Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 19, 1890 by Various
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page 18 of 52 (34%)
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Scarcely a day passes without bringing us nearer to the end of the
year. That is a melancholy reflection, but we are not sure that it exhausts all the possibilities of misery latent in the flight of time. It has been noticed, for instance, that the Duke of X----, whose sporting proclivities are notorious, never fails to celebrate his birthday with a repast at an inferior _restaurant_, and, as His Grace is powerful, his friends suffer in silence and bewail his increasing ducal age. * * * * * Henley Regatta came off as arranged. This is a peculiarity which is very striking in connection with this Royal fixture. We are informed that several certainties were upset, but by whom and why has not been stated. Candidly speaking, such a brutal method as "upsetting" consorts ill with the softer manners of our time. On the Thames, too, it must be extraordinarily disagreeable. * * * * * Mrs. WEEDLE, the Hon. Mrs. THREADBARE, and Lady FAWN, have joined the lately established Bureau for the Dissemination of Fashionable Friendships. The Personal Advertising Department is now open, and is daily filled with a distinguished crowd of applicants. Arrangements are in process of completion for supplying the deserving rich with cambric handkerchiefs, and imitation diamonds, at nominal prices. * * * * * A well-known Actor has lately been deprived of his customary allowance |
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