Word: roof
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...most part, to the fact that these houses were merely places of shelter from rain and storm. since so much of the time was spent out of doors. The great hall, in the centre of the house was used as the dining room. As there were no chimneys, the roof was smoky and black. The chairs, which were very massive and heavy, were arranged around the walls of the room, and the table was set before them. Their bill of fare was also very simple, consisting mostly of cheese, bread, meat and wine. They were hearty eaters, but through...
...South Armory, where the Boston Athletic Association is to hold its meeting on Saturday night, is admirably fitted for athletic games. The floor is about one hundred and ten yards long and is without a post, the roof being supported entirely by trusses. There is room enough for the straightaway seventy-five yards, without making the stop incoveniently sudden. The track for the longer runs is one-ninth of a mile in circumference. It now consists merely of the section of flooring which is marked off at either end by a curved strip of black paint, but planking will...
...annual junior promenade at Yale takes place tonight in the Second Regiment ARmory. Costa, of New York, who decorated the Metropolitan Opera House for the Centennial Ball, has charge of the decorating. The rafters and iron work in the roof will be covered with cloth of a cream tint stretched from the top of the ceiling down to the supports on the side walls, giving an arch or tent like effect. The side walls will be covered with bunting with Yale banners interspersed. The galleries will also be hung with bunting and flags. The design of the invitations...
...rooms in the upper story of the building are necessarily few as the tank, cage and courts extend to the roof. There are only two, and a tub bath. The former contain about sixty lockers...
...higher recognition as a playwright than is generally accorded him. "The Philosophy of a Modern Frenchman" starts out with the assertion that a Frenchman has no philosophy. The writer evidently counts all Frenchmen as of the school of Richepin and de Maupassant, earth-bound and with only a mud roof...