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...some reason or other, met with the hearty support from Boston's haut ton that we had wished for them. There is some trouble affecting them that, for want of a better word, may perhaps be called indifference. The managers have done everything in their power to make the dances attractive, and praise is due them for their efforts. The difficulty, however, seems to lie in a mistaken idea prevalent among dancing men, that if they invite partners for the German, bouquets are de rigueur, and the inconvenience of sending flowers oftentimes, no doubt, deters men from asking ladies...
...will be selected according to the best judgment of the officers, but of course the funds of the Association will not allow the display of much taste. Men should, however, contend for the honor and not the prize. Next year, it is thought, some measures will be taken to make, not the pewter, but the credit attached to winning an event in good style, the object of a man's ambition. We call particular attention to the request contained in our last number, that those intending to join the Association will do so immediately...
...following phrases are remarkable for elegance of expression: "Under the loving surveillance of his blissful guide": "Along the endless corridors of time"; "He (the setting sun) casts his loveliest and softest glances yet once more upon the tops of mountains, or into the mirror of the ocean, to make his departure more heavily, and to awaken more lively desire for his return...
...just enough to make her smart...
...Partly glad and partly sorry," replied Seventy-eight. "Cambridge is a pleasant little place, and so is - and I think Boston is delightful too. I have been fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of many charming people here, and for that reason shall be sorry to turn my back on this part of the world. But as far as college itself goes, I'm rather glad than otherwise to be through with...