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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-13
THE SUNDAY CROWD.

less; but some enterprlsing men prepared for
this emergency and built an artificial-ice rink on
the east side. 1t was late in the season before
its d oors swung open. but when they did the pub
lie swooped down on the CLASSY Ice pit with =
yell of Joy. and didn't desert 1t until warm
weather set in. In the mean time another COM
pany was organized. and dio its best to finish o
rink on the west side: but as 1t WAS designed to
be far superior in every way to any other Ice
rink in the world, 1t was not completed until
this fall. Both Kinks opened on Nov. 7. No
matter now IL we swap climates with the peoplo
in the torrid zone. skaters need feel no uueasi-
ness. Good skating is assured them up into
midsummer il they want 1t.
The ST. Nicholas Ice Skating Rink in West
Sixty-sixth street is owned by a corporation,
and Is the happy solution of o problem that long
puzzled the st. Nicholas Skating Club.
This club" said Erskine Hewitt. the secre-
tary. was organized several years ago BY a few
prominent society people, men and women. We
hired o lot at Fifty-seventh street and Eighth
avenue and ran there for four years. One year
We had forty days skating. while another year
mined then and there that Nature was not
TO be depended on to furnish Ice for US every
winter and that we must outwit her. This fine
building. perfect In every appointment for ice
skating. speaks for our success. The ut.
Nicholas Club has kept on growing until 1t now
numbers five hundred OF the most prominent
people In the city. The waiting list is generally
very long. often numbering ono hundred men
and women. Each name is taken before the
Glecting in turn. Our dues are S25
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Now star! forward. Just as II you were walk.
ing he advised. Take short steps, and don't
be- afraid. BY the way, those who walk around
their room on skates for IL while every day be-
fore trying the Ice learn much more rapidly"
on they walked together. and tho spectators
watched the pupils progress with interest.
Shell soon learn" prophesied a man. Her
with broad. low heels and thick soies. and they
appear to be laced snugly over her instep."
hts, s oon n and io she ! has Som ths skating ins,,mst:% added dec
passing took ten lessons before she could 20 II
Gradually the instructor and pupil took longer
lin getting along beag,ifully," she e1;
pride. "'skating is dead easy. after ali. isn't itY'
Dead ensy. Is ~" said one Ut her friends.
cutting u grapevine under her very heels % a
why don't you do itthenF
The sight OF his swift Gyrations must have
time 10 think abe went doSn on her knees.
] Mercy" she shrleked as u tall. thin fellow
table he st.sred away from her without taking
time to turn.
II that man had had no knowledge OF. fancy
her feet, ''you and he would have had a close
communion meeting down There on the floor.
The ice Kinks will do much TO foster scientino
skating. OF course tho space 10 much more
limited and greater expcrtiess is required 10
avoid accidents. In two more Lessons you will
shn'I teach you 10 do the outer edge roll, which
is the very poetry Of motion. as Il all skating,
instructor roer sh'r rspd m' thnt is - I Sp,, continues nugS Sot inc q
lesson, and. indeed, no more time than that
should be devoted to the exercise al fret. After
you learn yon will DO inclined TO uverdo IL at
first, for nothing is 40 Intoxicating as sklmmlnR
through The crisp air at "A tremendous speed"
Ice hockey Is the latest sport In tho Kinks. It
is the great national game 0f Canada, and has
almost entirely supplRnted Ice polo mere. Rich
and poor, rat and lean men and women and
young people are crazy, over the game. Every
athletic club of prominence In Greater New
York has its amateur ice hockey toam. The ST.
Nicholas Club has a team eomposed OF men, and
woman's team. Miss Hotchkiss, Miss LIVING
ston, Miss King. Mas Fitzgerald, and Mas Viz
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cold snap come along and people seem to sniff
skating in the air. Then they fly to the Kinks.
Recently on II clear. crisp Sunday $4,000 people
were admitted to the Skating Palace on Lexing-
ton avenue. The policy here on sundays Ia d.
rectly opposed to the sunday policy of the ST.
Nicholas Rink. Ever body goes except the
regular patrons. They give those who are en-
ployed durin. the week n chance To enjoy the
sport. There is IN afternoon sesaion. aud in the
evening the management has instituted what
are known as sacred skating concerts. There
are so many beginners present on SUNDAYS that
they remind ono of the blocks set up a certain
distance apart By children: touch one and they
eli fail.
This rink is oval in shape. and IL EOS feet long.
