| There are several models of the round-toe skate in | | | | jacket, 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 between | | | | are used, and sometimes, as in Vienna, at the bottom |
| them. First, there is what is commonly called the | | | | a 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 at | | | | knickerbockers, they should be rather tight-fitting at the |
| Gothenburg, Sweden, and used by Meyer, Thoren, and | | | | knee. |
| 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 American | | | | styles. 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 experience | | | | world of ice skating developed by men and women |
| has taught to be the most serviceable for all-round | | | | testing and trying out different styles and seeing what |
| use. For competitions and tests the costume of the | | | | results could be gotten. |
| Continental skater consists of a tight-fitting coat or | | | | |