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PICTURE
i. THE kEWAkD OF MEklT.

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2 A VENIAL MISTAKE.
3. FASHIONABLE ENTEkTAINMENTS FOk THE
WEEK.

4. TEkklBLE kESULT OF THE HIGHEk EDUCA
TION OF WOMEN I

A MOTHEkLY PUFF.
FASHIONABLE EMU LA TION.

7. IN TEkNA TIONAL kECIPkOCI TV.
8. THANKS WHEkE THANKS AkE DUE.
9. AT MADAME ALDEGONDES (kEGEN T S TkEE Tj.
i o. ClkCUMS TAN TIAL E VlDENCE.

n. '-'NOBLESSE OBLIGEI
AN INCOMPLETE AMUSEMENT.

13. AWKWAkD INCIDENT IN FASHIONABLE LIFE.

ENGLISH SOCIETY AT HOME.

PICTURE

14. A % SLIGHT MISUNDEkSTANDiNG.
15. A kISING GENIUS.
16. A kEMINISCENCE OF LOkD'S CklCKET-
GkOUND [ETON v. HAkkOWj.
17. MUSICAL EGOTISM.
18. A SENSITIVE PLANT

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19. KILLING TWO BikDS WITH ONE STONE.
AWKWAkD.

21. THE BUSINESS OF PLEASUkE.

22. MUSIC AT HOME. No. 1.

23. ,'OMNE IGNOTUM PkO MAGNIFICO/"
24. VE TO.

25. A SEASONABLE GLFT OF NATUkE

26. A HOME-THkUSTI
27. A FOkLOkN HOPE.

28. HUMILITY IN SPLENDOUk.

29. AN ALTEkNATIVE.
30. A DAMPEk.

ENGLISH SOCIETY AT HOME.

PICTURE

31. SOCIAL AGONIES.

40.

45-

32. EPISODE IN HIGH LIFE.
33. HIGHLY GENTEEL.
34. MUSIC AT HOME. No. 2,

35. GENTLE AND SIMPLE.
36. UNSEEMLY IN TEkkUPTION.
37. MUSIC AT HOME. No. 3.
38. WOkLDLY WISE.
39. HYPEkCkl TIC ISM.

BEAUTY A CklTIC ON BEAUTY.

41. TkUE A k TIS TIC kEFINEMENT
42. A PICTUkE PUZZLE.
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SELF-SACklFICE.

44. MISPLACED CHAklTY.

A PATHETIC APPEAL.

46. DISASTkOUS kESULT OF BEAUTYMANIA.
47. A LA BM ING SCAkCITY.
48. WEDDING GIF TS.

ENGLISH SOCIETY AT HOME.

PICTURE

49. kE FINE MEN TS OF MODE DM SPEECH.

50. AN ACCOMPLLSHED MUSICIAN.
51. "DE GUSTIBUS NON DISPUTANDUM'
52. TWO THkONES.

53. PHkENOLOGICAL VIEW OF SOCIAL BANK.
54. A MANS REVENGE.

55. MODEST ASSUkANCE.

56. FELINE AMENITIES.
S7- FESTIVE HOUSE-KEEPING.

58, AT THE COUNTY CATTLE AND DOC-SHOW.
^ 59. A FLO WE k OF FASHION
60. DkAWING-kOOM MINSTkELS.
61. FANCY BALLS AGAIN
62. "BE BEAD TO"
63. THE WANING OF THE HONEYMOON

he Jfteward of Iffierit.

MRS. LYON HUNTER. " How do you do, Mr. Brown ? Let me present
you to the Duchess of Stilton ! Your Grace, permit me to present
to you Mr. Brown, the distinguished Scholar!"
HER GRACE (affably). "Charmed to make your acquaintance — er — Mr.
Brown ! "
MR. Brown (with effusion). " Your Grace is really too kind. This is the
ninth time I've enjoyed the distinction of being presented to
your Grace within the last Twelve Months ; but it's a distinction
I value so highly, that without trespassing too much on your
Grace's indulgence, I hope I may be occasionally permitted to
enjoy it again!" [Bows, and absquatulates.

