Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-25

or an r-ngnsn expression which is never
found in Sunday-school books.
The young lady must be able TO cry
out with terrible ferocity, "Soop 'er up
Mont Scoop er upr She must fathom
the mysteries OF inwicking and outwick-
ing, Of drawing guarding. raising, chip
ping The winner. chat, and lie wick and
curl in. skis, betoms, tees, hogs stones
and about one hundred other problems
of equal density. And she must learn
to control her emotions by accepting the
caution calmly when some one shouts
at her. Don't be hog now; don't hog
it," And If she fails 10 follow the adj
vice she must not be affronted when
chorus Of voices shrek, You're a hog
you've hogged it,"
In other words. she must learn the
Scots roaring game of curling. Ii is an
ancient sport, quite as old as golf, IF
not older. 1t is more exciting. and as
healthful. When 1t becomes too cold
for the welding of golf-sticlSs. the So
ciety girl is expected to don her curling
costume and play the noble game.
1t may be here remarked that curling
offers many wide possibilities in the mat
ter of effective costumes. There Is
practically no limit on the color question.
The regulation dress is heavy
woollen sweater of any color. worn over
corsets. which give perfect freedom Of
movement to the body. Then comes
woollen skirt of blue. or red. or black, or
any color which suits the fancy Of the
wearer. and made the same length As
the golf skirt. A long SASH preferably OF
plaid should be fastened around the
waist. with the ends flying I'm the air.
and the headgear should consist OF
Tam O. Shanter hat. Heavy waterproof
shoes lined with Eur and with big knobs
rrt4t oil. r,fV ura
best IN the way Of footgear, and heavy
woollen mittens or gloves are neces-
sity. When dressed in this way the girl is
ready for her first lesson in curling.
PRAYS FOR A "BLACK FROST"
At the outset curling does not seem to
be a very intricate game. Pretty nearly
every one knows that II is played on ice
but not every one knows that the ice
should be of particular kind. The old
time Scotch player will sit up halt the
night before a great match praying for
''black frost" which makes the ice lark
smooth and intensely hard.
The links are forty-two yards long
with circular places at each end seven
feet I'm diameter These are called tees.
and each tee is subdivided by many
smaller circles and numerous cross-lines.
The object of the game t. for the
curler 10 slide disc of granite from one
end OF the links into the circle at the
ether ere. The nearer the disc G. mes ~
the centre OF the circle the better the
shot. The curler stands thirty-eight
YARDS from the centre of the objective
circle. so that great accuracy must De
brought into play 10 slide the heavy piece
OF polished granite over the III feet OF
smooth ice and make ii glide gently Into
the circle.
The granite discs weigh thirty pounds
for men players and twenty pounds for
women curriers'. They are fitted with an
iron handle. and the mthod Of delivering
them is much the same as that In hand
ling the balls in bowling. The best
curling stones come from Scotland where
a, peculiar kind OF granite Is found that
is susceptible 10 the highest possible
polish. yet viii not chip easily in very
cold weather.
HOW THE GAME is PLAYED.
The game is played by opposite teams.
four curriers' on each side. Each curler
plays two stones alternately with an OPP
ponent, and when all OF the eight have
had their plays It constitutes an END"
.sp aa inning. in addition 10 the two