SOCIETY NOTES.

We are sorry to hear that, through the inconsiderate action of the antiquated people who still take dogs to the park, the pet rat of Lady Piper had a narrow escape from what might have been a serious accident.


THE FOILING OF “THE BLARE.”

(Suggested to a slightly Hibernian brain by the recent ebullition of generosity on the part of the popular press, which insures its readers against holiday accidents whilst boating and bathing.)

When I bolt from this city of vapour

To bite the salubrious breeze,

Do you know why I gambol and caper

And plunge with a shout in the seas