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...base-ball, as follows: "Not a little uncertainty has already begun to be felt concerning the successful competitor in the inter-collegiate games, this spring. It was early the opinion that Yale would of course make herself first, but the beautiful game of the Crimsons with the Mets rather turned attention to a college a little to the northeast of New Haven. The close games that Princeton has played with first-class nines gives an intimation of a formidable opponent in the New Jersey college; and the exciting twelve-inning game of Brown and the Lowells, resulting...
...reported that the number of competitive candidates for the Boylston prize speaking is rather small this year. Sanders Theatre is now occupied for general rehearsals. The list of selections to be spoken has been handed in to Professor Hill by the instructors in elocution for his approval...
...will be felt no longer on their part. Almost no branch of the business of the society would be more useful and popular than this, if it were established. If necessary, it would be far preferable to charge a higher commission on sales than has already been determined upon, rather than to abandon this field of usefulness. Moreover, the society would probably meet very little competition in this part of its business, and the manifest advantages that it could offer in this way would almost necessitate every student's joining the society who had previously delayed doing...
...Every one had an air of pleased excitement as though something of importance were momentarily expected to take place. Mrs. Butterfield, who was still at her toilet table arranging a bit of Spanish lace about her neck, was being put to considerable anxiety in her endeavor to hide her rather prominent Adam's apple and at the same time conceal the neck of her dress which was made to wear with a collar and was not meant to be seen. After she had managed to effect her purpose with a considerable outlay of pins, her looking-glass showed...
...particularly to scarf-pins than neatly-fitting boots. You can guage a man's household accommodations by his dress and appearance; so beware lest people discover that you have but a small looking-glass, or that you have more trousers than neckties, and keep a large stock of boots rather than a pin-cushion full of scarf-pins! I fully intended to take you to Mrs. De Sorosis' reception this week, but my space will not allow it. Rake down the fire, light a cigarette, and dream over a French novel in your dress coat instead, and learn how pleasant...