IT Is about three feet below the promenade gall
lery, and round IL runs q circle OF leather seats,
where the temperature Is about 49,. In the
promenade the Thermometers goes up 10 60',
whilei in the gallery above IT reaches T0'. The
ceiling is decorated with burlap which has been
dipped in an alum solution, and by lacking Il
on In folds and using a good deal. of
paint and what not 1t Is turnad into
glac ers. icenergs, and leo assures that would
make a geologist fancy that nature wasn't in IL.
When the electric lights. shaded by Chinese
lanterns. are turned on. and hundreds OF skaters
below are gliding swiftly in and ONT. the effect
is that OF. a huge Kaleidoscope which can, DO
look cd at from both ends. and Is very pleasing.
AS an evidence OF the good behavior OF the
people of New York." said Mr.. Sinclair. the
manager. " want to say that las; season we
handled $50. 900 people here and only had to
throw out one man. He was skating along and
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Gle onions may be left whole. Soak the onions
In cold water half an hour. drain this water Oh,
cover tho pan. and put over a slow fro and cook
until the water has boiled away. Put q little
then partly cover the onions with Clean bsef
stock and season with salt and pepper. Cover
the pan and cook until tue onions are tender.
though retaining Their shape. Place n broiled
steak on a hot platter and, arrange the onions
around Il, After the steak has been seasoned
with butter. salt. and pepper pour the little
gravy remaining in the pan over the meat gar
nish with sprlRs of parsley, and serve.
nIshIns roast meat and ponitry is: Pee, o a%r p glnt
OF small white onions. cover them with water.
cook ten minutes. drain OF this water and
hlve minutes longer before turning them upon n
sieve to drain: Melt some butter in a frying
sprinkle, them very lightly with sugar sST'o and H fry
tnem a light brown, rolling them around with n
onions up with a wire spoon. and nut them In n
clean FRYING pan with two spoonfuls OF clear.
rich soup jelly and one lump OF suRnr.. Place
moments, turning the onions over in the liquid
stock so each part will DO coated with a rich,
glossy covering. Place them around on the
What ls q nicer relish than these same little
whlte onions picked Peel the onions and put
then drain them and let them lie In cold water
over night. Again drain them and put In Jars
n stick. OF cinnamon, md a blade of mace. Put
asmali red peppcr In each jar. Heat two quarts
OF vinegar 70 oOlllhE, nuu hair n cup OF brown
sugar and turn over the onions. II the vinegar
loses its strength or shows any sign of mould.
drain tho onions and rinse with water and then
cover the pickles with fresh hot vinegar.
a very old remedy for q cold on the chest is
an onion poultice, which is made by heating tho
onions and then putting them In n muslin bag
and bruisinR them. Lay tho bag upon the chest
over night. Care should be taken about getting
In a draught when the poultice is removed In
the morning.
An old recipe for onion cough syrup. that is
excellent. Is as follows: Peel FIVE large onions
and slice them. Put tho slices in a saucepan.
with one quart of good vinegar. Cover the pan
and let the %contcnts hoil slowly until the onions
are very tender: then strain through n cloth
and extract AL the juice. Add one cup Of gran
ulnted sugar to the strained liquid, and again
put. over the fire and boil down to about one
half. Bottle and seal. II put in a cool place
this syrup will keep several months. The dose
Is from one to two teRSpoonfuls every two hours,
according to the severity OF the cough.
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I'VE tories AMOUR TOWN.

Herr Zoltan Dohme. the Hungarian husband
of Nine. Nordica. is on his way to the United
States, and will Join his wife before she starts
on hor concert tour through the country. and
probably sing In her company. Nine. Nor
dlca Ind made several engagements to sing in
orntor!o md concert in the West before she put
herself under the management of the firm that
at present controls her services. and there is
said to have been some difficulty in straivhten-
ing out complications that arose in consequence.
Nine. Nordica il undoubtedly missed at tho
Metropolitan. and 1t is fair to say that her nb-
sence will continue to be felt throughout. the
season. Her large repertoire made her II val
liable member OF the company, and she was not
only able to sing many roles. but most OF them
were enough TO have gained for her the
Nine. Enmes is shortly TO appear as Tn%ltntlnci in
Tho HuHuenots." and from the quality Of her
work so FAR this season ;n there is every reason TO
AT present there Is no Isolde. ami the perform
nnce Of Tristan and Isolde is likely To be
given at all. Nine. Litvinne is not willing ia
attempt the role without further rehearsal. and
as she is to undertake Ponchicllfs Giaconda,''
and possibly lie Cid" she will be kctt busy.
