Word: bric-a-brac
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...expenses of conducting and maintaining the said building and to go toward the purchase of works of art, and I do also give and bequeath to the said corporation all and singular the following works of art which I now possess, namely, all my paintings, articles of bric-a-brac and Indian, Chinese and Japanese jewelry, curios, carvings and other curiosities not otherwise disposed of to belong to and remain in the said Art Museum and to be called and known as the Fogg Collection...
...both of which are very entertaining. "The Merry Chanter" is full of Stockton's peculiar but delightful humor. Amelia B. Edwards, the distinguished Egyptologist contributes "Bubastis, an Historical Study." Henry James has a short sketch on the French caricaturist, Daumier. The Topics of the Times, Open Letter, and Bric-a-Brac departments are full of interest...
...Bric-a-Brac, published by the junior class, appeared yesterday. The general opinion is that the committee have done very creditably, and Ninety's paper compares favorably with those of previous years. The cover is very pretty. It is of orange and black, and a large '90 appears on the front. One of the leading features is a cut of the Glee Club, which appears this year for the first time...
...class of '91 at Princeton have elected the following officers: P. C. Jones, orator, and A. P. Dennis, debater for Washington's birthday; J. Barns, T. F. McNair, and F. B. Smith, artists, and R. B. Wallace, C. F. Howell, and H. S. Davis, editors of the Bric-a-Brac, with power to choose an additional editor and artist to complete the board. Babcock, Yeomans and Sealy were appointed a committee to choose a class cane...
...FINE Mahogany Carved Mantel Bric-a-Brac Case, very cheap, at Powers, Read's Building, 30 Boylston street...