DOI issue:
October 20, 1855
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16616#0172
______PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [October 20, 1855.
" WHY DON'T YER STAND BY 'IS 'HAD? CAN'T YER SEE THAT THE MISSUS IS NARVOUS'f
UNIFORM FOR ARMY CHAPLAINS.
Considerable scandal having been given by some of the Chaplains
ACCOMMODATION IN GAOL.
The following announcement appears in a daily contemporary
is it: good phrases are surely, and ever were, very commendab
Accommodated !—it comes of accommodo : very good; a good phrase."
Doubtless, the "phrase," accommodate, is a very good phrase con-
sidered as a verb, governed by the noun substantive "hotel" in the
nominative case, and governing the like noun " guests" in the accusative.
But with "gaol" in tbe former relation, and "prisoner" in the latter,
the "phrase" may, with some show of reason, be considered rather
inappropriate. It is however "commendable" as expressing a fact—
commendable for the merit of truthfulness ; and just as " a soldier," as
Bardolph told Shallow, "is better accommodated than with a wife," so
is a rogue in gaol better accommodated than with a garret, in which
many an honest hardworking man is incommoded.
to the forces in the Crimea, through going about in wide-awakes and j " Southampton New Gaol.—The prisoners at Southampton have been removd to a
wrap-rascals, the military authorities have, we understand, in compliance new sa"' just built in tnat t0WD- The new gaol win accommodate about 120 prisoners."
will; urgent representations from many quarters, issued regulations | Accommodate ! "It is good," as Justice Shallow savs : "yea, indeed,
assigning to those reverend military gentlemen a distinctive uniform, 1
whereof the following are the details.
The hat will be of the same material as that worn by the men of
infantry regiments generally. It will be a modification of the shovel-
hat, to which it will be similar in the size and shape of the brim; for
ihe jest it will be identical in form with the common soldier's hat.
Thus it will, so to speak, exhibit, in appearance, a combination of the
fire-shovel and the flower-pot. The pompon will be white. To the
fore part will be affixed a plate of white metal, whereon will be
enamelled, in black, the number of the regiment, under the letters
V.R., surmounted ny the ace of clubs. The stock will be made of
leather of considerable stiffness, so as to give the Clergyman that
character of uprightness which is doubly appropriate to iheclerico-
military officer. The colour of the stock will, with the same view to
the Chaplain's two-fold capacity, be white, and also have white lea'her
bands depending from it in front. The coat will be black, and differ in
cut from the ordinary tunic only in being somewhat longer. It will fit
with a moderate degree of tightness, as a military Chaplain, by appear-
ing too straight-laced, might incur ridicule, and lose his influence.
The epaulettes, facings, and belt will be all white; the collar will be
embroidered with lace of the same colour. The trousers will be white
also, with a black stripe down the outside.
The gloves will resemble in form those worn by ancient Bishops, for
example Archbishop von Epstein, a cast of whose effigy, representing
the great Bishop crowning several small kings at once with dislocated
hands and arms, may be seen in the German Mediaeval Court at the
Cnstal Palace. The colour of old Epstein's gloves is violet; that of
these will be lavender, in order that they may not present the appear-
ance of any error of Popery, but, on the contrary, exhibit that of
gauntlets becoming gentlemen who are at once officers in Her
I Majesty's seivice and champions of Protestantism.
It is whi«pered that the hat, if not the whole of the military Chaplain's
uniform, has been designed by an illustrious Field Marshal.
HORRIBLE INTENTIONS.
An Oriental Journalist, desiring to explain the intentions of the
rebels in India, horrifies us with, the following information:—
" Their plan was to loot Pikoor, then take Knddnms Saw on their way to Doolean,
after looting which, they would go up stream, taking everything in their way to
Rajmahal, which they would loot, and then go on to Bhaugulpore."
This is truly awful. We are as frightened as we can possibly be; and.
we do not believe that our having the slightest idea of the nature of
this "looting" process would add one bit to our terrors. Surely,
Mr. Vernon Smith must be hurrying to the scene where his subjects
are conducting themselves in such an atrocious manner, and wanting to
play the loot so unseasonably. Will he at once ascertain what they were
going to take Kuddtjm's Saw for, and whether Ktjddum gave them
leave -to take it. Justice ought to be done to the poor man. Alto-
gether, we are very much bewildered, and by no means sure, that the
union between England and the natives of India is so tight, that it
would not bear a little more luting.
