THE LITTLE DUC AND HIS BIG BILL.
The restaurateur evidently considered that he "didn't kill a pig every day," when he stuck Le Petit Duc for this now historic bill, which, as given in full by the Figaro, Mr. Punch reproduces here for general edification:—
| Un artichaut barigoule | 12 | fr. |
| Un châteaubriand | 16 | " |
| 1 sole | 10 | " |
| 1 noix de veau | 10 | " |
| 1 homard | 25 | " |
| 1 salade | 3 | " |
| 1 caneton aux navets | 25 | " |
| 6 écrevisses | 15 | " |
| Hors d'œuvre | 5 | " |
| Une assiette de fruits | 16 | " |
Whenever it may be the lot of any distinguished Member of the Upper House to be sent to the Tower of London, or a Member of the Lower to be shut up in the Clock Tower, the Provisional Government for the time being will know what to charge for its provisions. The restaurateur addressed his little account, "À Sa Magesté (sic) Louis Philippe-Robert ('Robert' was in it) Duc d'Orléans." In styling Le Petit Duc "His Majesty" the artful restaurateur evidently had in view a future restauration. The restaurateur, who expected to provide the young Duke of Orleans with a second dinner, of course quoted Shakspeare, and exclaimed enthusiastically—
"I must go victual Orleans forthwith!"
Henry V., Part I., Act I., Sc. 5.
But the youthful Duc or Duckling wasn't to be caught and stuffed a second time.
A Saturday Series.—"Hunters' Dams" was the heading of an article in last week's Saturday Review. As the counter-jumper politely says, "What will be the next article?" We look forward with interest to "Shooters' Swearings," "Anglers' Affirmations," "Coursers' Curses," and a few others that may suggest themselves.
Royal Society of Painter-Etchers.—At the pleasant Gallery, 5A, Pall Mall East, is a good show of needle-work. One of the most prolific contributors is a certain clever gentleman whose name may possibly be familiar to some of our readers, one Rembrandt Van Rhyn, who sends no less than a hundred works.