DOI issue:
July to December, 1844
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16520#0122
PUNCH. OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. U5
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PUNCH'S POLKA.
the dancing world abounds with Polkas.
They are so numerous that it would take
a Polka Encyclopaedia to enumerate them
al L Jullien has a Polka for nearly every
day in the month, which he names after
the persons by whom,—or the squares,
lanes, or alleys where,—they were first
danced. His Polka de Mdlle. Polyphema
Hopkins is certainly superior to his Polka
de Hanway-yard. As the Polka seemed
to be iu everybody's mouth, Punch
thought he might as well try his foot at one, but wishing to be, as he
always is. unique, he sent the original Polka,—as invented by the
"Bohemian Nobleman," a. d. 1S43,—to Baron Nathan, to have it ana-
lysed, so as to avoid any of the numerous adulterations of this much-
deteriorated dance. The following are the component parts discovered
in the Polka by that greatest Terpsichorean Liebig of the age, the
Baron Nathan :—
Cracovienne . . . . . . . 31/^
•Jim Crow . . . . . . . . 24
Cachuca ........ 15i£
Waltz, Galopadc, Sauteasa, &c. . . . . 13
loway-Indian Dance ..... 9
College Hornpipe. . . . . . . 7 .f6
Minuet de la Cour ...... 0
100
In the compounding of Our Polka, we have studiously avoided the
deleterious ingredients of the above analysis. Every step of it is deeply
imbued with the sublimate of Polka. The directions for using it are very
simple. When it is taken, it is to be well shaken, and the dose to be
repeated every evening, at the interval of half an hour, according to the
state of the Polka patient. We will warrant it to keep in any drawing-room.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
Tub London Mission intend visiting the principal ports and towns of
England to preach peace. A recruiting Serjeant accompanies them.
Every regiment has been presented with a facsimile copy of Princk
Albert's Hat.
At the first outbreak in Canada, a printing-press, with Mr. Roebuck,
will be sent over to the insurgents. A free pardon and a pension to be
given to any one who survives his proclamations.
An "Ugly Brigade" will be formed as a body-guard for the Queen.
A celebrated Radical-Whig-Tory Ex-Chancellor is to be appointed the
Colonel. Americans are to have the privilege of enlisting.
Covent Garden Theatre is to be turned into barracks, and Mr. Carter,
with his wild beasts, is to have the command of the London Militia.
In the event of a disturbance in Ireland, O'Connell will be offered a
pension twice the amount of his " rent," or, if necessary, to be made
Master of the Mint. The Pacificator is to have z good appointment in
the War Office.
M. Thiers, and the French press, will be paid handsomely to write
strong Aiiglophobian articles ; and the Dramatic Authors' Society will, as
a compensation for their trade being ruined by the stoppage of French
pieces, have the job of translating them.
The regimental bands are to be reinforced wMi musicians from
Jullien 's orchestra. Jullien himself, with his piccolo, will defend the
Bank.
The Punch Office will not be fortified, further than its having the usual
number of enthusiasts outside, blocking up the office and the whole Strand.
THE POLICE BOOT.
^ 0 ! (we are obliged to begin thus, gentle reader, on account of
the graphic initial), an official advertisement has appeared,
offering to receive tenders for the supply of the Police with
boots. The mention of the word tender, in connexion with
the Police chaussure, ought, as Shakspeare expresses it, to
breed a kind of remorse in the breast of the Home
Secretary—at least, if it is his place to see the men
shod. We do not know who Sir James Graham's
boot-maker is, and we do not care ; but if the Wel-
lingtons of the Right Honourable Baronet are no
better made than the Bluchers of the corps which he controls, we should
think he must be a good patient of Mr. Eisenberg's ; and would respect-
ILLUMINATIONS ON PRINCE ALBERT'S BIRTH-DAY. fully ask how he is off for corn-plaster? Policemen, surely, must vary
PUBLIC BUILDINGS with resPect to tlieir feet>like otner mortals '> but their boots (if boots
rwr. T*r .,i „ , 4^1- . „ they may be called) are of two sorts only, the too small and the too large.
The Wailhman Column.—A soft glowing red light, fed by a piece of The lattel. dass are by far the most numerous ; so that it is easy to
tobacco embedded in a small white bowl of clay. The light was attended ■ d<TQ of a p0iiceman, as of Hercules, by his foot, which seems about
to by the waterman on duty at the cab-stand. J °
The Monument at King's Cross__A continued succession of candles
up to midnight, beginning in the beer-shop below, and finishing at about
twelve in the camera obscura above, which serves at night as the bedroom
of theproprietor.
