DOI issue:
July 12, 1856
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July 12, 1856.]
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
13
FEMALE TRAVELLERS.
he career is opening to fema'e
talent wider and wider. No!
long ago we had to congra-
tulate two ladies on having
obtained diplomas aud es-
tablished themselves in prac-
tice as physicians. Subjoined
is an advertisement wh'ch
shows that the fair sex is be-
ginning to occupy a position
in the commercial world, and
that beauty is taking an im-
THE CHAF11 OF A COMMON LaWYEK.
will afford an escape from either spi cies of domestic servitude. As
the power of persuasion is a pre-eminent attribute of womankind, there
is no function for which women are better qualified than that ot can-
vassing—except, of course, that of musing. Many a young lady can
handle the ribbons, in the sense of driving a gig; though in these rail-
way days, the possession of that accomplishment is not so imperative
as it formerly was on the commercial traveller. In every otb.tr respect
of qualification for that capacify young ladies have much the advau age
of men, and are far better adapted to go about solicUing and coaxing
A Dog-fight, a horse-race, a masquerade, a public execution, to
persons facetiously and insolently disposed, afford suitable opportunities
for insulting each other, or for insuring gentlemen, by that species of
personal banter which cads call " chaff " An investigation of a charge
of manslaughter before a Magistrate, however, will nardly perhaps be
considered by most people to furnish a quite legitimate occasion for
such indulgence in low raillery. Among the few who may entertain
a diffeient opinion on this point, it appears that we must, class
xMr. Clarkson, the Old Bailey barri&ter. This persoD, in the exercue
of his vocation at Bow Street, pending a case of the kind above
mentioned, is reported to have combined the cross-examination of
Dr.Elliotson with certain jocose personaliths which may be inchded
portant part in business :— under i he head of chaff. Dr. Elliotson having stated that he had found
rrn t inrifq or? atityrfsc! i continuance in a shower-bath for eight minutes and foity seconds very
rlvpir.t „7™ i disagreeable, the following remark wa^—according to the report—
A AND ENERGY. — CAN- j j j x ' i_ ■ i_ r */r_ n
vassers are eequired for addressed to mm by funny Mr. Clakkson :—
the sale on commission of an ,,_ ... . .. ,. T . , , „
tide in d nj'.nd Apply by But then you did not go in as an excited lunatic, I presume, which makes all the
letter .... Respectable re- j difference. (A laugh.)"
ferences to be given iu the appli- | Wg ^ ^ ^ whetber Q/ Qofc the ]earned and fmrjy gentleman
gave a peculiar force to his joke by laying an emphasis on the word
Too long have young « excj,, d .» but what follows is calculated to suggest the probability
ladies of independent reel- that the witticism did partake of the nature of an inuendo :—
ings, but m cncumstaiices
of an Opposite kind had to " ^ Bodkin. The temperature being much colder in April than in June, must
. i l ■' t have made the bath much more trying to the deceased, but even at the end of June i
choose between going for a found it very dreadful.
gOVerneSS or for a wite. An ! " Ms. Clakkson. It was not so agreeable as Mesmerism? (A lavgh.)
engagement as a Canvasser! " Dr. Elliotson. By no means. I should like you to try the difference. {Laughter.)"
