Punch (59.1870)

December 10, 1870.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

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CC UNTRY-HOUSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Major Dangle (quartered in the Neighbourhood). "Your Mother asked me to your Bail next Week, Tom. I scptose I may
bring One or Two Feliows in the Kegiment ? En ?"

Tom. " 0 yes, certainly, Major ! Very Dull at our Place ! Bring Half-a-Doze>t that can Ride, and Sboot, and
Dance, and Spoon a bit, tou know ! "

ILLUSTRATIONS OF FAME AND GLORY.

The heroes of the present War have hitherto none of them been
honoured by being constituted the involuntary sponsors to boots. The
tailors, however, have taken hold of them for advertising purposes. A.
■weekly publication, called the Tailor and Cutter, which circulates in the
trade, has issued prints with two of its Numbers—a print of the King
of Prussia and the Crown Prince in one, and of Count Bismarck
and M. Jules Favre in the other, on separate leaves, for the conveni-
ence of exhibition in shop-windows. The faces are copied from photo-
graphs; the figures and their attitudes are due to the invention of an
artist by whom the expression of countenance has also been suitably
modified. The Crown Prince, in full evening costume, is repre-
sented leaning on his right hand, supported by a table, holding a note
in his left, his legs being crossed with the most demonstrative air of
elation in displaying a fashionable exterior. King William stands by
the side of his son, habited in a splendid dressing-gown, beneath which
appear the terminations of faultless trousers, and a pair of correspond-
ing boots; his right hand rest3 on his hip, and his left holds a bran-
new shiny hat. Bismarck and Favbe are delineated in the characters
of two jaunty and rather scampish-looking swells, in morning dress, on
the lounge. Jules Favre carries a small overcoat on one arm.
Each sports a stick, Favre's being planted on the ground, whilst
Bismabck bears his cane with the "nice conduct" of a riding-switch,
held, dangling, in the manner of an idling fop, between his fore and
middle finger. The mien and bearing of all four are, with happy inge-
nuity, made to appear those of so many thoroughly impudent cads,
who hare hired themselves to act as dummies for a tailor, and, possess-
ing some sense of humour, enjoy the consciousness of being got up to
resemble the distinguished individuals whom they personate. With
the exception of the Works of Art which illustrate this periodical,
these are about the most meritorious which have been Ia*>ly exhibited
in any of the shop-windows.

THE TWO DOVES.

0 Dove, that in the young Earth's day of doom,

When the Heaven's floodgates stood no longer wide,
Loosed from the Ark, a white gleam on the gloom,

With weary wing sought land above the tide—
Though long and lone thy flight, a happier quest

Was thine, O Dove, than that whereon they speed,
Thy progeny, that o'er Earth's blood-stained breast,

From Paris wing their way, in her last need.

Thy quest was gained, the foot's-breadth of dry land,

A patch of green above the waters grey,
Where branch to rest on, twig to pluck, might stand,

Which won, thou couldst wing back thy happy way.
But these—in vain some point of ruth they seek,

Rising above Hate's sea of blood and fire,
Nor find one spray, green still, 'mid flood and wreck,

Of Peace's Olive, that crowned thy desire !

To Publishers.

Another instance of a mistake caused by the title of a book,
has just come to our knowledge. Albany Yorke saw advertised
Stories for Darlings, and immediately ordered it, feeling that there
could be no more appropriate Christmas present for the young lady
who is delighted to consider herself his darling. He now finds that
the book is for " Boys and Girls," so has to look out for another,
Dora Wilverton being twenty.

stereoscopy.

" Melancholy Ocean."—Mr. Disraeli.

" Streak of Silvery Sea.**—Mr. Gladstone ( Us).