The Nelson Column.—A transparency of the Emperor of Russia—
with the committee at his feet, thanking him for the ,£500. The boards
round the column embellished with the fresco of a Greenwich pensioner,
begging, drawn extremely fine. Motto—" Dinner forget."
PALACES.
Buckingham..—A beautiful transparency of Tom Thumb—and medal-
lions, surrounded with gold-coloured lamps, of Grisi, Strauss, Thalberg,
Persian!, and an Ojibbeway. Victoria, as Fame, crowning them with
bank notes. A small statue of " Shakspeare compressed," just visible in
the distance.
PUBLIC OFFICES.
The Seal Office in Inner Temple Lane.—A succession of lamps
(three) rising, one above the other, up the entire staircase of the building,
and forming, with the windows, a transparency of remarkable softness.
The Office of First Fruits.—A highly illuminated early gooseberry.
The Bow Street Police-Office.—At the door, a lantern thrown out in
strong relief on a girdle of black leather.
SHOPS.
Mr. Moon's, Threadneedle Street.—The gas in the shop not turned off
till ten, illuminating seventeen portraits of Prince Albert dedicated to
the Queen, and forty of the Queen dedicated to Prince Albert. The
effect of this arrangement was very pleasing, from its wonderful contrast,
each portrait presenting a different feature.
THE THEATRES.
Victoria.—A row of baked-potato-boys, in front of the portico, with
their lighted cans.
Astley's—The letters " P. A." here, over the Pit-door ; and a transpa-
rency of Britannia, riding on seven horses, over the waves, towards the
temple of Immortality, with Widdicomb, as Time, standing, in hessians,
en the steps, to receive her.
" THIS IS ABOUT THE MARK, i THINK !
twice as big as anybody elses, and Ex pede Policeman will become the
popular proverb. These boots, or rather boats, presumably consist of
leather ; but they look as clumsy, awkward, and inflexible, as if they were
made of cast-iron. We hail as a symptom of improvement, the announce-
ment in the advertisement alluded to, that no guarantee is given for the
reception of the lowest tender.
USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL.
The French dispatches of the battle of Isly mention the capture of the
Emperor's son's parasol ! Marshal Bugeaud has claimed this for his own
use, as he thinks it will keep the laurels he has gathered in Algeria
from withering.
i
PUNCH'S POLKA.
the dancing world abounds with Polkas.
They are so numerous that it would take
a Polka Encyclopaedia to enumerate them
al L Jullien has a Polka for nearly every
day in the month, which he names after
the persons by whom,—or the squares,
lanes, or alleys where,—they were first
danced. His Polka de Mdlle. Polyphema
Hopkins is certainly superior to his Polka
de Hanway-yard. As the Polka seemed
to be iu everybody's mouth, Punch
thought he might as well try his foot at one, but wishing to be, as he
always is. unique, he sent the original Polka,—as invented by the
"Bohemian Nobleman," a. d. 1S43,—to Baron Nathan, to have it ana-
lysed, so as to avoid any of the numerous adulterations of this much-
deteriorated dance. The following are the component parts discovered
in the Polka by that greatest Terpsichorean Liebig of the age, the
Baron Nathan :—
Cracovienne . . . . . . . 31/^
•Jim Crow . . . . . . . . 24
Cachuca ........ 15i£
Waltz, Galopadc, Sauteasa, &c. . . . . 13
loway-Indian Dance ..... 9
College Hornpipe. . . . . . . 7 .f6
Minuet de la Cour ...... 0
100
In the compounding of Our Polka, we have studiously avoided the
deleterious ingredients of the above analysis. Every step of it is deeply
imbued with the sublimate of Polka. The directions for using it are very
simple. When it is taken, it is to be well shaken, and the dose to be
repeated every evening, at the interval of half an hour, according to the
state of the Polka patient. We will warrant it to keep in any drawing-room.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
Tub London Mission intend visiting the principal ports and towns of
England to preach peace. A recruiting Serjeant accompanies them.
Every regiment has been presented with a facsimile copy of Princk
Albert's Hat.
At the first outbreak in Canada, a printing-press, with Mr. Roebuck,
will be sent over to the insurgents. A free pardon and a pension to be
given to any one who survives his proclamations.
An "Ugly Brigade" will be formed as a body-guard for the Queen.
A celebrated Radical-Whig-Tory Ex-Chancellor is to be appointed the
Colonel. Americans are to have the privilege of enlisting.
Covent Garden Theatre is to be turned into barracks, and Mr. Carter,
with his wild beasts, is to have the command of the London Militia.