There is an abuse of language known both in law and in manners as
impertinence, but it is not always the same thing among lawyers that
it is among genthmen. Impertinence with the former is mere
surplusage—words which are Reside the question. By the iat'er
impertinence is understood to imply insult also, which legal imper-
tinence dot s not necessarily imply. Mr. Cla:rkson, however, ingeni-
ously combined those two kinds of impertinecci in "chaffing"
Dr. Elliotson. Everybody knows that Dr. Elliotson has for a long
time been engaged in investigating the subject of Mesmerism, and, in
people for orders. We may therefore expect that l b., which initials CO((imon wilh m 0,her men of scieBce, has arrived at a conviction
have hitherto been supposed i o stand for 1 ravelling treat , will Hence-. , hafc itg nt phenomena are real. New, whttber Mesmerism is a
forth be also understood to mean J ravelling Girl, unless it shall ract or a delusion, Dr. Elliotson is, at any rate, a learned and skiKul
become customary to appropriate T. L. as a distinctive cypher, to
Travelling Ladies, or Travelling Lasses. Taverns will them of course,
contain a Ladies' Co mmercial Room, sacred to Commercial Ladies,
and whence all other ladies will be excluded. In this apartment a
physician ; and to rally such a man on that subject, is, at best, the same
kind of jocosity as would be exhibited in poking fun under the same
circumstances that is, in a court o' jus ice and apart from the matter
ana wnence mi otner lames win pe exciuaea. in tms apanwenu a in h &t jiaTHER Newman on the subject of miracles. It is a'so
tariff of commercial prices will be insisted on, and a stipulated charge Hke remmdl a ,&z,er of tt a tailor 0, or a shoe-maker of
will be made for tea and bread and butter pastry, lemonade, buns, wax.enri as 1S COlt,m0(1iy dong by the class of people who supply
ices lobster-salad, eau de Cologne, patchouli, and sal-volatile, lue Q]d Bfty barristers with clients, and from whom Mr. Clakkson
tt,jcU-: J 1 i'v-=iprobably learned to talk in that sort of way to Dr. Elliotson. It may
to be sure be suggested on the other hand, that Mr. Clabkson le-lly
believed, and was therefore as an advocate justified in insinuating,
that Dk. Elliotson was mad on the subject of Mesmerism. His way
of thinking peihaps is that gregarious kind of thought which regatds
Sepresentative Women.
Some strongminded women are of opinion that ladies ought to be , .,
eligible for seats in Parliament. Against their view has been urged ! he Ief 0 anv wonder as madness until the wonder comes to be generally
the argument, that if this were the case there would be too much I believed. He knew that Dr. Elliotson had sacrificed many lees to
talking. There is too much talking in the House already; but the! ™e sPlrit of research which impelled him to pursue the study of
admission of ladies as Members would not perhaps increase that. On Mesmerism-that he had sacrificed fees to scientific enthusiasm. A/ery
the contrary, it might tend to diminish discussion, by creating additional lke]y the enthusiasm to which fees are sacrificed appeal s the uttermost
inducement to pairing off. ' ! lunacy to Mr. Clarkson.
_ | It will have been observed that Dr. Elliotson proved himself: quite
capable, not only of standing chaff, but also of meeting it with a
no answer prom Naples ! suitable and good-humoured reply. For this ability to give Mb.
England and France make a communication to the King cp Clarkson " as good as he brought," as the saying h, Dr. Elliotson
Naples, but, says Lord Clarendon, his Majesty deigns no reply, i was no doubt indebted to the large professional experience which, has
How long is this to last? If Bomba is silent, is that any reason that j familiarized him with, the tone of low a? wdl as of high life, and taught
English cannon have lost their tongue ? him how, upon occasion, to adapt a repartee to the calibre of the
-_ inferior classes.
Charity on its Head.
A Benevolent Coup !
The sons of Louis-Philippe reject the word "benevolence" used
by Louis-Napoleon in the document that assigns them a share of their j The Amateur Pantomime is, it is said, to be repeated at Drury Lane,
confiscated fortune. "They throw benevolence in the Emperor's , for the foundation of an Institution to be called "The Acrobats*
face," says Jacques. "Do they, indeed?" fays Jean, "then they Home; or Sympathy on Stilts." Six months'professional exercise on
can't throw it where it's worse wanted." a square 0f carpet three feet by two will qualify aU claimants.
and A very STUPID answer, too. ANYTHING P0R A change.
Whbre shall we put our pict cues ? " in despair We learn from Vienna (where the Pope may be called again to act
The House exclaims, and E(l)cho answers, " Where ? » as godfather), that if a Prince be born he will it is said, oear the
_ i name of Rodolphe. Anything lor a change. Ihe Austrians have
surely had enough of Erancis.
A Bald Impossibility.—A man may from hurry, or forgetfulness,j -
or absence of mind, r>r some strong excitement, make his appearance A Physical Impossibility.—To expect that one-half of the miracles
without his wig, but when did a woman forget her's? ' promised by a Quack Pill will ever be Derformed !