1*10. 1 .

iis

The Reward of Merit

j£ denial Mistake

New Beauty (unversed as yet in the mysteries of High Life). "Who's that
wonderful Old Gentleman ? "
The CAPTAIN. "Sir Digby de Rigby, a Hampshire Baronet; one of the
oldest in England; James the First's creation, you know."
New Beauty (determined to be surprised at nothing). "Indeed! How well
preserved he is ! I shouldn't have thought him more than Seventy
or Eighty ! "

]MO. 2.

fashionable Entertainments for the vEIeek.

Going to the Throat and Ear Ball, Lady Mary?"
No — we are engaged to the Incurable Idiots."
Then perhaps I may meet you at the Epileptic Dance on Friday?"
Oh, yes — we are sure to be there. The Epileptic Stewards are so
delightful! "

Vo. 3.

A Venial Mistake.

Fashionable Entertainments for the Week.

errible JBLesult of the xjfigher Education of
vEIo men

Miss HYPATIA JONES, Spinster of Arts (on her way to Refreshment),
informs Professor PARALLAX, F.R.S., that "Young Men do very
well to Look at, or to Dance with, or even to Marry, and all
that kind of Thing!" but that "as to enjoying any Rational Con
versation with any Man under Fifty, that is completely out of the
Question ! "

po. 4.

Terrible Result of the Higher Education of Women 1

ft IKotherly J»uff.

Manoiuvring Mamma (anxious that her Daughter's chief attraction should not
escape the notice of the very eligible Young Man who is taking her —
the Daughter — down to supper), "Maria! Maria!!"
MARIA. "Yes, Mamma!"
Manoeuvring Mamma (in loud whisper). "Take your Eyelashes out of
Tangle, Darling!"

PO. 5.

fashionable Emulation.

LADY (speaking with difficulty). " What have you made it round the
Waist, Mrs. Price?"
DRESSMAKER. " Twenty-one Inches, Ma'am. You couldn't breathe with
less ! "
LADY. "'What's Lady Jemima Jones's 'Waist?"
DRESSMAKER. "Nineteen-and-a-half just now, Ma'am. But her Ladyship's
a head shorter than you are, and she's got ever so much
thinner since her Illness last Autumn ! "
LADY. "Then make it Nineteen, Mrs. Price, and /'// engage to get into it!'

j-10. 6.

A Motherly Puff.

Fashionable Emulation.

International JwLeci procity.

Gauls of Lutetia! we salute you! and we thank you from the bottom
of our hearts for the loan of Mesdames BROHAN, FAVART,
BERNHARDT, BROISAT, CROIZETTE, SAMARY, REICHEM-
BERG, JOUASSAIN, BARRETTA, DUDLAY, LLOYD, BIANCA,
MARTINE, and THENARD, whose hands we kiss, and whom we
have enshrined in our most affectionate remembrance. Our Queens
of the Stage are fewer than yours, and we love them so much
that we cannot spare them to you ; besides, you do not com
prehend the Tongue of Albion — which is both your misfortune
and your fault.  But next Year, if you will provide a Lawn
in your " Elysian Fields," we will lend you some of our
Beauties, whose name is Legion, and they shall play for you
the Game of " Pelouse-Paume." Qa va joliment vous epater I ! I

1*0. 7

hanks where ©hanks

are

Bu

(Mrs. PONSONBY TOMKYNS at Home.)
Mr. PONSONBY TOMKYNS. "How kind of Mademoiselle Serrurier to come and sing
to us, my love, in this friendly way, without being paid for it, I mean ! "
MRS. PONSONBY TOMKYNS. "For goodness' sake, you Goose, don't thank her! Tell her
she has made a Good Impression, and that we hope to have her again soon 
Ah, your Grace, going away already ? "
THE DUCHESS. " Yes. Thank you very much for a pleasant Afternoon ! "
MRS. PONSONBY TOMKYNS. " Thank you, Duchess ! How kind of your Grace to come
to us ! ! Mademoiselle has a nice voice, has she not ? "
THE DUCHESS. " Charming ! I only wish I could afford to engage her for Tuesday !
I've only got Amateurs, you know. By the bye, I shall be happy to send you a
Card, if you care to come."
MRS. PONSONBY TOMKYNS. "Oh, thanks, Duchess! "We shall only be too delighted," &c.
Mademoiselle SERRURIER and her Mother, who think Mrs. PONSONBY TOMKYNS a
tremendous Swell, are waiting for her Grace's departure to say, " Nous vous remercions
infiniment, Madame de Tomkyns, de votre si aimable et sympathique Accueil ! "
To which Mrs. PONSONBY TOMKYNS will reply, "Oh — er— ne le mentionnez pas. Je suis si
charmee de vous etre utile, vous savvy! Ex—Bong Joor ! " (Clever Mrs. P. T. ! ! !)
Ho. 8.

