Word: forbiddingly
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...attracted the attention of the committee was in regard to the base-ball nine, and does not, therefore, concern the Athletic Association. Suffice it to say that President Eliot has written to the faculties of all the colleges with which our nine plays matches, asking them if they will forbid the nines of their respective colleges to play games with professional clubs, in case Harvard takes the initiative in that direction. Affirmative answers have been received from all the colleges addressed, except Yale, and she has not been heard from at all. A favorable answer is expected, however, from...
...hoop-skirt, and as to those much-abused bangs it has always been a mystery to me what the average male intellect could see so utterly soul-destroying in a very becoming mode of dressing the hair. But you know that a certain minister went so far as to forbid the young ladies of his church wearing the alluring bang. Of course you have read Mr. Grant's clever little book, "Confession of a Frivolous Girl," and perhaps you know many, many Alice Palmers, and some who flirt even more than did the lovely blonde or pretty Daisy Miller...
...reported that the faculty of Yale will hereafter forbid the junior promenade, on the ground that it is too expensive...
...here, and if my impetuous nature has made my letter very girlish, perhaps it has told more than my words. I hope some time to hear just such another concert, and I am sure your Faculty will never regret having given up their old Puritanical ideas that used to forbid Glee Club concerts, for such fine-looking, gentlemanly representatives as we saw here last night could n't help giving a favorable impression of your college anywhere...
...Queen's College Journal gives the Acta a puff, and benevolently adds; "If the Acta would like to copy our original poetry or anything, it's heartily welcome." Heaven forbid that the Acta should accept this invitation. We could not survive a second reading of the Journal's poetry...