OUR STYLISTS.
"It is the desire of the Management that nothing of an objectionable character shall appear on the stage or in the auditorium, and they ask the co-operation of the audience in suppressing same by apprising them of anything that may escape their notice."
From a provincial Hippodrome programme.
From the evidence in a juvenile larceny case:—
"The Father: Devils seem to be getting into everyone nowadays, not only in boys, but in human beings."
Devon and Exeter Gazette.
A delicate distinction.
Win-the-War Vice-President of our Supply Depot (doing grand rounds). "HERE AGAIN IS A FIFTH GLARING EXAMPLE. THE HEM OF THIS BAG IS AN EIGHTEENTH OF AN INCH TOO WIDE. GET THEM ALL REMADE. WE CANNOT HAVE THE LIVES OF OUR TROOPS ENDANGERED."