New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17
A CARNIVAL ON ICE.
BROOKLYN SOCIETY PEOPLE PLANNING
A NOVEL. ENTERTAINMENT.

THE cLERMoNT AVE. RINK TO RE THE SCENE
OF BRILLIANT ArFAIR-sT. VALENTINE
To BE THE RULER or THE
FESTIVITIES
The leading affair OF the season in Brooklyn So
cicty circles has been planned. and The Tribune
gives the first intimation Of it. From glance at
the details that have been already mapped out
and IA knowledge of the men and women who are
behind II, many of whom cannot be mentioned NJ
the moment. for the reason that the lists are yet
to he completed and formally approved. II looks
ne # this would be- beyond doubt, the most
novel. picturesque and thoroughly interesting OF
anything yet. II Is the lee Carnival of St Nalen-
tine. an ice ball I'm costume. with many curious
and original features. TO be skated on the evening
OF Monday. February u Cst. Valentines Day be
ing Sunday. the day before). under the auspices
OF the Skating Club Of Brooklyn In the Clermont
Skating Rink. and incidentally for the benefit OF
the Brooklyn Nursery and Infants Hospital
As It happens. the writer is familiar with all the
great charity entertainments Brooklyn has given
FOR half a dozen years. lie stood behind the scenes
during the preparation OF "Fasching Thursday" e.
the Marriage Dramas and others of the same
class. and IL must be said that the Ice carnival
Of ST Valentine promises more OF novelty ana
picturesque beauty than any of these The details
are I'm the hands Of the Carnival Committee or
the Skating club. which will be practically the
same as that ORGANIZATIONS Executive Committee
and a small and select set OF patronesses, repre-
sentIng each OF the three great social sets CT
Brooklyn-the Heights. Hi end Park Slope-is be
ing carefully built up. 1t IS likely TO be the best
array Of patronesses ever selected for an enter
,ainment OF this sort St Valentine himself-for
an ADEQUATE portrayal OF the romantic saint is 10
he given I'm flesh and blood-is 10 he represented
by the champion fancy skater o, the world ana
this man who has managed ice carnivals In half
a dozen countries will be the master of ceremonies
throughout the evening and start each or me
numerous contests.
So entirely new and fresh IS the entire project
that many details are still lacking, among others,
the names OF those who will take part IL was
only on Thursday night that the affair actualiY
took form and It's nam deals were planned out
There are not twenty people IL Brooklyn To-Day
who have been Informed about It, but those TO
whom the project has been talked over are most
enthusiastic. and predict great success
II should go off remarkably we'll from financial
point Of view II for other reason than the fac'
that there has been no great entertainment III
BROOKLYN this year TO appeal 10 the pocketoooKs
and the enthusiasm Of society people Anything so
novel as an ice carnival il would SEEM should at
tract without question. With this idea firmly fixed
In their minds the managers are going ahead, ar
ranging features and novelties without stint. The
main thing that is being looked forward TO is the
artistic success OF the affair.
A NOVELTY IN INVITATIONS.
OF itself the invitation that Il now being de-
signed by New-yorll artist is sufficient 10 attract
attention. and Will be kept souvenir. In
stead of tie formal. old-fashioned steel-engraved
card a curious novelty in subscription requests
is being made up. No tickets will be put on sale
and 1t Will be only few favored Brookynites that
will receive these invitations to subscribe All the
skating club members, by virtue of their member
ship in the club-this being club affar-will re-
ceive cards OF free admission, and. outside Of these
only seven hundred eight hundred subscriptions
will be taken. Before the carnival night comes
around these will be rare
Though the varions amateur performers have not
as yet been selected ING features OF me evening
the moor OF ice having been cleared bugle-call w
be heard TO the soft music Of vioins beginning far
far away growing louder and louder in some popu
doors VII hy open and Old ST. Valentine accom-
Pa lH G{ nJ wo my Pase VIII nP.r v HPon the cs
eral times around the arena. cutting all sorts OF
strange ana fantastic antics. II is planned TO have
this entrance and opening number dramatic and
ii is possible that one or two of the numbers
mentioned VIII be changed II some brighter and
more fetching novelties can be devised. But that
are new and striking and have been decided upon
with great enthusiasm. As it stands now. the ne
hardly one chance ont of a hundred thai It will be
changed in any OF It's details
SOME ATTRACTIVE FEATURES
Following the entrance of 81. Valentine and his
welcome. there will he a hockey match between
CLOWNS ana duinllcs, 4 SrOttSqur game IN costume
that will win great applause. 81. Valentine will
referee this Then the floor Will he thrown opeh
general skating. any one I'm costume being al
lowed TO take part Two bands Of music Will make
the scene Il Joyful one something like the famous
ice and snow carnivas in Canada and the North
west. Vet with distinctive fea lures of its own.
When the floor again cleared other unique ar
fairs will crowd each other. There is 10 be Il Rus
sian sleigh race. with pretty girls wrapped TO the
throat IN and skins in the scishs ana stall
wari young skates pushing these Slav We
hices around the rink in ardent contest. 1heI"
will also be- snOWshOe race with the racers ar
ranged in picturesque Canadian blankets and, fol-
lowing this (afirr intermissiOn for general sk W
ing on the part of any one in cOstume). a military
tourna ment. in which America and Spain will fight
.ra hours Genel al skating can persons to be- ad
mitted the moor whether in costume or nOt, ~.
Valentine being then seated upon his throne. ana
making sundry excursions into The ranks OF the
crowd.
What the decorations of the great han will be
has not been decided yet. Something novel and
striking in its simplicity viii probably be selected
P!nks and pale blues are being thought Of II j.
probab that little I'm the way OF bunting ana ban
ners will lee used. Oriental lanterns Will. in all
likelihood he swung freely from roof and pillars
and electric lights will be feature IN II much VIII
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