description: | Skating On The Assiniboine River In Winnipeg, When The Fort Osborne Barracks Were Located Where The Manitoba Legislative Building Is Now (To The Right Not In The Photo). In The Winter Skating "Tea Dances" Were Held On The Frozen River. Note The Change Buildings. "Tea Dances" Took Place At Tea Time (In The Afternoon) At The Hotels And On The Ice. Women Had Dance (Or Skate) Cards Attached To Their Wrists By Elastics Where They Wrote The Names, Of Men Who Asked For A Certain Dance Or Skate, Until The Dance Card Was Filled |