THE PROVINCIALS!
Northern Belle. "Did you go up to the Academy Soiree?"
Masher. "Ah—m—m—no. I—ah—seldom go to London now. My Tailor comes down North three or four times a Year!"
PAVING THE WAY FOR HIM.
It is understood that at the final sitting of the Sobranje it was decided to submit to Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg the following memorandum of terms for his acceptance:—
That he shall forward, together with his references, his photograph on approval.
On it being notified to him that these have been considered satisfactory, he shall state whether he understands the confidence and three-card tricks, and also what acquaintance he possesses with the heavier feats of advanced leger-de-main that would warrant his active intervention in the diplomatic intrigues of Eastern Europe.
That he shall provide his own crown, which must be a decidedly showy affair, and should be so constructed as, by a little manipulation, it could, in any sudden outbreak of popular fury, be made to assume the appearance of an ordinary top-hat.