The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-25
YALE STUDENTS ROOMS
ADORNED IN THE MOST ELEGANT
AND LUXURIOUS MANNER.
in Decoration Not Safe for
the COnvivialIy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Side
to the Picture-A Type of the Other
Extreme-LiViDg Economically

In spite of the prominence which the
sons of rich men hold, there is we'll
defined spirit to suppress any attempt at
fiashy display. Most men dress fashion
ably, but very few exquisitely, to use that
word in a MISUNDERSTOOD sense. The
style of a students apparel has, however,
certain characteristics that make 1t dis
tinctive. That wherein the aff1uence of a
students allowance first asserts itself is
the furnishing of his apartments. These
consist of a study and two small bed
chambers. usually occupied by two
friends Many of these rooms are adorned
in the most elegant and luxurious man
ner The walls are decorated with lin
crusta with frieze and dado of tasteful
design. Smyrna rugs cover the floor of
tesselated woods, and high-art furniture,
with satin upholstery and expensive
tapestries, is ranged about the room in
graceful negligence.
On the walls hang paintings and en-
cravings with subjects best calculated to
appeal to students taste. The Queen
Anne mantel is full of costly bric-a-brac,
and the space not occupied by these fan
tastes is filed with programmes, German
favors, barber shop signs, prizes, society
plaques, trophies, photographs of "con-
quests" and the host of other memento es
of events dear to the college student
RATHER DANGEROUS FOR THE CoNvIvIAL.
1t must not be supposed, however, that
extravaganza in decorating apartments
carries with it, necessarily, the idea of
prodigality or fastness. There is nothing
is the possession of handsome surround
ings that should induce student to for
sake his scholastic pursuits. 1t very
often happens that elaborate quarters are
occupied by man of most correct and
studious habits.
1t is really rather dangerous for a man
of convivial tendencies to adorn his room
extensively. 1t frequently occurs that
company of hilarious guests will trans
form collection of Partisan statuettes
into an array of reminiscent torsos; satin
covered touches Will, under their effu-
sive influence, assume the doubtful de-
signs of Gobelin tapestries, Smyrna rugs
will take on the mysterious weaving of an
Indian shawl and valuable paintings will
acquire peculiar blotches and blemishes
that bury it's authenticity in a mysterious
gloom that ought ordinarily to enhance
the worth 100 fold. 1t has happened
within the memory, too, of one of the
youngest inhabitants of Yale, that an oc-
cupant of a $1,000 suit in Farnum, enter
tanned gathering of classmates at "an
evening tea," and when he awoke the fol
lowing afternoon he sent for a teamSteI
to haul away the debris and spent an,
other 81 900 in refurnishing his quarters
ANOTHER SIDE TO THE PICTURE.
But it must be said in mere justice that
the style of adjoining quarters at Yale is
as general thing not near so extravagant
as that prevailing at some other uniyersi
ties. Three thousand dollars expended
on rooms in Matthews or Weld at Har
ward is quite an ordinary proceeding. IL
Beck hall there are several suits, the
adornment of which entailed an expendi
ture of SO 900, $12, 600 and even SO, 900. In
the latter dormitory there is at present
young man-from California probably
who has his furniture insured for SIS 600
There is another side to the picture. Ur
under the roof of East Divinity hall the
reporter saw room that may serve as 9
type to the other extreme. There was nc
carpet ON the floor; the furniture consisted
of three straight-backed chairs, an old
style lounge covered in green oil cloth and
a large homemade table. Upon the board
placed above the fireplace to serve as g
mantel were some old books, two half
consumed candles and clock with dis
NAL Textbook,
There was not picture on the walls
nothing anywhere to relieve the dizziness
of the place excepting blue flag that
hung under the dirty, unused gas-hxtures
and indicated that the occupant of the |
den had once rowed a successful oar in |
the class boat races. The occupant sat al
the table straining his eyes in the tw1 |
light over the pages of the philosophical
essays of somebody or other. 1t was plain
that his scrupulous economy restrained |
him from lighting the rickety German
lamp as long as there was a single ray OF
daylight with which tp pursue his work |
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