Punch (86.1884)

238

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[May 17, 1884.

CELEBRATED SCENE BETWEEN BRUTUS AND CASSIUS.

(As recently played by those Eminent Comedians, Lord Randolph Churchill and Lord. Salisbury.)

Cassius. “ Do you confess so much ? Give me your Hand.”

[And they were “ only pertending,” after all!

Bonnet - Building.—The versatile and amusing “Madge” in
Truth thus describes the new “ Artichoke Bonnet ” : —

“The whole of the crown is covered with leaves made of moss-coloured
silk, exactly like those of the Jerusalem artichoke, and overlapping each
other in the same way. . . . Frills of dark moss-coloured velvet cover the
brim, and a bunch of buttercups and ‘ what ’s-o’-cl*cks ’ form the trim-
ming. The strings are of moss-green terry.”

The latter, of course, by kind permission of Mr. Edward Terry
of the Gaiety Theatre. (Song, “Farewell, my Moss-green Terry ! ”)
We saw several of these bonnets in fashionable circles, or rather
encircling fashionable heads ; the other day, therefore we can assure
our fair readers that the above description is not merely a flight of
“ imadgination,” but a literal fact. This novel head-dress is now
called the “Hearty Joke Bonnet,” but it is only the clever Son-
neteer—if she gets her bill paid—knows where the laugh comes in.

A Close Time for Whiskey.—In reply to a deputation from
Midlothian, the other day, Mr. Gladstone said—

“ In Scotland the people had long enjoyed the benefits of Sunday closing,
and as soon as possible, without doubt or hesitation, the Government would
press forward into law the Irish Sunday Closing Bill.”

It would be interesting to know whether the severe Sabbatarianism
of Scotland has been conducive to sobriety, and if the 11 whuskey
consumed on that day is less than any other. Possibly these statis-
tics would be difficult to arrive at.

So Mr. Broadhurst’s Resolution for the legalisation of Marriage
with a Deceased Wife’s Sister was carried by a majority of 238 to
127 ! This is an example of what the House of Commons can do if
it likes to exercise its Commons’ Sense. Those who are against the
Measure argue as if Marriage with a Deceased Wife’s Sister were to
be made compulsory ! We beg to inform the Lords that this is not so.