lit JKadame J&LI d ego n d's (Regent Street).
FIRST DRESSMAKER. "Do you — a — wear Chamois -leather Underclothing?"
NEW CUSTOMER. "No; certainly not."
FIRST DRESSMAKER. "Oh! then pray take a Seat, and I will send the
Second Dressmaker!"

HO. 9,

Thanks where Thanks are Due.

At Madame Aldegond's (Regent Street).

/

€ji rcu mstantial €{vidence.
"Who's that frizzly black-haired Woman talking to my Husband on
the Ottoman!"
"She's a Mrs. CADOGAN SMYTHE."
" Indeed ! She's good at Flattering People, I should say ; and knows
how to lay it on pretty thick ! "
"Ah! you infer that, no doubt, from her Attitude and Expression?"
"Oh dear, no! From my Husband's I "

No. 10.

JDoblesse ©blige.'

INTERLOCUTOR. "Who's that showy Woman who Talks and Laughs so
loud, and digs People in the Ribs?"
INTERLOCUTRIX. " Oh, that's the Duchess of Bayswater. She was a
Lady Gwendolen Beaumanoir, you know ! "
INTERLOCUTOR (with warmth). "Ah! to be sure! That accounts for her
high-bred Ease, her aristocratic Simplicity of Manner, her
natural and straightforward  "
Interlocutrix (putting up her eye-glass). "By the bye, pardon me! I
have unintentionally misinformed you ; it's Mrs. Judkins. She's
the 'Widow of an Alderman, and her Father was a Cheesemonger
in the New Cut ! "
INTERLOCUTOR. "Dear me ! — Ah! — Hum ! — er— Hum ! — Ha! That quite
alters the case ! How she goes on, to be sure ! I wonder she's
admitted into decent society ! "
[N.B — It was the Duchess, after all.

NO. 1 1

Sn Incomplete Smusement.
THE SQUIRE. "Well, Mossoo le Barrong, how did you like the Meet of
the Queen's Hounds this Morning ? "
Distinguished Frenchman. "O ver much! Ze Paysage it vos beautiful -.
ze Ladies, zpy vare sharmeengs ; and ze Costumes vare adorables !
But  zare vos no Promenade!  no Band of Music!  Nossing!"

HO. 12,

"Noblesse Oblige.

An Incomplete Amusement.

JLwkward Incident in fashionable
3Ekife.

The Beauteous Mrs. VAVASOUR BELSIZE and her Lovely Sisters stop
the way in dire Consternation. They had understood that the
Reception at Brabazon Hall would take place in the Palatial Suite
of Rooms on the Ground-floor, and Mrs. V. B. has come in a
Skirt of such Fashionable Tightness that to mount a single Step
is an Impossibility; whereas the Ground-floor Suite is under
going alterations, and Mrs. BRABAZON DE VERE TOMKYNNES
is Entertaining her Guests Up-stairs.

NO. l ^ .

Awkward Incident in Fashionable Life.

j5L flight |I2isu nderstandi ng,

"Do you evah Wink, Miss Evangeline?"

"Do I ever what, Mr. Smythe ?

" Wink?"

"What do you mean, Sir?"

"Well, Skate, if you pwefer the Expression!"

j^O. 14.

i£ JBLising (Jenius.

YOUNG Lady (in course of conversation). " You've read Pendennis, of course ? "
Fashionable Scribbler (who is, however, quite unknown to fame). "A —
Pendennis! Ah! — let me see! That's Thackeray's, isn't it? No,
I've not. The fact is, I never read Books — I write them!"

Ho. 15.

A Slight Misunderstanding,

\ JSS:

A Rising Genius.

3L JwLeminiscence of XXord's Qricket-Gfround.
(Qton v. -Qarrow.)

CHARLES (postprandially). "Aw! — Awfully jolly, if it weren't for the
Cricket, ain't it?"
FRED (ditto). *¦*¦ Yaas. Cricket's awfully slow. If it were only Rounders,
now — or Skittles, you know ! "

JMO. l6.

