their caps apd tsyps me
my sleigh, sir" Mr. p 2. I. Chambers one
on the leading spirits in the carnival rebuked
nuisnnces Of themselves. Tut they were not
abashed. Us very short season cir" said
one, anu you must excuse us for looking out
Whoever knows Mr. Chambers OF the Quebec
leading French daily is as lucky as il he
had Quebec given TO him on silver plate.
Owing to the illness Of other carnival officials
they deserve a great share Of the credit for the
those who Know them we'll. The 50 ONCE aY's Of
The c ss'r sshts sneh OBTAINS apsfi Paris.
ian R5ln,bns gTe'e Io such a. Is used for
the largest in the world. requires the use OF
Sseventeen OF these rapid and complicated
machines. ltwould surprise the average read
er to know upon how very little money the
II never would do to tell the exact sum. but it
twice and a half as many dollars as are at the
disposal OF these people. Aud yet a visitor
sees that tho thing could be done without any
money at all The ice palaces and statues are
city Itself and the winter liz within its walls
arc the prime curiositioe The old houses and
The people and the picturesque costumes are
far better worth taking the journey for than
all tho fireworks and Ice creations that ever
were made.
The great granite walls capped and nsck ed
with snow: the narrow, curvinR streets heaped
with snow the houses all frinRed with pom
outiined WITH coating OF snow V' the slsIghs
all buried In furs; the people in blanket suits
and iurs and moccasins the gorgeous snow;
= fha nj q Q un ngtn all
these shown OF beside the lee glutted river
are lutte enough 70 satisfy the tourists with
out the added trlties OF a curling match or q
ball.
tho middle of the blizzatd deserves a detailed
description. The storm was raging fnrOusY
when they came along at about noon Huge
walks. and thousands OF citiZens and visitors
we're battling with tho gale and poughing
knee deep in the snow. nearly nll laughing and
shouting over the excitement. Now and then
the wind would catch a girl and whirl her
mon we're nearest to her would give chase and
seize her and hold her till she got on her ice
women We're simply gorgeous. Nearly ali wore
blanket suits and gaudy sashes to hold them
in tight at the waist. one girl alone dstancel
OF black and gold. Her Jet black blanket coat
was lined with yellow a, foot deep from the
sash bur her gloves were Of black fur. Her
moccasins were fresh yellow buckskin. OF
and 'e few Girls wore bri"nt red suits Every
man In costume, wore the capuchin hood Of
in a SHARP point the effect was peculiar. The
men all looked like gnomes or like beings
with gay colored commas worn point upward
These gorgeously dressed thousands lined
the little street that leads to tho Canadian Pa
houses stood behind the double Windows sail
as French as French can be. all black haired
dow one pane OF glass is hinged so that it can
be opened to let IN fresh air and every here
Of thsss ns ana
ing rosy face out OF 4 to get better view
ming the street Steps ran up all its outlines.
and up these ran members OF two snowshoe
call here living arch. Some OF the len wero
Of the Emerald Club. in fawn-colo red blankets.
the Quebec Club. in white and red blankets.
In the mean time scores OF other SNOW.
depot and tax en- away the horses that were to
pull his lordships sleigh. They hltched u
IS1g TGps to tine nope as thk
rope to pull the sled, others massed them-
selves behind the vehicle to push It; The
top of and under a hundred pounds OF fur
robes very much like ordinary folk bent on
Aberdeen. swaddled in half foot OF furs sat
Laughter. Their little girl. the twelve-y ear old
Lady Marjorie Gordon and her brother. the
fourteen yesr-old Hon. Archie Gordon took
The old walls OF Quebec rrowned down on
the scene from tho top Of high Hill that had
feel perfectly at home, STROBE in front OF the
began to slip and stumble up the
steep hill. The big huddle OF snowshoers
Stripes Hung on the road or es. Ike srek sna
up rainbow with all its Raudy Parts trying to
Fort ,ogether SO ms1y gay eolors
dea! Letter be. imagined than described.
for the sake OF eject. the Governor & eneral's
party got to the hotel with its queer name OF
Il is SO called because when another party OF |
English tried to reach there some time ago the |
5 DOT with a lew French soldiers Tor company.
surrender the place he replied: Well answer
The general Canadian idea Of their noble |
Governor, General Is that he is aquiet but not |
cradle executive ability. and the record OF act
ing quickly ard effectively when an emergency
more Interesting. it appears that she is too |
democratic 20 suit the stiff and starched lead |
treaL She persists in knowing folks whom
they have not been accustomed To greet as
social equals, don't you know, She likes 10 !
know talented characters and literary people |
and pnllanthropIc folk. Then. again, she is |
rather too good for the ultra smart set OF |
rather rand, iirtatiOus married women who |
have been running. canadian society to
for that she is not but she has wide |
and liberal IDEAS and Is even said 10 |
he something OF believer IN woman's |
.ghts aud other advanced things that carry
oHg perspective with them. Al home. at |
Haddo Hall in Aberdeenshire, she started a |
guild, called the Onward and Upward League. |
nat takes in her husbands tenants and de- |
pendents as we'll as the gentry around. She is |
nterested IN q magazine called OnrGri aad
Ter little daughter, the Lady Marjorie Gordon. |
s editrsss OF another magazine called Wee
liIbs lIUikts, for children. In "A word the new !
irst lady OF the land Is LIBERAL in politics.
she is also n little democratic. and even more. /
Intellectual, and these are elements that never
before played much Of ~ part In high society In
anada. She is kindly and Jolly as well. but
10 one cTitlcises her for those things
These titled folk have taken nine rooms in |
he new hotel six bedrooms. two parlors, and
dining ToOm-Ani the assembled tourists
rave discovered with regret that they are not |
o dine in tho public dining room or lounge in |
he public parlors; a terrible blow to the ma
ority. because il had been understood by the
americans that lords and ladies were to be
rec part of the show.