Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-17
It is rumoured that a gentleman who purchased a miniature two-seater car at the Motor Show last week arrived home one night to find the cat playing with it on the mat.
It appears that nothing definite has yet been decided as to whether The Daily Mail will publish a Continental edition of the Sandringham Hat.
The matter having passed out of the hands of D.O.R.A., the Westminster City Council recommend the abolition of the practice of whistling for cabs at night. Nothing is said about the custom of making a noise like a five-shilling tip.
We shall not be surprised if Mr. Austen Chamberlain becomes the Viceroy of India, says a gossip-writer. We warn our contemporary against being elated, for it is almost certain that another Chancellor of the Exchequer would be appointed in his place.
During the Lord Mayor's Show last week we understand that the Lord Mayor's coachman was accompanied by the Lord Mayor.
The licensee of a West Ham public-house has just purchased a parrot which is trained to imitate the bagpipes. The bird's life will of course be insured.
Ireland will have to be careful or she will be made safe for democracy, like the other countries.
Upon hearing that Mr. William Brace had accepted a Government appointment several members of the Labour Party said that this only confirmed their contention that his moustache would get him into trouble one day.
Mrs. Stackpool O'Dell warns girls against marrying a man whose head is flat at the back. The best course is to get one with a round head; after marriage it can be flattened to taste.
A man who persistently refused to give any information about himself was remanded at the Guildhall last week. He is thought to be a British taxpayer going about incognito .
The cackle of a hen when she lays an egg, says a scientist, is akin to laughter. And with some of the eggs we have met we can easily guess what the hen was laughing at.
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Vol. 159.
November 17th, 1920.
CHARIVARIA.
An Indomitable Spirit.
HOW TO VITALISE THE DRAMA.
UNAUTHENTIC IMPRESSIONS.
CONTEMPORARY FOLK-SONGS.
SOURCES OF LAUGHTER.
AT THE BLOATER SHOW.
THE SAYINGS OF BARBARA.
YARNS.
ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
THE GREAT IDEA.
A TRAGEDY IN BIRDLAND.
BEAU BRIMACOMBE.
A VACILLATING POLICY.
THE HAPPY GARDENER.
A SARTORIAL TRAGEDY.
OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.