" WHY DON'T YER STAND BY 'IS 'HAD? CAN'T YER SEE THAT THE MISSUS IS NARVOUS'f
UNIFORM FOR ARMY CHAPLAINS.
Considerable scandal having been given by some of the Chaplains
ACCOMMODATION IN GAOL.
The following announcement appears in a daily contemporary
is it: good phrases are surely, and ever were, very commendab
Accommodated !—it comes of accommodo : very good; a good phrase."
Doubtless, the "phrase," accommodate, is a very good phrase con-
sidered as a verb, governed by the noun substantive "hotel" in the
nominative case, and governing the like noun " guests" in the accusative.
But with "gaol" in tbe former relation, and "prisoner" in the latter,
the "phrase" may, with some show of reason, be considered rather
inappropriate. It is however "commendable" as expressing a fact—
commendable for the merit of truthfulness ; and just as " a soldier," as
Bardolph told Shallow, "is better accommodated than with a wife," so
is a rogue in gaol better accommodated than with a garret, in which
many an honest hardworking man is incommoded.
to the forces in the Crimea, through going about in wide-awakes and j " Southampton New Gaol.—The prisoners at Southampton have been removd to a
wrap-rascals, the military authorities have, we understand, in compliance new sa"' just built in tnat t0WD- The new gaol win accommodate about 120 prisoners."
will; urgent representations from many quarters, issued regulations | Accommodate ! "It is good," as Justice Shallow savs : "yea, indeed,
assigning to those reverend military gentlemen a distinctive uniform, 1
whereof the following are the details.
The hat will be of the same material as that worn by the men of
infantry regiments generally. It will be a modification of the shovel-
hat, to which it will be similar in the size and shape of the brim; for
ihe jest it will be identical in form with the common soldier's hat.
Thus it will, so to speak, exhibit, in appearance, a combination of the
fire-shovel and the flower-pot. The pompon will be white. To the
fore part will be affixed a plate of white metal, whereon will be
enamelled, in black, the number of the regiment, under the letters
V.R., surmounted ny the ace of clubs. The stock will be made of
leather of considerable stiffness, so as to give the Clergyman that
character of uprightness which is doubly appropriate to iheclerico-
military officer. The colour of the stock will, with the same view to
the Chaplain's two-fold capacity, be white, and also have white lea'her
bands depending from it in front. The coat will be black, and differ in
cut from the ordinary tunic only in being somewhat longer. It will fit
with a moderate degree of tightness, as a military Chaplain, by appear-
ing too straight-laced, might incur ridicule, and lose his influence.
The epaulettes, facings, and belt will be all white; the collar will be
embroidered with lace of the same colour. The trousers will be white
also, with a black stripe down the outside.
The gloves will resemble in form those worn by ancient Bishops, for
example Archbishop von Epstein, a cast of whose effigy, representing
the great Bishop crowning several small kings at once with dislocated
hands and arms, may be seen in the German Mediaeval Court at the
Cnstal Palace. The colour of old Epstein's gloves is violet; that of
these will be lavender, in order that they may not present the appear-
ance of any error of Popery, but, on the contrary, exhibit that of
gauntlets becoming gentlemen who are at once officers in Her
I Majesty's seivice and champions of Protestantism.
It is whi«pered that the hat, if not the whole of the military Chaplain's
uniform, has been designed by an illustrious Field Marshal.
HORRIBLE INTENTIONS.
An Oriental Journalist, desiring to explain the intentions of the
rebels in India, horrifies us with, the following information:—
" Their plan was to loot Pikoor, then take Knddnms Saw on their way to Doolean,
after looting which, they would go up stream, taking everything in their way to
Rajmahal, which they would loot, and then go on to Bhaugulpore."
This is truly awful. We are as frightened as we can possibly be; and.
we do not believe that our having the slightest idea of the nature of
this "looting" process would add one bit to our terrors. Surely,
Mr. Vernon Smith must be hurrying to the scene where his subjects
are conducting themselves in such an atrocious manner, and wanting to
play the loot so unseasonably. Will he at once ascertain what they were
going to take Kuddtjm's Saw for, and whether Ktjddum gave them
leave -to take it. Justice ought to be done to the poor man. Alto-
gether, we are very much bewildered, and by no means sure, that the
union between England and the natives of India is so tight, that it
would not bear a little more luting.