Anton Seidl will probably 20 to London this
spring and direct ut Covent Garden the Wag-
ner in German to be given there.
No final arrapgemepts have been made yet
and no contract signed. but It is generally be-
li-ved among Mr.. Seidla friends that lie will go
to Covent Garden. He has not directed an or
CUtStTh III .tlllO LOT many years. lDe Ilhy cTN
of his Metropolitan orchestra are now rehtars-
inc busily for "Siegfried." and II Is said that
they give thor services FREQ at tho frequent re-
hearsals.
Some of the old downtown chop houses pros
per in u way that is marvellous to per ons who
do hot happen TO have acquired the habit of
attending them. There arc three or four OF
these old establishments which make their ap-
peal TO the public by an ostentatious neglect
OF things that the newer restaurants cultivate
most carefully. They make no pret.nce. FOR
instance. al careful service or fine china and
linen. and rely on tho bluff protest that
what they serve Is Of go superior a
quality that patrons must be satisfied TO dis
pense with what. since their places were first
established. has come to % thought necessary
IN every other restaurant. These establish
ments are generally very expensive. and the one
that boasts the greatest antiquity has n tariff
OF corresponding altitude in prices. Another
long regar led ms the best OF these establish
ments. has lately been increased In size. TO the
Gismay OF It's old patrons. Now 1t Is three
times IA large rs IL WAS. and Il is not only the
increase In the nu nber OF The patrons that
has led It's old customers to regret the change.
They find the al cause for their regret
In the failure of the proprietor TO increase the
size OF his stove Ut the number OF his cooks.
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A Man Who Has Bone McKinley'a Portrait
with n %ewr illustrates One Way.

win ~ n why.
One OF the most curious characteristics OF the
human mind is Its tendency to take up fads. tho
result OF which is simply to produce something
OF no value or utility by means OF an enormous
amount of labor or skill or a combination of
both. Everybody will recall the rage a fow
years ago for demonstrating the vast number of
words which could be written on the back OF a
postage stamp or upon n pUsta! card. When
this began it seemed n remarkable feat to get
1000 or 5000 words on n postal card. but before
IL ended some one had written the whole of the
Declaration OF Independence on n postage stamp
ard what would make u good-sized book upon
a postal card. The writing Of the Lords Prayer
upon = lhnmbnaIl or within tho space covered
by m old fashioned Scent silver piece was A
common feat. Olher persons collected old post
age stamps with no object except to get n million
OF them or sOme other arbitrary number; and
Others again. with perhaps a little more show OF
reason. learned TO hammer brass and succeeded
In making objects for ornnncntation, which
were inferior to lO-ccnt store goods. after sery.
ing II long apIrcnticeship Pretty much Of the
same kind are those who make wooden charms
or fans from y solid block OF wood or build
crosses inside o! mario y-necked bottles.
\ new scheme Tor the expenditure OF time
been devised recently by n man who is both nm
exrcr; typewriter and a fair crayon drawer. il
Is me Ei"a i mnnh OF poT,ra't drawings in a
type or The dash and the period. His latest OK.
PBl I.., T Srnt. I'll! .isct mH Wiilis@ Of M z IKif,s,s!xo n]9TIra't Of
period mark only, and he tells with great
attenIine the work. The typowrrt!ng mar ,Sor
chine was used for the work npnarenniIv
machine for the purpose. Ths panep ESsnnaient
be held ~ IRON, Of the roller by nand and moved
about hall, indy IN the same manner, while
cio,r 4ottlnr with lhe period marx. 10 pr roy
ducr the whole portrait look two weeks viz VI,
lea, 20 h" lays, Each eye and IN um 9 at
about 4, 10 LOOT; oa. %h saS day IN the rafting OUT onIt' The
drawinE of the single outline If a II Yen inc
work ol may hours: The Finished drawing Ing Is .
v, me fact that ne had the artist Is proud
writer $4,000 times to produce liz '"s "pe-
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Then. too. three times q day the surface is
carefully swept and sprinkled with hot water.
and every man can see for himself hat 1t Is as
A better name for this skating rink would be
O skating school. and this also applies To the
rink on Lexington avenue. Tho day is divided
until 1880 p. NJ; the second, from 2:30 until .
=. NJ, and the third from $3.50 until IL p. NJ.
All sorts and conditions OF men and women keep
q corps of expert Instructors busy teaching
whirls. and grape vines. while others struggle
to learn how to keep on their feet. Just at an
hour wnen one OF the Kinks was very crowded
the other morning one OF the instructors at
was u 1.-the young woman aud wore a short skirt
and sweater.
