Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-04-12


er as soon as ne has got to the stage
OF being able to get up when he falls
and henceforth he scorns the chaff
good humor. spills and collisions
which make up the luger's day. 1t
may be remarked that the budding
skier aforesaid is the only winter
sportsman who ever attempts or as.
pires to be dignined or scornful. You
can have capital time on a luge,
even If you have only two square
inches to sit on, and II your feet. held
fast by your partner In front. are be-
Ing used as rudders. At first 1t seems
strange to the novice that the proprie-
ties are in nowlsc involved If lady,
invited by an absolute stranger to go
down" with him. promptly accedes to
his request by clasping him round the
waist and putting her feet on his lap.
In this, as In other things, practice
makes perfect. After a week or two
you begin to see that Juggling, instead
OF being merely sensation. is an art,
not too easy to learn. The correct
taking Of bank. and indeed any real
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leye. the work of years. The direc-
ton of bobsleigh is admittedly
serious matter, but on ones first visit
one may be content to be one OF the
crew. when one has only to shout and
lean. The excitement of housekeeping
reaches its height when 1t Is prac-
tised on pitch dark evening under
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one has no confidence.
About the ice sports a this years
novice has little or no experience. The
bad weather. which in other ways
has affected the less expert very lit
tie. has certainly bothered the skat-
ers. The rink when 1t is not shut al |
together. ia treacherous. rough and |
full of holes. 1t is below the notice /
Of the good skater. and too awesome
Tor the tyro. There are few of this
years novices who are not bound to
confess that they never went on the
ce and never saw ice-hockey or curl
ng. On the other hand they have
,ained more knowledge than they
wanted OF Indoor amusements. or,
ather, OF the lack of them. Indoor
life Is replete with every comfort. but
/ is fortunate that the warmth Of the
Iotel makes one too lazy to notice
hat there is nothing whatever to do.
When the cause of your staying in
oors Is the weather. at least you
ave society: but when II is because
( an accident you simply feel
larooned
And what about the Alps all this
lmeg Truly the disregard OF the
eauties and grandeur of the scenery
one of the strongest features of the
inter sportsman. As long as the
ige track is like ice and the snow Is
OF too soft or too hard or too sticky
,r skiing. as long as the sun is
right and the wind not strong. the
ID stager recks nothing of the beauty
! things Indeed. he would rather
Dt see the mountains. for II IS a sign
! bad weather. On the first day OF
IS visit he conscientiously Identifies
e various peaks by means of a
but once he is the pos
ssor of skis and luge. he never
YES tneul auotHeT tnOOS1t Ladies |
e no better. unless they have taste
r sketching.
1t is pitsful that the first thing that
rikes one about the Alps in winter
their resemblance to the common
lored picture postcard. Their
apes and colors are crude and hard.
,e pines. II they are not bowed down
III snow. are exactly that almost
Id green: the sky Is vivid and un-
al blue. and the mountains them.
ives are Just as strangely white and ~
ttering The colors of the gorgeous n,
INSET are reflected on the peaks in W.
quisite but not delicate or tender n
es. and there Is one particular glow nj
light magenta that is purely fire ~
rk. One beauty. which catches the
2 at once. Is the bold contrast OF
: sky and snow with the brown
ives still clinging to the beeches. NJ
e effect Is to make the leaves ~,
w, almost like fame. ~,