SLEGHING.
: For sleighing, . it is customary to w^ap not only warm clothing but garments either wholly or partially' made of far s It,is almost needless to* ■? remark that bonnets and hats of ordin*<?. ary materials would \J>e quite of place in a'sndwscape.' Caps of more or less jaunty design are' fashioned oat of seal skin, real Astrachan, Persian lambbluesnd, silver fox, .satye, ; marten, ,and beaver] a Many of these) are* &nOT* handsome in themselves/- but set offwr • excellent advantage complexions brightened by the keen ai£ Fur-lined -and' > I necessary adjuncts to comforl, but add . considerably to the smartnes^ ; of^ v the fair driver's appearance. / "On 1 a^nght winter's day, or ih' the' lighfof a^cltfSd? I**1 ** less moon; nd more, ihealbhy pr f j>le?isa^| pastime than that .of , sleighing coulalWell be imagined; Invigorating without fatigue, it is unique? a&an amusenttJ9&fti& the cold weather, and only those who have freely indulged in it can realise: the, v , amount -of -enjoyment tKV?ba gLey|§dt from thus gliding along across IBS frozin snow to the tuneful music of the bellsi The' 'air' is leed'^d clear,^aal| sweeping across njbhei ch^fcs^ 'leaves a rosy glow and healthy brightness behind. Above all, there is a sense of life and gaiety -other' suggestive of cheermess, lively spirits, and robust liealth^Froni WbsiUa&ffi World. , , -
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 10, Issue 678, 17 June 1887, Page 2
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213SLEGHING. Mataura Ensign, Volume 10, Issue 678, 17 June 1887, Page 2
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