| Show in canada new england At magazine agazine the park toboggan slide ia is the finest and longest artificial elide slide in montreal montral and it ie is the most frequented quen ted there are two chutes both nearly a mile in length and every night during the season beason the to boggans are continually whizzing down them traveling at the rate of the flying dutchman of world wide railway repute the scene around the slide is very picturesque A thick mantle 1 of snow is thrown over all the surroundings rou roun dings ridings torches placed on either side of the chute cast alternate na to flashes and shadows upon the fac bacs a of animated groups and outline for an instant the forms of the travelers who fly past leaving a little cloud of enow snow in their wake montreali Mont reals fairest and most famous divinities crowd together on the landing stage awaiting impatient ly their turn to descend of course there is some danger dauger in toboggan mug ning half the charm of the thing down the far stretching glare ot of ice in the uncertain light one can see a toboggan just shooting the dip with another 11 speeding epe eding along halfway down the slide and as the second d tb toboggan fl flies les into the shadow the fase of danger makes ones veins tingle with pleasurable excitement the physique of the canadian people had become the admiration and despair of the world the men are noted for their brawn and muscle and their excellence in all athletic excer cise the women are famous for their erect and graceful carriage they do not amble but walk military wise wipe straight from the hips the mingling of french and scotch ell english 9 bah iah and irish 1 haa has produced produced produce 4 a distinct type 0 of f beauty which combines the grace 0 of f the anglo laxon axon race with the litand wit and vivacity of the da daughters ig liters of la belle france I 1 b believe jil that no woman is ugly there ther e certainly are no ugly women in in canada I 1 do not think there are many who can honestly lio nestly be called caked plain the climate forbids any such thing all our canadian maidens are en dowel I with a healthful ruddiness that is at once at ati and augg suggestive estive this is the result of plenty of fresh air and exercise of snowshoeing snow shoeing skating and dancing canadian rival all nations in their skill and knowledge of the two latter litter diversions |
