. Princeton sketches. The story of Nassau hall . nd the commons became a thing ofthe past. In recent years many of the clubshave l)ecome more ambitious, and a number ofcommodious houses have been erected. Herethe dining-room and back parlor of the villagehouses have given place to all the comforts of amodern club. Ivy was the first to the inviting homes of Cap and Gown,Cottage, Colonial, Tiger Inn, and Universityare occupied by their members, and additionalbuildings are going up every year. If the social life at Princeton is not remark-ably gay, it is exceedingly pleasant. Thewin
. Princeton sketches. The story of Nassau hall . nd the commons became a thing ofthe past. In recent years many of the clubshave l)ecome more ambitious, and a number ofcommodious houses have been erected. Herethe dining-room and back parlor of the villagehouses have given place to all the comforts of amodern club. Ivy was the first to the inviting homes of Cap and Gown,Cottage, Colonial, Tiger Inn, and Universityare occupied by their members, and additionalbuildings are going up every year. If the social life at Princeton is not remark-ably gay, it is exceedingly pleasant. Thewinter brings on the Senior Assembly and theJunior Promenade with their accompanyingteas, and the Sophomore Reception makes agala night in the middle of commencement Friday evening finds a procession of pil-grims on their way to the ^veekly reception atEvelyn, and orange-and-black buttons are oftenseen in New York, Philadelphia, and Trentondrawing-rooms. Piinceton is one of the oldesttowns in Jersev, and is still the residence of a *«:-. UNDER THE PRINCETON ELMS, I 57 number of colonial families, whose homesteadsgive an added charm to the quiet streets, andwhose modern representatives unite with theprofessors and their families to make up Princeton society. This circle is, of course,quite small in proportion to the size of the col-lege, but the Princeton people throw open theirdoors with a hospitality which goes far tocompensate for lack of numbers. There are always some men who go out con-siderably, and if the number is not as large asit might be, the students have only themselvesto blame. The fact is, our college life is so fulland absorbing, that there is little inclination tosupplement it. After running around in flannelsall day, the decision is generally one way whenthe alternative comes in the evening of attiringone s self for a call or dropping into a neigh-bors room. Who does not know the charm ofthose evenings in a fellows room ? It does ntmatter much what is d
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