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...vast array of celebrated names which strikes the eye of the visitor as he glances over the catalogue of pictures now on exhibition in Williams & Everett's gallery, makes one almost imagine himself in a European capital enjoying pictures which in America are characterized as "rare." Boston has seldom been favored with such a fine collection. Foremost among them is probably the finest Sehreyer ever seen here. The bright colors of the Arabian costumes, the superb action of the horses, the concentrated attention, go to make up a picture which gives us an idea of true art. The Diaz school...
...jumped into the carriage and drove towards the expectant company of ladies. I had said nothing about them, and so when he alighted at the piazza and beheld that extended array of femininity, his soul sank within him and the gift of articulate speech was gone...
...doth the young man of the class that is called Sof om oar array himself in purple and fine linen, and, with a face shining as the sun, save where it is marred by a hurried shave, he hasteneth to the house of music and the dance, and sayeth, "Go to; now will I enjoy myself, eat, drink, and be a masher;" and lo, as he entereth the chamber of the dance, he perceiveth even afar off a maiden of the tribes that dwell beyond the Hudson, - yea, even on the shores of the great seas have they...
...there is a step even lower than this; the work of preparation for the annual examinations may render it impossible to attend base-ball games, but no such plea can be urged by the numbers of students who witness the games from the fence of Jarvis Field. A goodly array of familiar faces on the benches does much towards the encouragement of the Nine, not only by applause, but also in a pecuniary way. The Nine is largely dependent for its support on the receipts from the sales of tickets for the games; is it possible that gentlemen will take...
...chorus of disapprobation. "How ungraceful these modern garments are! Why did n't you wear something flowing?" I mildly suggested that I had nothing in that line except a dressing-gown, and that I had not undertaken to make a guy of myself. So the class proceeded to array me in various garments belonging to the studio. A piece of embroidered mummy cloth was draped artistically over me, like a Roman toga; a sort of parti-colored cap, like those found in snapping crackers, was placed on my head; and my feet were wound up in a Turkey...