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Laundry at a discount. Special arrangements must be made for collecting and returning linen by errand boy. White kid, street and Scotch wool gloves in stock. Bath towels, sponges, and a line of the best soaps...
Laundry at a discount. Special arrangements must be made for collecting and returning linen by errand boy. White kid, street and Scotch wool gloves in stock. Bath towels, sponges, and a line of the best soaps...
...open air much, requiring less than an individual of sedentary habits. The tendency is to wear too much clothing. We are much better off than our grandfathers in the matter of fabrics adapted to changes in weather. Gauzes and light-woolens take the place of stiff linen and cotton clothing of half a century ago. The neck should be exposed to the air, otherwise sore throat and catarrh will ensue. Overcoats should be light as possible. Head coverings should be looked to far more than they are at present. Ought to be light and cool, even in severe weather...
...class day each year, the senior class arrays itself in all its purple, and fine linen, and bids a gay farewell to its many friends. A whirl of pretty faces, a dance, a song-and the class day comes to an end, and the class, doffing its new tile, goes out into the world to take its stand by the side of those who have gone before. It goes surrounded by all the memories and traditions of the college, and cheered with the hearty "God-speed" of those who remain behind...
...first night of Genevieve Ward, in "Henry VIII," at Melbourne, was what is called a "student night," and the gallery, usually given over to the possession of poorer play goers, was crammed with towering collars, white linen, and the stylishy cut clothes of hundreds who, upon less important occasions, sedately take their seats in the dress circles of the stalls. The medicals had scaled the heights for the purpose of making a demonstration, and upon Miss Ward's appearance they unrolled their banners of homage, in the shape of the black velvet flag with skull and crossbones of the "meds...