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
13
FEMALE TRAVELLERS.
he career is opening to fema'e
talent wider and wider. No!
long ago we had to congra-
tulate two ladies on having
obtained diplomas aud es-
tablished themselves in prac-
tice as physicians. Subjoined
is an advertisement wh'ch
shows that the fair sex is be-
ginning to occupy a position
in the commercial world, and
that beauty is taking an im-
THE CHAF11 OF A COMMON LaWYEK.
will afford an escape from either spi cies of domestic servitude. As
the power of persuasion is a pre-eminent attribute of womankind, there
is no function for which women are better qualified than that ot can-
vassing—except, of course, that of musing. Many a young lady can
handle the ribbons, in the sense of driving a gig; though in these rail-
way days, the possession of that accomplishment is not so imperative
as it formerly was on the commercial traveller. In every otb.tr respect
of qualification for that capacify young ladies have much the advau age
of men, and are far better adapted to go about solicUing and coaxing
A Dog-fight, a horse-race, a masquerade, a public execution, to
persons facetiously and insolently disposed, afford suitable opportunities
for insulting each other, or for insuring gentlemen, by that species of
personal banter which cads call " chaff " An investigation of a charge
of manslaughter before a Magistrate, however, will nardly perhaps be
considered by most people to furnish a quite legitimate occasion for
such indulgence in low raillery. Among the few who may entertain
a diffeient opinion on this point, it appears that we must, class
xMr. Clarkson, the Old Bailey barri&ter. This persoD, in the exercue
of his vocation at Bow Street, pending a case of the kind above
mentioned, is reported to have combined the cross-examination of
Dr.Elliotson with certain jocose personaliths which may be inchded
portant part in business :— under i he head of chaff. Dr. Elliotson having stated that he had found
rrn t inrifq or? atityrfsc! i continuance in a shower-bath for eight minutes and foity seconds very
rlvpir.t „7™ i disagreeable, the following remark wa^—according to the report—
A AND ENERGY. — CAN- j j j x ' i_ ■ i_ r */r_ n
vassers are eequired for addressed to mm by funny Mr. Clakkson :—
the sale on commission of an ,,_ ... . .. ,. T . , , „
tide in d nj'.nd Apply by But then you did not go in as an excited lunatic, I presume, which makes all the
letter .... Respectable re- j difference. (A laugh.)"
ferences to be given iu the appli- | Wg ^ ^ ^ whetber Q/ Qofc the ]earned and fmrjy gentleman
gave a peculiar force to his joke by laying an emphasis on the word
Too long have young « excj,, d .» but what follows is calculated to suggest the probability
ladies of independent reel- that the witticism did partake of the nature of an inuendo :—
ings, but m cncumstaiices
of an Opposite kind had to " ^ Bodkin. The temperature being much colder in April than in June, must
. i l ■' t have made the bath much more trying to the deceased, but even at the end of June i
choose between going for a found it very dreadful.
gOVerneSS or for a wite. An ! " Ms. Clakkson. It was not so agreeable as Mesmerism? (A lavgh.)
engagement as a Canvasser! " Dr. Elliotson. By no means. I should like you to try the difference. {Laughter.)"
