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Show Wa.hluil.n Me-,1. "Woahliigton Mows" Is a prltate stn-et ruiiiilng from UnUertlty placo to Hftli avenue lu New York, In the rear of tlio fAshlonshlo homes fronting; WsiUlnjtnn Mnare. Th nsno ir-haa ir-haa occurs nowhero eo In Uie city, If, Indued, It Is to bo found lu any other American town. Tho word "mew" has on o.J and Interesting hl.u.iy. It means primarily lu chango, then to molt, or slietl feathers, as birds do at certain seasons. Then tho noun came to mean tho place where hawks wrm kept wlille molting, then tu iucaii a cage, and flnally,sh,cehswkawirokept In and about the stables, to mesn any stable. Tho tonn Is still common enough In English towns. All the houses bordering Washington mew s ore cither stablss or the homes of servants. Cor. Chicago llcrall. |
