THEIR NEW PASTIME.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 727, 28 January 1910, Page 3

THEIR NEW PASTIME.

-:. Society, hasi.taken; mp jroller-skating. al--most: Avith; the enthusiasm j with .'AA'liioli it. "discovered", cycling. l Indeed,-the: crazp'' for .roller-skatijig-,has,;;exceeded : ; everi.vthb •anticipations ;of dts-;pfo'mote'rs,';*a;hd:';al-: ready;-largerand; wellrequippedia-inks,-'aro being' set,- up f all -'over London; and the provinces- (says", a 'London: paper).;.Tho; -profits-on- ''rinking'"; are' said to he "eiibrmous, hundreds 'of :.pbunds : a.; ; Aveek -being no unusual thing at somo'of. the. smarter; places; Of course, 'it is. lhany years, ago since.-roller-skating first became tho voguq;;'but: it, Avas not then:'a;lasting pas- ! tinie, .and .isociety .took ;to; it in but) a cursory 'manner;; Thb absence of: good ice .foi; ,;ice r skatihg ; in; .recent . years, : hoivever, has : done , a;, good deal.. to 'popularise ..rollers, .and the,great,; advantage of tho present 'craze is that it can be. indulged in at-'.all; times- of; the year.. ,' Holler , luii-t chboiis'.and'afternoon;teas are the order, of the-day,, ; aiid.,last,' Sunday!..Av'bek : .;saAVj the.: of:.. thb; ...Oly.mpia;,' Sunday ;presiderit : of j thb 'Suuday;■ Skating . Club,; .Avh.ilb ;the" Lvice-presideiits : include Xady ■Crlchtoni iLord .Oholmohdeley,, Lord Fr,-. Grosyenor,':\L'ofdv-.Algorhon nox,;,Lbrdj'NeAATy,."aiid -i]ie. J , ; Hoii',^'iißi^ii v ■Fello.wes.; Society, s however/, does ,'nbt confine," its roller-skating: .to; Sunday, - . and Earl's Court 'for'',weel£S.-fpast'.;fias.''had.l6ng'' linesV6f:;fashiohablb;:'p'eople's . motor-cars .and"-'other, vehicles outside-.its. entrance, every, afternoon, ofr the Ave'ek. ; "A' faniiliar;'' .figure at Karl's Court is the - charming, one of tho Hon, -Mrs, I.yndhurst Bruco, Arhose "figure" won-: her;.'fame.' on ,thp' stago; A\ ; hen 'she: Avas ,kno\i-n .as .Miss Camillb. Clifford. The stage,- of coiirso, - took to' ; roller-skatiiig from;the: start, and .iibV the variety .stage ;has' followed' suit.: The"ohe "and; only',' - Mario Llbyd'. set 1 , the rol-.ler-skating"vfashion;:'; tbivher;'. brother,-and' sister; professionals;- andamong.j're'gular ; : theatrical skaters.at',Earl's-Court aro'sucli' w.e1.l knov.-n lights 'bf, thej'-halls'';;as,,Vic-.. tqria . Monks,: Marie. -.Loftus,:-.ClaiTp.Bo-' maine, ithe 'Poliisk'is,.. Fugenb.'; Stratton, .;FfSW,:Pryde,:;aiid:.Eosio:.Lloyd.'