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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...finished the meal the boy had asked me about my collar and my waistcoat, and as I pride myself on the modesty of my dress, these little attentions on his part did not increase my love and affection for the child. I have always admired the sound common-sense of the old gentleman who, when asked if he liked children, said he was very fond of them in Bougereau...
...print this week an article on Music at Harvard that expresses a feeling quite common (as we are well aware) among us here, - that the Glee Club would do well to confine itself to singing college songs, and that it should not attempt anything so difficult as a real part-song, or glee. We think it is about time that a few words should be said in defence of the Glee Club, inasmuch as that body has lately been the subject of much unjust criticism, both in and out of print. We entirely dissent from opinions expressed by the author...
...abundantly evident from the testimonies of many ancient authors, that the ancient Gauls, Britons, and other Celtic nations wore a garment which covered both their thighs and legs, and very much resembled our breeches and stockings united. This garment was called in the Celtic tongue, the common language of all these nations, braxe, or bracce; probably because it was made of the same party-colored cloth with their plaids, as breac, in that language, signifies anything that is party-colored. These braxe, or close trousers, which were both graceful and convenient, and discovered the fine shape and turn of their...
...word originating among the Venetians, who wore the garment, calling it pantaloni, from Pantaleon, formerly the patron saint of Venice." - MENAGE. "Originally a baptismal name very frequent among the Venetians, and hence applied to them, by the other states as a common name; afterwards, a name of derision, as applying to a part of their dress that then distinguished the Venetians, namely, breeches and stockings that were all of a piece." - SMART. "His [Pantaloon's] name is said by antiquaries to be derived from the Italian words 'Pianta leone,' as it were the 'Lion planter,' in allusion to the boastful...
...rules are very strict about the observance of the "Lord's day," among them being this: "No one shall profane the day by unnecessary business, or visiting or receiving visits, or walking on the common or in the streets or fields." It might be well also to remember that they were obliged to attend church on Thanksgiving. Prayers were twice a day, at night as well as morning, by which means, I presume, the fines were vastly increased...