The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-06
THE CARNIVAL GOES.

The enthusiasm and determination
with which our people are pushing
ahead the project for winter carnival
has already insured success. 1t shows.
too, how true is the assertion that
the people in St.ssPaul and out of ST.
Paul are hungry for carnival of the
old-fashioned sort, with big ice pal
sace and all the spectacular exhibitions
that center about it. The winter car
nival withouts the crystal eenterpiece
does not take. IT amuses few, but
1T does not stir any general enthusiasm,
nor does it draw pilgrims to it's icy
shrine. This year the plans have al
ready been matured and adopted which
assure us an exhibition equal to the
most successful of those with which the
winter carnival was inaugurated in ST.
Paul. 1t is going to be the biggest and
the best of its kind. We are to have
| a magnificent ice palace, modelled ex-
actly. upon the Parthenon plan and
placed in the only situation where it
is readily visible and accessible to all,
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the Robert street bridge We are to
have a race course, with exhibitions of
speeding on the ice. We are to have
skating rinks and curling rinks and
grounds for every conceivable form Of
outdoor sport. We are to have a to-
boggan slide from the bridge into the
grounds. The plan that has been
adopted for the structure will lend it.
self particularly we'll to the most mag
nif1eent effects from electric lighting.
The great palace will stand there as
long as the weather permits, delight
to the eye of every incomer and out
goer, and the center of attraction for
all the gayety that finds so little .oppor-
tunity of satisfaction during our win
ter months
we have watched carefully the cur
rent of opinion outside of st. Paul on
the winter carnival project, and are
gratited to see that hostile criticism
has almost disappeared. A majority OF
the country press in years gone by was
inclined to think that the ice palace
constituted an unEavorabie advertise
ment, tending 10 show that the Mime
sofa climate is untluly severe. They
realize now tl1a ahsa1rdity of this. The
signal service reports meteorological
conditions from ST. Paul every day to
the whole United Estates. are no
longer a little community on the out
skirts Of civilization, but a mighty
commonwealth; of nearly two million
people, whose presence and prospeii ity
is an unanswerable argument TO ary
| reflections upon our climatic condi-
tions. Three years of ice palaces did
all the advertising, for good or fer
evil, that human agency could accom-.
plish.
This year the tone of almost all com
ment outside of St Paul is favorable
and congratulatory. Clubs are formed
in the smaller towns of the state for
outdoor enjoyment, and these e> peot
to come and see the palace and ioin
with us in our fun. The support of the
business men of this city is enlisted
heartily, and thousands Of people who
have either come to st. Paul or grown
from children into young men and
women since the last ice palace was
erected are full of eager anticipation
The winter carnival of 1896 is bound
to be the biggest success of them all;
and every man, woman and child in
st. Paul should join heartily IN stirring
up the old-time enthusiasm and make
this winter both memorable and de-
lightful