JIEusical €|gotism.

Herr Maestro (who has been indulging the Company with two Masses, three
Symphonies, a dozen Impromptus, and a few other little thing's of his
own). " Vill you not now Zing zomzing, Miss Anchelica ? "
Miss Angelica (with diffidence, pulling off her gloves). " H'm !— H'm !— I'm
afraid I'm a little Hoarse to-day ; but if  "
HERR MAESTRO (with alacrity). " Ach soh ! In zat case I vill not bress
you. I haf gomboset a Zonata in F moll — shall I blay it for
you? Yes?" [Proceeds to do so.
Ho. 17,

M. sensitive Jrlant.

{Herr PUMPERNICKEL, having just played a Composition of his own, bursts into tears.)
CHORUS OF Friends. "Oh, what is the matter? What can we do for
you ? "
H.ERR PUMPERNICKEL. "Ach! nossing! nossing ! Bot ven I hear really
coot Music, zen must I always veep!"

No. 18.

Musical Egotisr

A Sensitive Plant.

JCilling Iwo |Sirds with ©ne Htone.

Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkyns (sotto voce to her husband). << Ponsonby ! "
Mr. Ponsonby de Tomkyns. "Yes, my love."
Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkyns. " Who is that, singing so divinely?"
Mr. PONSONBY DE TOMKYNS. " Signor Jenkini, my love, the famous
new Tenor."
Mrs. Ponsonby DE TOMKYNS. "Signor Jenkini, is it? Then get yourself
introduced to Signor Jenkini as soon as he's done his Song, and
secure him for Monday fortnight."
MR. PONSONBY DE TOMKYNS. " But, my love, Signor Jenkini charges
Forty Guineas ! "
Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkyns. "Tell Signor Jenkini that it's to meet
the Duchess of Stilton, and he won't charge anything at all ! "
Mr. PONSONBY de TOMKYNS. "But, my love, the Duchess of Stilton
will never come to see the likes of us ! "
Mrs. Ponsonby DE TOMKYNS. "She'll come fast enough to hear Signor
Jenkini ! Do as I tell you ! "
[PONSONBY did as she told him, and everything happened as she had anticipated.
The Duchess came, and a good many more smart people besides: and the
Signor sang for nothing, but to the immortal honour and glory of the House
of Tomkyns. Clever Mrs. P. T. !

NO. 19.

Killing Two Birds with One Stone.

JLwkward.

Algernon Fitztopsawyer (who has not caught his Partner's name). "Are
you — a — going to the ' Pigstye' ? "
His Partner (by name 'Miss Hogge,' whose parents are about to give a great
Ball). "Oh, yes! / am One of the Litter!"

No. 20.

he ^Business of J^easure.

PROFESSOR GUZZLETON (to Fair Chatterbox). "Are you aware that our
Host has a French Cook?"
Fair Chatterbox. "So I hear!"
PROFESSOR GUZZLETON. "And that that French Cook is the best in
London ? "
Fair Chatterbox. " So I believe ! "
PROFESSOR GUZZLETON. "Then don't you think we had better defer all
further Conversation till we meet again in the Drawing-Room?"

J-lO. 2 1 .

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Awkward.

The Business of Pleasure.

JTCusic at Ijjome
J^o. I.

Hostess (to new Footman, after the Guests have departed). "By the bye,
James, you brought in the Tea just as Signor Papagenuccio
began to Sing. How could you make such a Mistake as that?"
NEW FOOTMAN. " Beg pardon, Ma'am, but the Company never left off
Talking till the Singing began, and I was afraid of interrupting
the Conversation."

No. 22.

('I on) -oujoh }« oisnyj

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3gnotum pro JKagnifico!"

{A fascinating young Irish Lady, with a lovely brogue, is warbling popular ditties in
the Neapolitan dialed, encouraged thereto by the consciousness that her enraptured
audience doesn't know a word of even ordinary Italian.)
ENTHUSIASTIC YOUTH. "How awf'ly beautaf'ly your Sister sings, Mr.
O'Dowd ! How awf'ly vividly she recalls to one's mind the — a —
the — the Chiaja, you know, — and Vesuvius — and — the deep blue Italian
Sky!"
Mr. O'DOWD. "Ah! thin doesn't she, Sor ! Ye've been in Italy, Sor ? "
Enthusiastic Youth. " A — a — a — n — n — no ! "
MR. O'DOWD. "No more have Oi ! — No more has me Sistor ! "

Ho. 2*3.

fteto.