There is an abuse of language known both in law and in manners as
impertinence, but it is not always the same thing among lawyers that
it is among genthmen. Impertinence with the former is mere
surplusage—words which are Reside the question. By the iat'er
impertinence is understood to imply insult also, which legal imper-
tinence dot s not necessarily imply. Mr. Cla:rkson, however, ingeni-
ously combined those two kinds of impertinecci in "chaffing"
Dr. Elliotson. Everybody knows that Dr. Elliotson has for a long
time been engaged in investigating the subject of Mesmerism, and, in
people for orders. We may therefore expect that l b., which initials CO((imon wilh m 0,her men of scieBce, has arrived at a conviction
have hitherto been supposed i o stand for 1 ravelling treat , will Hence-. , hafc itg nt phenomena are real. New, whttber Mesmerism is a
forth be also understood to mean J ravelling Girl, unless it shall ract or a delusion, Dr. Elliotson is, at any rate, a learned and skiKul
become customary to appropriate T. L. as a distinctive cypher, to
Travelling Ladies, or Travelling Lasses. Taverns will them of course,
contain a Ladies' Co mmercial Room, sacred to Commercial Ladies,
and whence all other ladies will be excluded. In this apartment a
physician ; and to rally such a man on that subject, is, at best, the same
kind of jocosity as would be exhibited in poking fun under the same
circumstances that is, in a court o' jus ice and apart from the matter
ana wnence mi otner lames win pe exciuaea. in tms apanwenu a in h &t jiaTHER Newman on the subject of miracles. It is a'so
tariff of commercial prices will be insisted on, and a stipulated charge Hke remmdl a ,&z,er of tt a tailor 0, or a shoe-maker of
will be made for tea and bread and butter pastry, lemonade, buns, wax.enri as 1S COlt,m0(1iy dong by the class of people who supply
ices lobster-salad, eau de Cologne, patchouli, and sal-volatile, lue Q]d Bfty barristers with clients, and from whom Mr. Clakkson
tt,jcU-: J 1 i'v-=iprobably learned to talk in that sort of way to Dr. Elliotson. It may
to be sure be suggested on the other hand, that Mr. Clabkson le-lly
believed, and was therefore as an advocate justified in insinuating,
that Dk. Elliotson was mad on the subject of Mesmerism. His way
of thinking peihaps is that gregarious kind of thought which regatds
Sepresentative Women.
Some strongminded women are of opinion that ladies ought to be , .,
eligible for seats in Parliament. Against their view has been urged ! he Ief 0 anv wonder as madness until the wonder comes to be generally
the argument, that if this were the case there would be too much I believed. He knew that Dr. Elliotson had sacrificed many lees to
talking. There is too much talking in the House already; but the! ™e sPlrit of research which impelled him to pursue the study of
admission of ladies as Members would not perhaps increase that. On Mesmerism-that he had sacrificed fees to scientific enthusiasm. A/ery
the contrary, it might tend to diminish discussion, by creating additional lke]y the enthusiasm to which fees are sacrificed appeal s the uttermost
inducement to pairing off. ' ! lunacy to Mr. Clarkson.
_ | It will have been observed that Dr. Elliotson proved himself: quite
capable, not only of standing chaff, but also of meeting it with a
no answer prom Naples ! suitable and good-humoured reply. For this ability to give Mb.
England and France make a communication to the King cp Clarkson " as good as he brought," as the saying h, Dr. Elliotson
Naples, but, says Lord Clarendon, his Majesty deigns no reply, i was no doubt indebted to the large professional experience which, has
How long is this to last? If Bomba is silent, is that any reason that j familiarized him with, the tone of low a? wdl as of high life, and taught
English cannon have lost their tongue ? him how, upon occasion, to adapt a repartee to the calibre of the
-_ inferior classes.
Charity on its Head.
A Benevolent Coup !
The sons of Louis-Philippe reject the word "benevolence" used
by Louis-Napoleon in the document that assigns them a share of their j The Amateur Pantomime is, it is said, to be repeated at Drury Lane,
confiscated fortune. "They throw benevolence in the Emperor's , for the foundation of an Institution to be called "The Acrobats*
face," says Jacques. "Do they, indeed?" fays Jean, "then they Home; or Sympathy on Stilts." Six months'professional exercise on
can't throw it where it's worse wanted." a square 0f carpet three feet by two will qualify aU claimants.
and A very STUPID answer, too. ANYTHING P0R A change.
Whbre shall we put our pict cues ? " in despair We learn from Vienna (where the Pope may be called again to act
The House exclaims, and E(l)cho answers, " Where ? » as godfather), that if a Prince be born he will it is said, oear the
_ i name of Rodolphe. Anything lor a change. Ihe Austrians have
surely had enough of Erancis.
A Bald Impossibility.—A man may from hurry, or forgetfulness,j -
or absence of mind, r>r some strong excitement, make his appearance A Physical Impossibility.—To expect that one-half of the miracles
without his wig, but when did a woman forget her's? ' promised by a Quack Pill will ever be Derformed !