Juvenile Swell. "WHY, YOU SEE, EVERY SNOB WEARS A CAP OR A WIDE-AWAKE NOW! SO THE MEN OF OUR SCHOOL HAVE RETURNED TO THE OLD CHIMNEY-POT!"
[As Paterfamilias, we are sorry to say that we have observed this monstrosity many times this Christmas.
IN SOCIETY.
Small Boy. "GOING TO THE PANTOMIME, CLARA, THIS AFTERNOON?"
Clara. "A—NO—I'M AT HOME—AND HAVE A KETTLEDRUM AT THREE O'CLOCK!"
PATRONISING.
"PRETTY SIGHT, AIN'T IT, CHARLEY, TO SEE THE YOUNGSTERS ENJOYING THEMSELVES?"