I'm afraid" she gasped. as he led her down
into tue rink and put her left hand into his left
hand. passed his right arm under her left arm.
Don't be-" he advised. Condolences Is half
the baltic In skating. Just as 1t is in
and skating is ono Of the most
danger in skating Is not in takln cold. as many
believe. but in falling. Don't be afraid OF fall
Ing. Simply let yourself roll over when you
feel yourself going. That's the best rule"
Ginner than a stout go-it-alohe proceeded TO
take 1t. she rolled over and over until you
couldn't tell which side was which.
AT last we have perpetual motion" sung out
o college boy AS he cut o figure eight.
She'll keep her youth" were his sister,
for a rolling stone gathers no moss."
In the moan time the unfortunate tumbler
extricated herself. with the assistance OF several
skirts and went on her way good humoredly.
Now. you try to fall" said the instructor.
Try as hard as you can"
I'm falling without trying" shrieked his
pupil. salaalning to the front and then to the
back but, much to her surprise. tho instructor
held her hrmly while she recovered her feet.
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o stout woman ran into him. She was very
much mortified, and apoloGized. Beg my
pardon. do your he roared. It's no use after
you've smashed me to smithereens. You need
q ten-acre pond TO skate on. you do. or tho
Atlantic Ocean, The woman skated away. but
We put him out,
1T was an odd sight to see the women COM
Ing here during that warm spell In Sovem Der
with skates in one hand aud sunshades In the
other. AS a matter Of fact. as soon as Jack
Frost makes his presence keenly felt New York
people want skating. and they are going TO have
IL. Every Wednesday eve ing Is given over to
sports. such. a. hockey and polo, and TO amateur
racing and fancy skating"
The average attendance at each rink is from
500 to 1,200 daily.
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SKATERS DEFY WEATHER.
emo WDs ENJOYING rHEMsELTEa AT
THE IRIIFICIiJ-ICE KINKS.

Despite the Temperature Wtthout, =
Smooth, Hard Surface Hs Maintained
Withtn-Hockey on the lee All the Rage
-DiseoVerinE the Delights OF Skating.
The people in and around New York are en-
Toying ice skating this winter even II the NOR
curry does persist in ~clinRing to summer alti-
tudes. There are two ar;Incial-ice rinks In this
city and they are doing q booming business.
Skating has ousted not only wheeling 10 q grcat
extent, but also dancing. At least 1000 men,
women. and children, to say nothing of count
less hordes OF barbarlans in tho shape of small
boys. 20 falling, flying. and frolickins
over two beautiful CLASSY ice surfaces
from morning until night. They appear to
enjoy the sport indoors even moro than
outdoors. II certainly has Its advantages. There
10 no danger Of the ice cracking and one does
not have to contend with the wind: neither
does the indoor skater have 10 turn play into
work in order to keep warm. One immediate
result OF this Is that those who indulge in tho
sport can give more attention to fancy skating.
Ifis conceded among champions the world over
that New Workers are tho best skaters on the
face OF the globe. No ono who ylsits either of
the Kinks here or the one just opened In Brook
lyn would be inclined to dispute this belief.
York has been changing for several years. He
ought to know. That's his business and he's
paid to know. at Is growing milder." tho good
Farmer says. and the merry skaters back up his
opinion. They say that there 10 less and less
skating each succeeding winter. The winter
before last there was very little. and last winter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-13
NOW BACKEY RAISED BLIZEs.
He Sent R15 Worth OF kilograms and
There Was Trouble.

FAC sent SAn worth or TcieGrams and
wan AF"""e'
"Backev was an ver-Americanized swede."
said a sound-moneY Neoraskan, who came East
alter the recent election to stay. Lighting a
long. black cigar ne leaned back on the sofa
luxuriously, stretched out his legs over tho
tiled floor. and continued. "nackey was one of
80 49,
Town, not tar west OF omhha' he whsthe prin-
cipal storekecper in the place. had the Post Of
Acc I'm his store. and sncnt most n, rt. Tim. In
mind,na o,har nsonI.,, business ,yh.nn n.w
mlhoihR other peopie ouSinebs. "heh a new
arrival Of a citizen in town was announced.
