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...service which Mr. Cushing has done in giving us a ready access to it. A canvass of the College will be made before long, and it is desirable that two hundred copies should be subscribed for among the students of the University. The book will be bound in cloth, and the maximum price will be two dollars and a half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN INDEX TO THE "NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW." | 1/11/1878 | See Source »

...Seventy-nine may congratulate themselves on having successfully presented a bright and amusing play before an audience even fuller and more "swell" than these theatricals generally have. We notice that Mr. Grant did not appear, his part being left out. The play last evening was "The Field of the Cloth of Gold." This evening and to-morrow afternoon the Seniors give the burlesque "Fair Rosamond." We would again remind students that this is the last year the theatricals can be given, and that, if they wish ever to see them, now is their last opportunity. Tickets can still be obtained...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BOAT-CLUB THEATRICALS. | 5/4/1877 | See Source »

...hung over one's chimney-piece? The question of curtains is perhaps a more difficult one. Here a man must consult his means. Anything Turkish or Moorish looks well; but if that involves too much expense, chintz or cretonne curtains are preferable to so many yards of red cloth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 11/17/1876 | See Source »

...shabby. And I flatter myself that it will not generally be pronounced to be in bad taste. The curtains, the paper, the furniture, and the carpet are in keeping with each other; and barring that horrible mantel-piece, which I did my best to conceal with a heavy cloth, there is nothing in it that does not please the eye. So far I have done my best for you. There are two things which I have left to your own taste, - books and pictures. You will of course need to buy a certain number of text-books...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LETTERS TO A FRESHMAN. | 11/3/1876 | See Source »

...change the present style of their uniform by substituting knickerbockers and crimson stockings for long trousers. Some objection was made to discarding a uniform so long worn by the Nine, but the greater convenience of the stockings was considered a sufficient reason for making the change. The original gray cloth with trimmings of the College color will still be used...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 12/10/1875 | See Source »

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