30 Red Room and Other Chat 



The old " Chebacco " days had a great deal of 

 " GO ! " Such late dinners ; such late hours ; such 

 larks! Who ever expects to dance again such Vir- 

 ginia reels as when the village fiddler tuned the 

 strings ? 



We are now out of the homespun, and wear good 

 clothes. Riders no longer dispute over the " pink " 

 and the " blue." To be correct one's colors must be 

 well toned down to nature. The feeling towards 

 the " pink " on the part of the well-toned, down-to- 

 nature group suggests the story of the Englishman 

 who, when his attention was called to the color of 

 our autumn foliage, said, " But don't you think it 

 a trifle gaudy?" Though the "pink" may go the 

 way of all things, many will part with it with regret. 

 It is still the prerogative of the farm-hand who takes 

 a short burst in the rear on the farm utility horse to 

 wear overalls, with galluses, no collar, and his large 

 bandless straw hat. 



Golf has been introduced as a Myopia sport. Its 

 development has been principally due to the efforts 

 of Mr. Bush and Mr. Parker, who, in the opinion of 

 many, have laid out one of the best inland courses in 

 the country. 



Myopians have now a new side to their charac- 

 ters. They have taken to golf seriously. Surely no- 

 thing can be more serious with us — except perhaps 

 the judges at the Horse Show — than the earnest 



