Excerpt from The Skater's Manual: A Complete Guide to the Art of Skating And then the rough scenery of the ice-pond, with its frowning contrast to the bright and joyous hilarity of the amusement, and the picturesque cos tumes of the Skaters, affords another source of pleasure, to the observant. How charmingly the brilliant, dashing foray of a piebald company of skaters, all m plaids and furs, and crimson or scar let and tucks, and flowing scarfs, and jaunty, bewitching little hats, and ruddy cheeks, contrast with the cold gray sky and white frosty aspect of the me and shore! How splendidly the graceful flourishes, and swift, vivacious movements, relieve the dead and solemn stillness of the wintry air! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.