Ragged Urchin.—"Please give Dad a Short Pipe?"
Barman.—"Can't do it. Don't know him."
Ragged Urchin.—"Why, he gets Drunk here every Saturday Night."
Barman.—"Oh! Does he, my Little Dear? Then 'ere's a Nice Long 'un, with a bit of Wax at the end."
Spring Fashions.
Fig. 1.—Promenade and Evening Costumes.
Like coquettish April, Fashion is now beginning to exchange its more sombre aspect for its sweetest smiles, and to develop its pretty flowers and delicate foliage. The darker colors and firmer textures of winter are now disappearing, and all the gay hues and lighter fabrics are taking their places.