The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-11
GIRLS THAT SKATE.
THEY BELONG TO MANY DIFF
FERENT COUNTRIES.
ABd They Rave rcculisrities AceordinE
90 rbolr Nationality The Canadian
oiri Boid sud rearis" The Dutch
Are uuick.

Girl bold sud iearisss The Dutch
are uulck
some women on skates are some
what like the little girl who sported a
curl right In the middle Of her fore
ncad. They look either every. very
good. or else they approximate quite
closely ~ "horrid says the Montreal
News. u really must b. confessed
that the skate. ~ she l. now worn by
the New York girl. il not always n
success. But there are cxienuating
circumstances. The Now York girl
b.. in fact. q composite cosmopolitan.
says the New York journal. Her
right foot may skate ~ her grand
mother. q market woman oi Holland.
did. while her left foot may take the
stroke ~ her scandinavian grand
father. skating has been one of the
rights NJ women over since they used
10 strap long bones 10 their feet and
push themselves over the lee with n
pointed stick. and particularly has
boon the inalicnablc privilege Of u
Dutch housewife.
skating In Holland. however. i not
~ highly ornate order This h b..
cause prudent woman il not dis
posed 10 attempt the evolution Of
-prals and other figures when she has
basket of fragile eggs upon her arm.
hut the Holland girl goes In for speed.
In proof of which statement there H. a
story that once upon "a timo two
ncighbOrly souls had a difference over
the question Of their respective skat
ing abilities. Even the Dutch toni
per sometimes gets stirred. aud tho
argument finally waved exceedingly
warm iar warmer. In fact. than the
weather. which was rluiching all tho
canals iu q grip oi Ice. The two
dame. continued the dispute until u
race wa. arranged They were 10
skate thirty miles. and 10 The ono coy-
cring the distance In the shorter limo
q prize was promised Of the finest
pair Of skates in Amsterdam.
The match came on. with great
cclat and largo attendance. The
winning time was two hours. and n
any girl In New Amsterdam can do
better, let her show her record. l. Il
not quite likely that the familiar
phrase. ut beats the butch, origin
atcd In this little episode?
Now, ~ has been said. tho Dutch
women skate because tits the quickest
means Of locomotion between their
kitchens and the market. Tho Scan.
dinavlan women skate because Il II
the most rapid way Of paying CALI.
and the Russian women rarely skate
at all. The rivers In Russia flow 10
swiftly that they seldom freeze. and
even In the cities most Of the skating
Is don, by the English aud German.
When Russian woman does skate.
however. she can discount every other
nationality In tho beauty Of her cos.
tune. She Il not afraid Of brilliant
color effects, and she aud her ilns ara
lnscparablc,
In England skating Is an art. not an
industry. The English girl Is a. ad.
dlcted 10 open air exercise as her
American cousin ~ 10 Ice cream. Sh,
.katos consclcnilously. n not Away,
/ with marvellous grace. and with hel
sisters may b. seen by tho thousands
ON the Scrpontlno aud In Regent park
Tho Canadian girl improves cacl
shining hour Of Ice. but she often hai
10 have hor skating area dug out q
the snow. A Canadian girl II u bolt
and fearless skater. She h not =,
stiiI as an English girl nor 80 luxuri
| Gus as "a Russian, She wraps un II
the warmcst Of wooden suits. aud pull
a festive toboggan cap over her ears
There l. u strcak Of French In heI
blood. which makes her don brigh
colors aud which puts yeryo and dasl
into hor style.
There Is tho girl who knows tina
she can't skate. and also knows tina
every one else knows Il, hut docsn'
care u continental. She II going 4
learn She has no manly arm 10 lcal
upon. 80 she embraces large section
OF atmosphere rs she plungcs boldl
forward. One cannot help murmur
ing, What arc the wild waves say
ing9" Us one watches the circles he
arms describe. But, never mind, sh
will loarn.
And, speaking Of the manly arm
there are only two desirable position
with regard TO girl on skates. On
IL very close 20 her escort very close
4 woman's respect Tor man ncye
reaches u highor altitude than II doe
when she Is pcrohod on pair OF vol
bly skatos, She Is not only ready {
fall ON his mock, but she actually doe
il. She falls all over him, In fac
Aud tho timld dependence with while
the haughticst girl cllngs to man
strong right arm II ample reward e
having that same arm plnrhed blae
and blue In the process.
The other position Is one Of romot'
ness. One which absolutely remov,
her escort from the reach OF h
clutches and kicks resulting from h
lost equilibrium.