In the event of a disturbance in Ireland, O'Connell will be offered a
pension twice the amount of his " rent," or, if necessary, to be made
Master of the Mint. The Pacificator is to have z good appointment in
the War Office.
M. Thiers, and the French press, will be paid handsomely to write
strong Aiiglophobian articles ; and the Dramatic Authors' Society will, as
a compensation for their trade being ruined by the stoppage of French
pieces, have the job of translating them.
The regimental bands are to be reinforced wMi musicians from
Jullien 's orchestra. Jullien himself, with his piccolo, will defend the
Bank.
The Punch Office will not be fortified, further than its having the usual
number of enthusiasts outside, blocking up the office and the whole Strand.
THE POLICE BOOT.
^ 0 ! (we are obliged to begin thus, gentle reader, on account of
the graphic initial), an official advertisement has appeared,
offering to receive tenders for the supply of the Police with
boots. The mention of the word tender, in connexion with
the Police chaussure, ought, as Shakspeare expresses it, to
breed a kind of remorse in the breast of the Home
Secretary—at least, if it is his place to see the men
shod. We do not know who Sir James Graham's
boot-maker is, and we do not care ; but if the Wel-
lingtons of the Right Honourable Baronet are no
better made than the Bluchers of the corps which he controls, we should
think he must be a good patient of Mr. Eisenberg's ; and would respect-
ILLUMINATIONS ON PRINCE ALBERT'S BIRTH-DAY. fully ask how he is off for corn-plaster? Policemen, surely, must vary
PUBLIC BUILDINGS with resPect to tlieir feet>like otner mortals '> but their boots (if boots
rwr. T*r .,i „ , 4^1- . „ they may be called) are of two sorts only, the too small and the too large.
The Wailhman Column.—A soft glowing red light, fed by a piece of The lattel. dass are by far the most numerous ; so that it is easy to
tobacco embedded in a small white bowl of clay. The light was attended ■ d<TQ of a p0iiceman, as of Hercules, by his foot, which seems about
to by the waterman on duty at the cab-stand. J °
The Monument at King's Cross__A continued succession of candles
up to midnight, beginning in the beer-shop below, and finishing at about
twelve in the camera obscura above, which serves at night as the bedroom
of theproprietor.
The Nelson Column.—A transparency of the Emperor of Russia—
with the committee at his feet, thanking him for the ,£500. The boards
round the column embellished with the fresco of a Greenwich pensioner,
begging, drawn extremely fine. Motto—" Dinner forget."
PALACES.
Buckingham..—A beautiful transparency of Tom Thumb—and medal-
lions, surrounded with gold-coloured lamps, of Grisi, Strauss, Thalberg,
Persian!, and an Ojibbeway. Victoria, as Fame, crowning them with
bank notes. A small statue of " Shakspeare compressed," just visible in
the distance.
PUBLIC OFFICES.
The Seal Office in Inner Temple Lane.—A succession of lamps
(three) rising, one above the other, up the entire staircase of the building,
and forming, with the windows, a transparency of remarkable softness.
The Office of First Fruits.—A highly illuminated early gooseberry.
The Bow Street Police-Office.—At the door, a lantern thrown out in
strong relief on a girdle of black leather.
SHOPS.
Mr. Moon's, Threadneedle Street.—The gas in the shop not turned off
till ten, illuminating seventeen portraits of Prince Albert dedicated to
the Queen, and forty of the Queen dedicated to Prince Albert. The
effect of this arrangement was very pleasing, from its wonderful contrast,
each portrait presenting a different feature.
THE THEATRES.
Victoria.—A row of baked-potato-boys, in front of the portico, with
their lighted cans.
Astley's—The letters " P. A." here, over the Pit-door ; and a transpa-
rency of Britannia, riding on seven horses, over the waves, towards the
temple of Immortality, with Widdicomb, as Time, standing, in hessians,
en the steps, to receive her.
" THIS IS ABOUT THE MARK, i THINK !
twice as big as anybody elses, and Ex pede Policeman will become the
popular proverb. These boots, or rather boats, presumably consist of
leather ; but they look as clumsy, awkward, and inflexible, as if they were
made of cast-iron. We hail as a symptom of improvement, the announce-
ment in the advertisement alluded to, that no guarantee is given for the
reception of the lowest tender.
USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL.
The French dispatches of the battle of Isly mention the capture of the
Emperor's son's parasol ! Marshal Bugeaud has claimed this for his own
use, as he thinks it will keep the laurels he has gathered in Algeria
from withering.