Word: manners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...length in its editorial columns, and speaking of the freshmen, moralized as follows: "At Music Hall, for instance, he dealt with a situation so embarrassing that it should not have been permitted except by his own express consent, which very likely was given, in a practical and highly sensible manner, which robbed the conceited bumptiousness of a number of young cubs - of more importance now in their own eyes than they will ever be hereafter - of many of the strong effects which they expected it to have." "The conceited bumptiousness of a number of young cubs" is good...
...penny evening paper, the World, seems to have started out with a good opinion of Harvard men, and yesterday expressed itself as follows: "It is rumored that the Yale students propose to receive Oscar Wilde after the manner of the welcome extended to Count Johannes some years ago; putty blowers, decayed oranges and overgrown sunflowers, being substituted for bouquets and applause. The New Haven Register trusts, for the honor of Yale and the credit of the university city, that this programme, if intended, shall be dropped. 'Yale,' it says, 'should let Princeton and Harvard bear off the undisputed palm...
Here are some extracts from an article that recently appeared in the Washington Post relative to the manner of living at Harvard. Speaking of the rooms, it says...
...fantastic costume, consisting of a dress coat, knee breeches, black stockings and a striking blue or green necktie. Many wore nigs of the Bunthorne style, and each had two or more large sunflowers. They created much amusement when they marched up the aisle in their limp and languid manner. We are happy to be able to state that during the whole performance they were very quiet and orderly - much more so, in fact, than many other portions of the audience. Mr. Wilde addressed them when he first came on the stage, in a very pleasant and familiar manner. He said...
...original Greek. But when the same play is given at a city theatre by professional actors, and for the benefit of the public at large, that the principal part should be delivered in Greek and the rest in English, seems but a poor and incongruous imitation of the manner in which our English tragedies have been lately represented by Rossi and Salvini. In their case there was some excuse, but in this we see none. Mr. Riddle would become as notorious, and make as much sensation by reading his lines in English as in Greek, and, moreover, would not give...