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This hair-pin I found on the carpet...
...room of the Society of Christian Brethren (18 Stoughton) has been handsomely papered by the Society, and painted in party-colors by the College. The furniture has been renovated and partly renewed, a new carpet has been put down, and very handsome curtains hung. The expenses of removal have been borne by past and present members of the Society and by several members of the Faculty. The room will probably not be occupied till after the recess...
...WENT to visit Snodkins, '83, at his suite in Beck, and found him in the midst of a select gathering of carpet-tackers, upholsterers, and carpenters. However, he received me with dignified cordiality, and proceeded to give me points on his rooms. "Here, you see," he remarked, "these pictures are going to be hung in a row; they don't amount to much, but are handsomely framed, and I thought they would be first-rate to hang my medals on. Won't you propose me for the Art Club...
...Snod! Snod! a handsome Wilton carpet would be better than fifty cheap rugs; more beauty and wear, and less sham...
...books all stand exactly upright, each one is in its proper place, and not a speck of dust can be seen on any of them. On seeing such a book-case in a room, I immediately look to see if my boots have left any mud on the carpet, I feel uncomfortable about my umbrella, and wish that I had left it on the door-mat outside. And when we leave, I am sure that if I listened at the door, I should hear my late host straightening my chair, and in like manner obliterating the other traces...