PUNCH,
OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Vol. 152.
May 30th, 1917.
CHARIVARIA.
Mr. Will Thorne declares that a hotel in Petrograd charged him twelve shillings for four small custards. After all, the war spirit of Russia, it would seem, is not wholly dead.
According to officials of the Food Ministry, "domestic pastry" may still be baked. The idea is that this kind of pastry tends to decrease the total number of food consumers.