The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-30

for the afternoon, and at 4 o'clock steps
| into her carriage to make her necessary
! calls, An hour before dinner she Hes
| down again IN % durkeued room, ara after
/ dinner she goes az her own pace until @
| or O'Clock the next morning. The only
stipulation the doctor made was that be
| fore going TO bed she should drink at least
| pint OF milk ana eat some Graham bis
/ cults. As &c " dark az 1880 now she has
! only about an hour and n half Of day
| light, but she Is going through the sea-
1 son.
pEARTH OF MEN FOR DANCES.
The men, OF course. can not go through
1 this sort OF training so the wall goes up
after every assembly OF the dearth Of
prescntnble men for The dances. The
/ bankers and big financial men. when they
! have something on hand at home. make a
I graft Of all the available young men I'm
their Offices, so that their wives, In them,
at least, viii be sure Of partners for their
guests Of the opposite sex. a tnrdy ar
rival down town next morning ls, there
fore, eNcusable. Il Is related that two OF
the solid men on the roll Of the Patriarchs
| took their wives on the floor of the Del
monico ball room about II o'clock and
then went aud slept comfortably up stairs
in the rooms they hau previously engaged
until it WINS time TO take the ladies' home
IN the early morning, The young bust
ness men Kept the dancing up while the
old bankers peacefully SLEPT.
Ever since the Pattiarchs' bail this dish
at specal honor In fashionable circles mas
been the gastronumic triumph OF Mary
lands famous club "Torapin la Tron-
ton" 1t was Ward McAllater's special
surprise and all the gourmets have been
calling for It since.
HIGH SCHOOL COURSES.
Tho annual conference Of the Associated
Academic Principals Of the State of New
YORK., which win begin at Syracuse on
Wednesday, is expected to result In an
important discussion Of topics relating to
the courses IN high schools and academies
Among the set subjects are: Els II desir-
able that Greek be dropped as require
ment Tor admission 70 collcge2' aims
and methods OF teaching United States
history" 1.-THE use OF text books in
teaching English;" In what way can the
secondary schools help the coileees?"
RDTTER TRAINING FOR LAWYERS
A movement is on foot to Improve the
methods IN vogue at present In training
lawyers There are now some 5000 students
in the tifty-slN recognized law schools of
the United States. Corporation among
The $50 Instructors, 1t Is expected, VIII do
away with the slip-shod methods OF the
old style. and give a more scientific train
Ing IN the law schools. In this it Is
sought to introduce the study of the sell
euce Of law IN a phiosophic manner, and
TO force more widespread recognition
that IT'S correct application Is closely con-
nected with the common welfare. Between
1855 and 1892 the nurnber OF law schools in
this country Increased 50 per cent Tho
Bar association committee reported in
1852 In favor OF substituting, In place OF
the method OF teaching law Ia its distinct
now in vogue in America sys-
tematic study OF the American system Of
Jurisprudence as whole during the first
years of law school courses, Definite sug-
gestlons, however were not formulated. !
Neither were suggestions offered as to
means by which a sentiment can be Gre |
ated among members OF the bar that shall |
compel thorough aud scientific training In |
place Of haphazard ways OF equipping law |
yers unfolding the social system now more |
or less universal.