The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-02
New York Gossfp.
The New York correspondent of the Cincinn


Commercial sends that paper the following II
send you q literary curiosity. 1t is a list of
words IN current usc sentenced, by decision OF
good authority, to be expelled, and to which
ne1The1 4,1 1;a amnesty nor pardon can be granted
graphical code adopted by the editorial corps Of q
literary illustration of national fame. s>5 E@s
None Of the expelled words are allowed to appear
IN any article, editorial contributed OF the daily
referred to. 7'S"-' .,S-> '-.'~1'
The List is the ascertained results Of discussion
and careful examination as to the authorized use
or many words, which, although improperly ad-
mitted, have, through force Of habit, come to be
looked upon as correct. g
Here it is, uerbatins ct leraIina as I find Il mo-
mulgated: - - = -
"a SPECIAL EDICT-OBEY "
INDEX OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DIsusED woRps OF
sg TIE ENGLISH TONGUE.
s, ''No more Of that Hail. an thou lowest me''
"Friend after friend departs:
s& Who hath not lost friend r."
''Tho' lost to sight, to memory dear''
The words in the subjoined list are ignonini-
ously expelled from good society: NJ. m
Il. Aspirant. 2. Authoress. 8. Being done,
Ided. 7. Couple, for two. 8. Debit. s. Employee. wee
TO- 'Esqr.' IL. Indorse, for approve. 10 Gents.
for gentlemen s% ea: 49, H@ebng Hon IS
ed. II. In our midst 49, 8lIgnore. Is. Juyen;lel
for boy 20. Jubilant. for rejoicing 2l. Lady. for
wife; e. 22 Lengthy q. Loan or loaned, for lend
or lent. "a. Located. Is. Measurably,; for 2sini q
measure .26. Ovation. 81. Obituary Is. Parties.
1or persons. 20. Posted for informed. So Poetess
81: Postiop T Tor part s2 Predicate: ss:Pregress-
KePudiate for reject or dlsown. ST. Role, for part
Ss. secesh. 80. States, for. says. 40. Taboo. Al.
EafsRf Tsnted g. d. aa raps
Numbers.4, md 9s are merely slang, aud. an
titled to no;mercy. Nos. 12 and 28 arc English
eooekneyisms @ a deserving il possible Of loss Nos
snobbishness, and should be duly snobbed. SO to
s, should BE- added ttZologram." Bole and En-
Ployee are UNNECESSARY French words for which we
Speaking Of French, reminds me that nine ont Of
ten OF our newspapers Will persist in saying esprit
a gu co.ps M instead Of esprit de corps; also, eompag-
non dn p0ydge. II the phrase is to be used at all
pray make it conepdg,aon de ooyage But it is not
80 except1ona! and peculiar phrase as esprit de
corps, and Is absurd in English. Travelling COM
panionn expresses precisely the sa,no thing. "'~I
!, On first reading, there might be doubts as 10
og words of liz s ndeS; Sut VII bs found thipH
pathological or philosophical objection to them
Ihe alarming question, how s the compressed
circulation Of Broadway to be relieved appears to
dissolving- themselves. The stream of fair walk
ing or driving shoppers and Spromenaders long
sir since ceased to go below Canal street. and thee
the adjacent streets up to that point Stewart. at
the corner Of Tenth, rapidly drew after him all
the leading retail houses, and now they manifest a
- gov DOyOlA MN InIO Union SQuare.
The lead Of Duncan & Sons and the Maison Dorin
is followed by othors. Stevens & Co., and Muller
Bros. PIT ont their grifins and signs. Arnold and
into one Of the large Club houses, and tiffany h
c., the great rivals Of Ball Black, are satisfied
With nothing less than the Church Of the Puritans
And others will soon Follow. Union Square viii be
all stores within twelve rnonths. Its aze and form
hx its perfect adaptabihty for those fashionable
establishments that receive great deal Of car
riage company among their customers. The
stream OF elegant commerce. will then tend down
fourteenth street and mp Fifth avenue to Madison
SQUARE In less than five years thero win, probe-
BY, net 90 private dwelling between Delmonico's
and Fitch Atanue Hotel. Boarding houses, Milli-s
ners, Iaiiors and Photographers, have already
tain. - 2 - 80 oe''1l4 - o9f-