Shall we — a — Sit down?"
I should like to; but my Dressmaker says I mustn't!"

J^O. 24.

'Omne Ignotum pro Magnlficol"

Veto,

jUL Reasonable (Jift of ]Datu

re.

Hostess, famed for her Dinners (to distinguished Guest). " I hope you are
hungry, Sir James!"
DISTINGUISHED GUEST. "No, Mrs. Smythe, I am not hungry; but, thank
goodness, I am Greedy!"

HO. 25.

A Seasonable Gift of Nature.

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j§L -^ome-ffih rust !

Ah, Bishop, what a heavenly Sermon that was of yours last Sunday,
about Worldliness and the Vanities of the Flesh! — it nearly
made me cry! And I say, Bishop, how hard it hit You and Me!!!"
NO. 26.

Ms forlorn Xjjope

THE DOWAGER. " Now, you've got all the Girls off your hands so
successfully, except poor Maria, you ought to give her a Chance."
My LORD. "Yes — a — give a Ball — a — or a Garden Party — a  "

MY LADY. "Oh, poor Maria's not worth a Ball — nor even a Garden
Party. We might give an Afternoon Tea!"

NO. 27,

A Home-Thrust.

A Forlorn Hope,

xjjumility in Splendour.

The Rev. Lazarus Jones (who has been honoured by an invitation to lunch
with that great man, Sir Gorgius Midas, just returned from America).
" I suppose you are glad to get back to your comfortable
House again, Sir Gorgius?"
Sir Gorgius Midas (who perhaps does not like his palatial residence to be
called a "comfortable house"). "Yes, Jones! Be it ever so 'umble,
Jones, there's no place like 'Ome ! "

No. 28.

a.
CO

jSLn JS.I ternati ve.

{Time, 9 p.m.)
"CHARLES, Love, Lady LEDBURY is at Home to-night, and Mrs.
GELASMA has a Concert, and there's the Duchess of IPSWICH'S
Dance. Now, are we going to these Places, or not ? For if we
are, it is Time for me to go and dress ; and if we are not, it
is Time for me to put a Mustard-Plaster on my Chest, some
Flannel round my Throat, and go straight off to Bed ! "

NO. 29.

£ B

am pe r.

Boniface Brasenose (an amiable but eesthetic youth, exhibiting his Art-
treasures). " That's — a — a — Mother and Child, a — a — Fifteenth
Century  "
Fashionable Lady. "I should have thought it earlier!"
Boniface Brasenose. "A — may I ask why?"
FASHIONABLE Lady. "Oh, I should have thought they could Paint better
than that, so late as the Fifteenth Century!"

NO. 30.

An Alternative.

A Damper.

/Social i&gon ie

Man-Servant (in stentorian accents). "Lady and Mister Jones!"
LADY JONES. "I'm so sorry, dear Mrs. Lyon Hunter! Poor Sir John
is so oppressed by the Heat, that he did not dare venture out
to Dinner to-night. But I have brought you our Son in his place!"
[Sir JOHN JONES, as everybody knows, is the Lion of the Season, besides
being the wittiest man in London, and all the people assembled
for dinner at Mrs. LYON HUNTER'S have been invited expressly
to meet Sir JOHN JONES!

jNO. 9 1,

)

<3

€jpisode in Ijjigh 3Ei i f e.
(From Our Jeames's Sketch-book.)
THE LADY KEROSINE DE COLZA. "I cannot tell you how pleased I am
to meet You here, Dr. Blenkinsop, and especially to go down
to Dinner with you."
DR. Blenkinsop (an eminent Physician, much pleased). "You flatter me, I'm
sure, Lady Kerosine ! "
LADY KEROSINE. " Oh no ! It's so nice to sit by Somebody who can
tell one exactly what to Eat, Drink, and Avoid, you know!"
Ho. -32.

