New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-02
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.


CHANCES HERE AND THERE.
Speaking of English recalls the surprise Of Harvard
graduate at reading published story which soemny
declared that Harvard was the great Eastern factory
for slang. "Thero isn't enough slang current 81
Harvard" he sald to enable man TO talk with
California girl fifteen minutes without confesslng him
self beaten. And all the slang used at Harvard IS
purely local, referring TO the college ITSELF 1t applies
to professors Rotations. lectures, study and athletics
When Harvard man onits recitation or lecture he
cuts it. When he Is studying hard he grinds Like
wise hard student is grind and very hard student
long-haired grind The man who smirls before
Instructor laughs at all his old Jokes and currles
favor In other ways is .swipe' But beyond eX-
presssons Of this hind which would mean absolutely
acquires no slang phrases. Indeed he rather snees
&c slang for the average Harvard man prde5 himself
On being above such things ana this weakness Oiteh
makes him very ridiculous
man who prldes himself on spelling correctly as
usual thing confessed ne other day that at times
he "went all 10 pieces on his spelling. q haven't
Just decided how TO account for IT," he explained.
Il think, however, that IL must be my liver. fancy
mat spell by memory and what call harmony.
nave an excellent memory and can recall how tho
word ought TO look when IL Is written out Then when
see word misspelled II jars on me. That's what
call spelling by harmony. When written word
when my liver is out of order everything shocks them
so that only my memory can serve me- l frequently
ma, though, that under these circumstances my
memory Is treacherous. | recall case which puzzled
s se tde =. other day was writing champagne ana
saw that II was wrong. | scratched out the word
ana riwIote II, spelling it champagne That did not
scratch of the final "e.7 My memory served me
nS tas point for recalled having seen the word
Pilnteu In newspaper that morning and II stood be-
fore me in flaming letters The point which wish TO
roSSe mat this W9 never before gave me any
u should Think said clubman. that the present
fondness for clubs would throw propetors of rcsau
rants into panic. 1t simply that who arc
able TO spend money for dinners and wines prefer to
have their enjoyment i'm places where they are
meet number OF friends and almost equally sure OF
avoiding people whom they dislike or In whom they
take no interest Then there IS the sense of proprietor
ship-aways 1atterng and soothing In ones club
one feels more at home than lie can On any public
restaurant lie Is part Of the authority and commands
for that reason amount OF consideration which is
S e seTy NG him In pTc places GOOD
selves desire to please him. Again. the notion Of co
operation Is seductive Clubs may may not cost more
man for man that restaurants but believes that he
Is enjoying privileges at his club which cost him less
dninghal. Beyond all this there Is the satisfaction
Oh knowing that no tips can influence your servants
obt2n certain results in Service and other at.
tehions by an expenditure OF dollars and cents,
In the other you obtain the same results by
OF Your powers and rights as corporate sharer In
the benefits Of the whole
man recently returned from Europe attended
| performance of Bernhardt in New-York where there
was deal Of dissatisfaction at long wait between
the acts. Americans will grumbe at such things, but
though he American he did not seem to mind
the delay I'm the slightest. 1--WE Americans" no said,
care too inpatient We always in a hurry to
end our pleasures, IL tho end better than the
anticipation the suspense the actual enjoyment.
The last time / saw Bornhardt was in Italy. There
was wait between the acts Of an hour and
half The Italians sat perfectly unmoved throughout
IL all There were no cries, no stamping OF feet, no
appeared after had nearly died from fatigue, she was
greeted with applause and the play went on as s II
| that hour and half this walt seems trivial
People who are not acquainted with the interior Of
old bookstores do not know what they miss. Aside
from the quieness OF the places, the dusty and dog
fingered" appearance OF the owners Of the shops, and
the interest that attaches TO those who frequent such
places there the books themselves to make one
wonder They are worthy OF ones interest il not of
his respect. There is the diary kept in neat hand
| of Mr.. Brown way back in the "twcntles' Mr..
/ Brown may have been clerk or a man out OF work
bemoaning his fate but it is interesting to note that
| Tonight attended the theatre at -.' This Is
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ever was in such a place. lie tells you also that he
called on his friend Mr. SO and So" who lived then
where great brick warehouses or merchants buildings
stand today "Ths afternoon" he says, Il walked
across TO the sea-wa and viewed the busy harbor
which teemed with various craft When we walk TO
r rhl bat dSTyn n ' he VIII While he is cFcsng
friends the plays aud himself give you valuable 9n III
| his writing is terribly irritating WIN lts via rs
and its prlm regularity. All this you may Obtain Tor
cont a
how The diary found its way to the basement of an old
bookstore but It's there and Us worth your attcntl9
graph album. Nothing in It worth looking I at Well Veil
there tho styles ana fIn0ni OF three or IIr
portraits il is true but you look at those pictures not
Tor the dress but the faces Try the Old bookstores
aI am glad,n said the clever woman. who has
NOT appeared in this column for long time, "to
tbot tho newspapers are giving OF their 'dstln
| rusbed consideration to the weaker SEX Now,
am not willing TO admit that / do not take good
deal OF interest in Gladstone the bulgarian question:
the Triple Alliance and our own affairs Of state and
finance PERHAPS il Is because l like to know little
about the things in which my father and husband and
sons are interested In However that is neither here
nor there I am woman have my love. That
is nv first thought and care. So, when i find the
newspapers devoting valuable space to homes, to
women and to their affairs l think better Of the
newspapers and better OF women. Why shouldn't VIC
have our own share in own part Of the paper?
Why shouldn't we when we DON'T reel Ike Teaalng
about Congress find something about fashions or about
some pretty thing for ones homel Don't our hus.
bands buy for us the papers which we Ike best
Then We ought TO be considered by those papers"
"Wel. aren't you ?" asked the man. "Of course we
are now" was the answer. "But that's my point
Men are only now waking up 10 the fact that we
want news So say am glad that they are
Many people think that the servant OF the public
IS always considering the future when he takes step
TO favor any one Here is what man in public life
saws. OF this opinion: "When am in my office any
one whose business brings him into any relation with
my department has right to call upon me and to lay
his case before me. ray not agree with him.
may decide against him, but 1t is his right TO be
hoard and 7 am I'm my Office 10 hear him. SO when