Evening star., 1899-01-28
Copyright. 1899, by John Brisben wnlker.'

Special Core slaondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK. January %, 1s99.
An, every day and all day clicks the
skaters steel.
Because one must do something. and in
the turn and turn about of amusements the
rink is having its gay. And because, SO
they say in London. the sport having been
there exhaust d. has been passed on to New
Yorn and Paris. 1t is one of Lond0ns IN
rocrnt fancies that she donates her cast
off fashions and foipies for the pleasure OF
France and America
Whatever the reason. the thing to do is to
skate In the rink chiefly, but not alto
gether.
Rockefeller is not the only millionaire
who floods his back yar. and buys other
back yards to flood and creates skating
pond in the middle of the city: though this
diversion of pond making is Commoner and
better rewarded at Lakewood and Tuxedo
and on the grounds of the great country
nnaHors. where space enough can be had TO
give a house party all the room it wants for
fancy skating and for ice festivals after the
good old Dutch custom.
Among folks who follow the wholesome
fashion Of spending the winter in the coun-
try. ice evenings have become a fayorite
amusement, Offering chances for fantastic
illumination with Japanese lanterns often
electric lights in hIaSquerade-and requiring
music indoors for those who tire of skating
as well as heartier supper than dancers
crave.
Wheeling to the Ice.
One of the oddities of the winter on Long
Island is the sight of young men and wo-
men mounted on bicycles skates strapped
to the handle bars, pedaIing over the fine
maCadam roads with snow heaped high on
either side Some of the road houses that
commonly do little business in cold wealth
er have prolonged their season by food
ing low grounds protected by woods, to
which the skaters resort a-wheel
But the bulk of the skating is done at
the rinks. which the brilliant lights. the
gatherings of pretty women and the pic
turesque toilets make among the most at
tTactlve resorts in the city. At the rink
whore the fashiOnables congregate it has
appeared at times as if the walking dress
were about to be depOsed from its proud
enlntnce as the costume to which a New
York woman devOtes the greater part of
her attention. and as if skating dress might
be raised to the pinnacle of freshest, most
immaculate and most carefully considered
One advantage of skating dress is a GER
tam license as TO color and ornamentatiou.
II differs from everyday attire as dress
at a seaside resort differs from costumes
deemed appropriate for city promenade
Something of audacity is allowed even upon
1t, and the sport itself suggests touches of
grace ana coquetry that make a d ain wo-
man pretty and pretty woman irresisti-
BILE
Warm Reds and Vivid YeIloyvs
Where else are reds so warm and vivid
where does orange blaze in such brilliant
flame points and where do black and
white riot with such caprice and dar-
ing2 The skating rink bunch of yiolets is
bigger than any other bunch of violets
skating rink boots are a daintier fit than
other boots and are more cozily trimmed
with fur. The skating rink mum and toque
break at will all the laws forbidding the
cutting up of good fur into snippets and
ally themselves wantonly with velvet and
feathers and flowers.
The long curves Of the seasons fashions
seem to have been devised for the especia,
benefit Of the skating gown There is
something about them and about the slim
SWayinE effects striven after by every Wo-
man that harmonizes with the sweep of
the skates and appeals to the spectator rs
peculiarly sympathetic and fitting The
woman who knows how to dress for the
ice accentuates curves with long scroll
trimmings and outiinings of fur, till she
seems born for the ice and for graceful
gliding motion.
One of the affectations of the rink is A
long lace scarf, which faStens in q huge
foppy bow at the throat and hangs to the
hem of the gown, waving ba ckward in any
burst of speed. Another is the fastening
of bows Of velvet ribbon of some bright
color at the back and front of the neck
changing the hue with every appearance
The effect of This is especially good when
the same tint shows in the hat. and when