Punch (95.1888)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[August 4, 1888,

ST. SWITHIN TRIUMPHANT. THE RECORD OF A JOVIAL JULY.

Charge, Chester Charge !" —and, of course, Chester did
charge, and pretty well too, for lodgings and hotel accommodation
during the Festival. But not exorbitantly. The weather sent every-
thing down, including prices. Madame Nordica and Grace Damian
in excellent form ; when these two sing together it is specially good
for the former, who sings with Grace ; and as these artists, with
Messrs. Lloyd and Santley, must have dined at least two or three
hours before performing, they all, being with Miss Dajiian', sing
with grace-after-dinner. Everything very perfect. Miss Belle
Cole,—Princess Cole, daughter, I suppose, of the ancient highly
popular Monarch, who was, as everyone knows, so fond of music
with his own chamber-trio of strings,—well, Miss Belle Cole, not
quite up to the high level of the others. But consider the weather!

And she being a Cole that can sing, might only have required a
little Coke-sing to come out all right. Her chest-notes were forcible,
but not too forcible, by comparison with the locality, which, if her
notes were chest, was, it must be remembered, Chester. Altogether
satisfactory, except to Canon Blencowe, who, we are informed,
objected to patronise the sacred musical performance in the Cathe-
dral. Well, he didn't come ; and, if so, he acted like an indifferent
Canon,—went off, with a slight explosion perhaps, but hurting
nobody. Sir Arthur Sullivan thought that this Canon might have
been loaded with reproaches. _

Honest Opposition.—That of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, and Teeto-
tallers, to all " Imperial Measures." A great pint this.