Backey made It his first business to find out the
D"..e' u" ~ '"'
mans politics. Ana then lie was sure to try to
down him. One of his peculiarities was to quar-
rel weeklv with The cashier ~ thu h,nk WHARF
he haa MS money nha theh ne would take out
his deposit ard put 1t in the other bank. His
,,es ,rt,h ,ooc.abla cI,iz.n. u..a,o.,a, "a
80 a ~ -" - ""N'
ms ne nliea himsrii up win red'eye on these oc-
occa.ions. and was as big as a meeting house, 1t
"Backey's career as a public character eamo
to a close with a crash that was heard rs far
w.s, q. Tho Rocti.. and as far .o., . . w..ninn
ton. He was way down fighter on any sub
ject. and got to be mighty unpopular. The re-
ii, no. ~, ~. A..i.,.n, 49,,
ou' " ~" 'N1 " uonerA'
learned OF his doings. ana transferred the Post
once and Postmastership to Buckeye only
s,u.I yn.,..r I'll. Er,r w..
f'"' @"'h"'y ia''n VIM ""en 'he an
nouncement of tho change was made tho big
Svede fumed and tore around and swore ra.
yenos Than ha cot DRINK When hs ws,
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philip" said Mr.. Gratebar. there are
times when luck seems against US. when every
thing seems to so wrong hut there never comes
n time when we want to lie down. Idon't be-
lieye in luck myself, ] think every man is the
architect of his own fortunes: but there are
times when circumstances seem To combine 10
help a man, and iHe ix are times when they
seem 10 con pG hs aS mm possible lime "S w ihssru oeI mpn
should give up. for there is no dimculty. how
ever great. that the mai OF stout heart and un-
broken Lenacity of purpose cannot surmount.
In this free country, Philip. we don't 90 in very
much for coats Of arms and that sort Of thing.
blazon on 1t a bulldog rampant, with q collar
marked Never say die y"
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Join the team. In CANADA, when men and vo-
men enter q contest together, the men play with
their lett hands and the women with their right.
This tsto counterbalance the pnynical strength
which the mon have In their favor
Ice hockey promises to be the sport OF the
winter" eaid G. NJ. Pope. n member OF the 81.
NICHOLAS team. 1T In n very exciting game, for
II H. nothing less than football In very, very
modified form. Seven play on q aide, and there
Is q goal. ut each end OF the Ice four feet high
and ak feet apart. Four forwards on each side,
as they are called, divide the ice between them.
That leaves three defensiyes to guard the goals.
The object of the game IL. to force the PUCK,
which Is a fiat disk made OF vulcanlzed rubber
In the shape of u pill boz, between the or
ponents' goals at each end of the Ice.
This Ia done by using a long stick
which must he handled With both bands. Tho
women even declare that there is lots moro fun
In hockey than there Is in dancing. It IL nac-
essRry to wear the regular hockey skate. Tho
blade os the ordinary skate ourves and only q
few inches touch the Ice. while tho hockey skate
Ia straight and lies fiat on tho ice. The Now
York Athletic Club hockey team makes Its
headquarters here, and we are constantly hay
letic and other clubs. The Yale and Princeton
teams want to play against each other here
early In January. Other interesting contests In
hockey and In speed and fancy skating have been
arranged, and anybody can enter the latter"
People do not like to do things out OF season,
and Notwithstanding proteStRtinns to the con-
trary made by the managers of Ice Kinks, tho
weather influences the attendance. Let q very
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Q year. and this club is unique inasmuch as tho
ladies' pay the Same and have exactly the Same
privileges as the mon. 1t is very Informal. and
its object is primarily fun. Early in the new
year WI propose. to nave some interesting
contests and hockey matches. The women
will enter. and we are all looking forward to
some exciting times. A great many Of our
mem bers are only beginners; others go In for
speed ana fancy skating. and are exceedingly
expert for amateurs, The club reserves all of
the club rooms In the building for Its members.
cept Sunday. when no ono but members Is ad-
United. We will probably reserve an afternoon.
or an evening, too. after Christmas. The club
does not In the least desire To keep the public
from the enjoyment OF ice skating offered by
the rink. and nay and night members and non-
members glide and bump along side by side
Without tho slightest friction"
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which could not oasily be %dainticr. Several
and show to non. members and members the
same attention.
"The surface for skating purposes In tho ice
pit is IL, 900 square feet" said g. ID. Phillips.
the business manager OF the corporation. and
It is perfect for plain skating, fancy skating. or
trick work.
TEN miles Of pipes cover that floor" contin-
ued MIR. Phillips. and two thirty-ton machines
down below force brine through them at g tenn
surface IL two inches above the pipee. II II
should get too high we would lose control of the
surface. To prevent this we cut off an inch Of
Ice every week with n rotary electric machine.