IjHghly Qenteel

SIR CHARLES. "By the bye, Mrs. Tompkyns, do you know your Neigh
bours the Ponsonby Talbots ? "
MRS. PETER DE TOMPKYNS. "A — no! — strange to say, for they are a
kind of Connection of ours."
Sir Charles. "Indeed! How so?"
MRS. PETER DE TOMPKYNS. "We have the same Monogram, you know!"

NO. ^,

Episode in High Life.

Highly Genteel.

JKusic at xjjome
JTo. II.

Rubini Brown (who has just sung his famous Barcarole, his only song). " How
d'ye do, Mrs. Chatterleigh ? I suppose you have just come ? "
MRS. CHATTERLEIGH. "Oh, dear no! I've been sitting here for the last
Hour, listening to the lovely Music. By the bye, I do hope
you are going to sing us that exquisite Barcarole of yours!"

No. 9.4.

(Jentle and pimple

YOUNG SPORTSMAN. "Does your Father preserve at all?"
INGENUOUS MAIDEN. " Oh, no ; we use all our Fruit for making
Tarts!"

Ho. 35.

UXnseemly Interruption

THE New Footman (stentoriously). "Mrs. Montgomery Jenkins's Carriage!"
Mrs. Montgomery Jenkins. " A — tell my Coachman to wait."
New FOOTMAN. " Please, Ma'am, he says he can't. He says he's got
another job at twenty minnits past Eleven ! "

HO. 36.

Gentle and Simple.

Unseemly Interruption.

JIEu si c at xj[o m e

JJo

. III.

(" To such base uses do we come at last.")
Hostess (whispering, to Distinguished Amateur). " I want you to Sing next ! "
Distinguished Amateur (whose Voice is not quite what it used to be). "I
thought I wasn't to Sing till quite at the end."
Hostess. "Yes — but there are not Ices enough — and I want some of the
People to go!"

Mo. 37.

Music at Home. (No. 3.)

Morld'ly Mis

First Mother of Daughters. " Have you called on the Cholmondeley
Joneses yet ? "
SECOND DITTO. "Yes, I heard they were going to give a Ball, and so
I called last Saturday."
First Ditto (in a tone of superiority). "Ah! / heard that the Ball was
not coming off, and so I didn't ! "
no. 38.

xjjy percrit ici sm.

GRACE (whispering). "What lovely Boots your Partner's got, Mary!"
MARY (ditto). "Yes, unfortunately he shines at the 'Wrong End."

NO. 39.

Worldly Wis^e

Hypercriticism.

Peauty a Cjritic on JSeauty.

FRED AND CHARLIE. "There's Mrs. Spiffington! Ain't she looking Lovely!"
Mrs. Billington (a rival Beauty). "I never could see the Loveliness of
Mrs. Spiffington, I confess ! Now, that short Woman, with the
large Black Hat, who's with her, is Lovely, if you like ! "

Ho. 40.

rue i&rtistic #3Lefi nement.

"Died of a colour, in msthetie pain."
HOSTESS. " We're going down to Supper, Mr. Mirabel. Let me introduce
you to Miss Chalmers."
MR. MIRABEL. " A — pardon me — is that the tall Young Lady standing
by your Husband ? "
HOSTESS. "Yes. She's the most charming Girl I know."
MR. MIRABEL. "I've no doubt. But — a — she affects aniline Dyes, don't
you know. I weally couldn't go down to Suppah with a
Young Lady who wears Mauve Twimmings in her Skirt, and
Magenta Wibbons in her Hair!"
H o. 41.

j£ JPicture JPuzzle

Tenor Warbler (with passionate emphasis on the first Words of each line) —
" Me-e-e-e-e-t me once again,
Me-e-e-e-t me once aga-a-ain  "
[Why does the Cat suddenly jump up off the Hearth-rug, rush to the
Door, and make frantic endeavours to get out?

NO. 42.

True Artistic Refinement.

A Picture Puzzle.

Jielf- /Sacrifice.

The BROWNS give a Juvenile Party, and invite some good-natured;
lively Young People, of both Sexes, to amuse the Little Ones.
[N.B. — Brown is just now adding the last touch to the Christmas-tree
in the Library, and Mrs. B. is superintending the final arrange
ments for Supper, down-stairs.

NO. 43.

displaced (Jharity.

