Different Ice Skates & Costumes

There are several models of the round-toe skate injacket, rather short, with the collar and often the cuffs
use, each of which has a considerable following; but,trimmed with Astrakhan fur. For the leg skating tights
after all, there is scarcely any difference betweenare used, and sometimes, as in Vienna, at the bottom
them. First, there is what is commonly called thea kind of patent leather boot extends from the foot
Salchow model, made by Albert Stille, of Stockholm,almost to the knee. Of course, for practice almost any
and used by Salchow, Panin and other skaters.costume may be worn, provided that, for
Another is the Schillstrom skate (Sask model), made atknickerbockers, they should be rather tight-fitting at the
Gothenburg, Sweden, and used by Meyer, Thoren, andknee.
many others, and, lastly, the skate made by T. J.Often times, skaters will test out different skates to
Deane, London. Barney and Berry, Springfield, Mass.,see if they can achieve different goals in different
made the best model of these skates for Americanstyles. Some will even try out different styles of
skaters.clothes to see if that makes a difference. You see, the
The skater must adopt the costume which experienceworld of ice skating developed by men and women
has taught to be the most serviceable for all-roundtesting and trying out different styles and seeing what
use. For competitions and tests the costume of theresults could be gotten.
Continental skater consists of a tight-fitting coat or