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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...little fellow much younger than himself, to hang from a post, head down, in a torturing position in order that he may have a model for the masterpiece which he is painting. This torture naturally kills the boy by degrees, although the end does not come till Mathieu comes home with the news that he has won the medaille d'honneur. The story as a whole suggests Guy de Maupassant. Although the idea of the tale is rather extravigant, vet it is well-worked out and the diction is more coherent than in some of its author's last efforts...
...Year's Message" is a sketch of quiet home-life with a dash of pathos which is certainly not forced. The story is told simply and naturally, although one cannot help wondering what the exact reason was for the ten years' delay in delivering the message, which forms the theme of the tale...
...their colds and get in condition for the concert in the evening. At 7 o'clock they took the train for Minneapolis and went to Hotel West on arriving there. After the concert in Lyceum Theatre which was beautifully decorated, they were taken in carriages to Villa Rosa, the home of Mrs. Morrison, on Twenty-fourth Street. The house was artistically decorated with flowers and evergreens and the college color was everywhere to be seen. The Governor of Minnesota was expected but was unable to be present. Heffelfinger, who appeared to enjoy the "Hoodoo" song so much at the concert...
Thursday morning carriages were provided by the Harvard Club and the fellows were driven to the Pabst Brewery, and then about the city to points of interest. From three to five Mrs. Frederick Abbott received the clubs at her home on Van Buren Street and every one had a good time. The concert took place in the evening at the Stadt Theatre, and afterward a very pretty reception and dance was given at the Athenaeum by Mrs. Ephraim Mariner. This was New Year's Eve and the fellows entered into the spirit of the occasion with the greatest enthusiasm. They...
...left Milwaukee at 10.30 and arrived at Chicago at 1. From 3 till 5 Mrs. Pike received the clubs at her home on Prairie Avenue and those who went report a fine time. So many of the fellows were not feeling well that only a few attended. The concert in Central Music Hall was in every way the most successful on the trip. The audience was especially large and Harvard Clubs according to a competent judge never did better work in all the history of music at Harvard. Chicago, it is safe to say is a much stronger Harvard town...