On coming out of Church, General Sir TALBOT DE LA POER SAN-
GRAZUL is so struck by the beauty of the Afternoon Sky, that
he forgets to put on his Hat, and Lady JONES who is rather
near-sighted) drops a Penny into it !
Ho. 44-

2 Pathetic JKppeal

" Mamma, shall you let me go to the Wilkinsons' Ball, if they give
one this Winter?"
"No, Darling!" (A pause.)
" You've been to a great many Balls, haven't you, Mamma ? "
"Yes, Darling,— and I've seen the folly of them all." (Another pause.)
"Mightn't I just see the folly of one, Mamma?" (A very long pause.)

Ho. 45.

Misplaced Charity,

A Pathetic Appeal,

disastrous |BLesult of -IBeautymania.

The last new Beauty, having an innocent cast of Countenance, has
been Painted, Sculptured, and Photographed with her Head on
one side, Sucking her Thumb.
[N.B.— The Gentlemen are joining the Ladies after Dinner

NO. 46.

Disastrous Result of Beautymania,

jELIarming /Scarcity.
Scene — Club Smohing-Room.
First Young SWELL. "Aw! — going anywhere?"
SECOND DITTO. "No! — asked to ten 'Hops' to-night! The Idea has
completely floored me ! "
THIRD DITTO. " By Jove ! I've been thinking of letting myself out at
Ten Pounds a Night. A Fellow might recoup himself for a bad
Book on the Derby."
NO. 47.

Medding $ifts.

Bride. "Oh, Mamma! — see what's just come!"
MAMMA. " Charming !— how kind of them! Who sent it?"
BRIDE. "Oh, I didn't look. But it makes No. 248!"
Sister (who is writing out the list of presents). "249, Darling; 248 came
just after Lunch ! "

NO. 48.

Wedding Gifts.

JGLefi nements of JKodern Speech.
Scene — A Drawing-room in "Passionate BromptonA'
Fair Esthetic (suddenly, and in deepest tones, to Smith, who has just been
introduced to take her in to Dinner). "Are you Intense?"

Ho. 49.

Refinements of Modern Speech.

3£n Accomplished JKusici

an.

Sir Charles (an eligible Bachelor, who is passionately fond of Music, and
evidently admires Miss Madeline). " Those are awfully difficult Valses
you're playing, Miss Madeline. I suppose you've practised them
no end ! "
Miss Madeline (ingenuously gazing at Sir Charles, and continuing to play
with great brilliancy and precision). " O dear, no, Sir Charles. I
never saw them before ; indeed, I never even heard the
Composer's name until Mrs. Blenkinsop asked me to play them
for the Young Ones to Dance to. It's so nice to be able to
make oneself useful. Don't you think so ? " &c, &c, &c,
[Sir CHARLES'S admiration for a young Lady who can thus play
difficult Musie at sight, while she looks softly at him, and
talks so pleasantly, knows no bounds.

Ho. 50.

&e Qustibus J3on j^isputandu

m.

(At least not by beautiful people of either sex.)
ADONIS (after his Guests have departed). " By Jove, Maria, what a Handsome
Woman Mrs. Jones is! She looks better than ever!"
His Wife. "Ahem! Well, it may be my bad Taste, but I own I have
hitherto failed to detect the Beauty of Mrs. Jones. Now, Mr. Jones
is good-looking, if you like ! "
ADONIS. "Jones good-looking ! Come — hang it, Maria, Jones is a very good
Fellow, with a good heart, and a good head, and all that; but
I must say I've never perceived his Good Looks!" &c, &c.

NO.

An Accomplished Musician,

De Gustibus non Disputandum.

^wo Wh

rones

Oh, Beauty, peerless as thou art,
And wide thy range, and keen thy dart
And meek the captives of thy bow,
Inconstant beats the manly heart —
The present Bard's extremely so !

Preen as thou wilt thy feathers fine,
A gift is hers, by grace divine,
Even more potent to enthral,
O Bird of Paradise, than thine,
The hearts and souls of one and all!

Wit, Wisdom, Strength, and Valour meet
(The Bard amongst them), at thy feet
To kneel in homage, as of old ;
Yet turn a rival Que:n to greet,
Whose crown is of a purer gold !

And what avail thy gilded crest,
The silver shimmer of thy breast,
The glories of thy painted wing,
If, yielding to the Bard's behest,
The Nightingale vouchsafe to sing!

