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  2. Hon the Ladies

    A lecture "for women only" was given some short time ago in Westminster Hall, by Viscountess Haberton, the chosen topic being "Rational Dress." Mrs. Oscar Wilde presided. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,021 words
  3. My First Appearance as "Jack Sheppard."

    My mother and grandmother, together with the rest of the family, moved, or rather removed, from Westminster to Somers Town, and we had not been in that ...

    Article : 1,414 words
  4. OUR ILLUSTRATION.

    Who may truly be regarded as the father of English poetry, was born in London about year 1340, and was educated at one of the universities—most probably at Cambridge. ...

    Article : 355 words
  5. Our Cultured Sister.

    She left us when the days were long. And all the land flowed milk and honey, Our mother's heart was full of song, And father's pockets full of money. ...

    Article : 483 words
  6. Without the Option of a Fine.

    There was once a man who was a magistrate in Now South Wales. It was his misfortune, not his fault. He was born like that. ...

    Article : 396 words
  7. A Brief Sketch of Pompeii.

    Pompeii was founded by Pompey II., hence its name. It was built at the foot of Mount Vesuvius to catch the tourist traffic in lemonade, treacle taffy, brandy snaps, and other ...

    Article : 579 words
  8. THE SOLEMN HALF-HOUR.

    We have been giving a considerable heap of our precious time lately to the study of the habits and eccentricities of the domestic chicken, its joys and sorrows, its uses and its ...

    Article : 1,099 words
  9. Queer Queries.

    Would you be right in describing a bailiff's appeal as "very touching?" When the captain of a ship issues the order, "Silence, fore and aft!" is the vessel ...

    Article : 172 words
  10. Not up to the Quack Business.

    A notorious quack in a small up-country mining town found his business increasing to such an extent that he was obliged to take an assistant. He did not, however, attempt ...

    Article : 438 words
  11. Facetiæ.

    "A breast of the times"—pads. A grave query—"Have a bier?" Would a lady lawyer be a bar-maid? A "sinful waist" is sixteen inches round. ...

    Article : 613 words
  12. Suggested Advertisement for an Umbrella Manufacturer.

    There are no species of property that induces laxer notions of morality than an umbrella A man may be temptation proof in all other ...

    Article : 185 words
  13. How He Struck a Job.

    On the North-Western train was a sallow faced, red-haired man, with a pair of spectacles on his nose and a far-away look in his eyes. In the west seat was a smooth-faced ...

    Article : 209 words
  14. His Sight was Failing.

    He had been to a high-priced oculist about two dozen times to have his eyes operated on, and at his last visit the oculist remarked, confidently— ...

    Article : 123 words
  15. A Civil Service Magnate.

    The ticket clerk at a suburban station was studying his chain through a small hand-mirror, when a traveller said: "One moment, sir, please." ...

    Article : 87 words
  16. On a Tram Car.

    Observing little girl—"Mamma, who is that young man on the other side of the car? Mamma—" I don't know, dear; why?" ...

    Article : 91 words
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