The picturesque StLawrence . rd a warmer climate, and people shrinkfrom encountering the rigors of a more northerlysection than that to which they are accustomed,even though they acknowledge theoreticallythat the steady, dry cold usually characteristicof the St. Lawrence valley in winter is invigorat-ing, healthful and pleasurable. The ice palace as a winter feature of Mon-treal has not proved a success financially, andthere is some doubt of its being erected in crystal walls and aspiring towers and turretscover a considerable area, and both the size andthe castle-like, medieval arc
The picturesque StLawrence . rd a warmer climate, and people shrinkfrom encountering the rigors of a more northerlysection than that to which they are accustomed,even though they acknowledge theoreticallythat the steady, dry cold usually characteristicof the St. Lawrence valley in winter is invigorat-ing, healthful and pleasurable. The ice palace as a winter feature of Mon-treal has not proved a success financially, andthere is some doubt of its being erected in crystal walls and aspiring towers and turretscover a considerable area, and both the size andthe castle-like, medieval architecture are im-pressive; but the cost of construction is too greatfor the patronage. The blocks of ice used areenormous and weigh about five hundred poundseach. They are handled with derricks, and arecemented together with a mixture of snow andwater. At night the building is lighted byelectricity, and on certain special occasionsthere are displays of fireworks, and a battletakes place between a storming party The road up Mount Royal The St. Lawrence in Winter 245 The people of Montreal are by no meansunanimous in approving of the palace. Someobject to it because they think it advertises thefrigidity of the region, and they fear possiblevisitors will be repelled rather than themselves make a brave claim that theirwinter is not disturbingly severe or disagreeable,and I have no doubt that in many ways they en-joy it. But I am persuaded from chance re-marks made to me that they find it rather tediousand at times decidedly harsher than they instance, one lady told me how a strangerstopped her on the street with the remark:Excuse me, but your nose is frozen. Andit was, she said, but I was warned in time sothat little harm was done. The city has numerous covered skating rinksin which ice sports are enjoyed to perfection allwinter. Both sexes resort to these rinks, and thefancy dress carnivals afford a very attractivespectacle. Of the various
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