Ho. y.

Two Throne

JP h renological Uiew of social JBlank

"Who is that Venerable Party the two Miss Bottibols are talking to?"
" I believe his Name is Sir Rigby Digby."
"Er — Baronet, of course; not Knight?"
"Baronet, I think. But why 'of course'?"
"Well — er — the Shape of his Cranium induces me to believe — er — that
the Distinction is more likely to have been Inherited than
Acquired ! "

NO. 53,

3£ |Kan's JHLevenge.

Our Gallant, though middle-aged, Friend, has great pleasure in introducing
his Second Love (whom he is going to Marry next Week) to his
First (who jilted him just a quarter of a century ago).

fiO. 54,

Phrenological View of Social Rank.

A Man's Revenge.

JEodest JLssu ran ce.

YOUNG SMYTHE. "What, not Skating, Mrs. Marrable?"
Mrs. Marrable (a fascinating Widow of over nine-and-forty, but who doesn't
look it). "No; I'm too Old for that Sort of Thing."
YOUNG SMYTHE. "Too Old? What do you call 'too Old,' Mrs.
Marrable ? "
MRS. Marrable (modestly). "Don't you call Twenty-nine too Old, Mr.
Smythe? / do!"

HO. 55.

3c e line Imen ities.

"By the bye, Clara, I expect a great Friend of mine this Afternoon
Major Miniver."
" Horrid Man ! I can't bear him."
" And why, pray ? "
"Because I know he Hates me!"
"Does he, really? / thought he scarcely Knew you!"

NO. 56.

festive xjlouse-JCeepi ng

DAUGHTER of the House (to her Cousin). " Haven't you been down to
Supper before, Charles ? I ask because we have only reckoned
for One Supper each!"
[CHARLES has not yet touched a morsel, but his Fair Companion is
coming down to supper for the Third time. Let us hope she takes
the hint.

F°- 57.

Feline Amenities,

Festive Housekeeping.

$Lt the Cjounty Qattle and Bog #h

ow

"that repose
Which stamps the caste of Vere de Vere."

"Haw-by the bye — a — Lady Mawiah, I don't see your Sistahs — Lady
Wachel and Lady Fwedewica ? "

" They're gone to the Dogs, Sir 'Wobert.
" Haw ! So Sawwy ! ! "

NO. 58. \

At the County Cattle and Dog-Show.

3% flower of f ashion.
FASHIONABLE Milliner. "You'll have the Flower on the Left Side of
the Bonnet, of course, Madam? "
FASHIONABLE LADY. "Well — er — No! The Fact is, there's a Pillar on
the Left Side of my Pew in Church, so that only the Right
Side of my Head is seen by the Congregation. Of course I
could change my Pew ! "
Fashionable Lady's Husband. "Ya-as. Or even the Church, you
know, if necessary."
[Fashionable Milliner considers the point.

Ho. 59.

.0 ra wi n g-|GLoo m JKinstrels.
(What they have to put up with sometimes.)
Affable Duchess (to Amateur Tenor, who has just been warbling M. Gounod's
last). "Charming! Charming! You must really get Somebody to
Introduce you to me ! "

H o. 60.

A Flower of Fashion.

Drawing-Room Minstrel

J^ancy JSalls Sgain.
(Scene and Time — An inaccessible North London Suburb, 3'20 a.m.)
Tomkyns (whose destination is Clapham). "Are you quite sure it's not
come, Policeman? It was to have been here at Half-past One!"
POLICEMAN. "Quite sure, Sir! I've been down the Rank Four Times!"
TOMKYNS. "'Well, you must get us a Cab!','
POLICEMAN. "Cab, Sir! There ain't no Cabs here!"

[Delight of TOMKYNS, his WIFE, and his two FRIENDS at the
prospect of a long walk through London in their present attire!

No. 61.

Fancy Balls Again.

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J3e Jftead Bo.

(Advice to UNDERGRADUATES and others who intend to spend the
Long Vacation in Reading.)
No. 62.

he Slaning of the Ijfon

ey m oon.

Angelina (suppressing an inclination to yawn). " How nice it would be if
some Friend were to turn up ; •wouldn't it, Edwin ? "
Edwin (after yawning elaborately). "Ye-e-es!— or even some Enemy!"

NO. 63.

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