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Punch’s Almanack for 1867
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. iMEN
SRoad,
AUv
to- • take the wall in walking,
'^taf ^ Av^len y°u meet a lady. Neyer
e’ ^ need be, to force her off the pave-
\\ p, ^his will show you are a free-born Briton,
W1*1 as y°u
ei* introduced
‘
to a French gentleman, thrust your
rV 'v jnto your cheek, and say familiarly, “ Comment-vous portez-
<’ vi^ux ,
“ ^ iaP bang, voici nous encore ! ” This will serve completely to put him
A] Gase’ ail(l show you are acquainted with the customs of the country.
% AVs when you can, walk in the middle of a street, and stare about as if the houses
°nged to you, and you were merely travelling to inspect your property,
jj. that you were fortunately born in a free country, comment freely on whatever may
\ ^°llr laughter, and particularly at the queer names over the shop windows, supposing that their
Can hear what you say.
you hire a cab in Paris, you will do well to begin a conversation with the driver by calling him a
the French for robin red-breast. Then you may please him by pleasantly inquiring,
■%r|. e vous n’etes pas chez vous?” This will manifest a lively interest in his family, and prove you are not proud, as
O^Unen abroad are mostly thought to be.
6l*tering a church, if you so far condescend as to take your hat off, do so with a gesture that signifies contempt. Strut noisily
V * ahd sarcastically criticise the pictures and the shrines, paying no heed to the worshippers who are on their knees before them.
rouge
Madame votre mbre.
V^>Oh ^Alt'Ing.—Painting must be a most lucrative
t* ' vei!.^or there is scarcely an artist who has not his
' bw aicle.”
-You must take the Crust with
A Chip of the Old Block.—Our butcher’s daughter,
who is an excellent pianist, prefers to all other music that
of—Chopin.
Motto for a Servants’ Hall.—“ Learn to labour, and
to wait.”
A Phrase Amended.—Instead of “as sharp as a needle,”
say “ as sharp as a needle-gun.”
Star of the Female Ovster.—The Georgium Sidus, to
be sure. Ah, but why ? Because most people call it her
shell.
PUNCH’S ALMANACK FOR 1867.
YACHTING IN LITTLE.
er> but far from well; so he has been appointed Tea-maker and Steward in general). “ Oh, when are you Fellows coming Down-stairs? Tea’s on the-
himselfy with a sigh for the conveniences of terra Jirma) “ Tea’s Weady ! ”
-” {correcting
Aik. (c)
. iMEN
SRoad,
AUv
to- • take the wall in walking,
'^taf ^ Av^len y°u meet a lady. Neyer
e’ ^ need be, to force her off the pave-
\\ p, ^his will show you are a free-born Briton,
W1*1 as y°u
ei* introduced
‘
to a French gentleman, thrust your
rV 'v jnto your cheek, and say familiarly, “ Comment-vous portez-
<’ vi^ux ,
“ ^ iaP bang, voici nous encore ! ” This will serve completely to put him
A] Gase’ ail(l show you are acquainted with the customs of the country.
% AVs when you can, walk in the middle of a street, and stare about as if the houses
°nged to you, and you were merely travelling to inspect your property,
jj. that you were fortunately born in a free country, comment freely on whatever may
\ ^°llr laughter, and particularly at the queer names over the shop windows, supposing that their
Can hear what you say.
you hire a cab in Paris, you will do well to begin a conversation with the driver by calling him a
the French for robin red-breast. Then you may please him by pleasantly inquiring,
■%r|. e vous n’etes pas chez vous?” This will manifest a lively interest in his family, and prove you are not proud, as
O^Unen abroad are mostly thought to be.
6l*tering a church, if you so far condescend as to take your hat off, do so with a gesture that signifies contempt. Strut noisily
V * ahd sarcastically criticise the pictures and the shrines, paying no heed to the worshippers who are on their knees before them.
rouge
Madame votre mbre.
V^>Oh ^Alt'Ing.—Painting must be a most lucrative
t* ' vei!.^or there is scarcely an artist who has not his
' bw aicle.”
-You must take the Crust with
A Chip of the Old Block.—Our butcher’s daughter,
who is an excellent pianist, prefers to all other music that
of—Chopin.
Motto for a Servants’ Hall.—“ Learn to labour, and
to wait.”
A Phrase Amended.—Instead of “as sharp as a needle,”
say “ as sharp as a needle-gun.”
Star of the Female Ovster.—The Georgium Sidus, to
be sure. Ah, but why ? Because most people call it her
shell.
PUNCH’S ALMANACK FOR 1867.
YACHTING IN LITTLE.
er> but far from well; so he has been appointed Tea-maker and Steward in general). “ Oh, when are you Fellows coming Down-stairs? Tea’s on the-
himselfy with a sigh for the conveniences of terra Jirma) “ Tea’s Weady ! ”
-” {correcting
Aik. (c)