Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 18, 1917 by Various
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Adjutant) to the village-by-the-stream, where, just across the stone
bridge, he indicated on the wall of a house the legend: RESTAURANT FOR OFFICERS. TEA, COFFEE, CHAMPAGNE AND ALL SUCH ARTICLE IS SELL HERE. "Tea," he said feelingly, "and there will be china cups and thin bread-and- butter, and real milk and come along in." It was rather a composite restaurant. There was a glassed-in balcony with tables and chairs; and all around there were puttees, handkerchiefs, paper-weights, inkstands, wrist-watches and electric torches. There were loose-leaved pocket diaries of abominable ingenuity (irresistible to Adjutants); collars and ties to clothe the neck of man, and soap to wash it withal. Hair lotions, safety-razors, _pâté de foie gras_, sponges and writing-pads jostled each other on the shelves. Walking-sticks and bottles of champagne lay in profusion on the floor. It was less of a restaurant than an emporium, but the Doctor sat down contentedly and rang the bell; and the War Babe threw out battle patrols to reconnoitre the position. He passed unscathed through the barrage of sticks and diaries; evaded skilfully the indirect fire of electric torches; reached his first objective among the soap-boxes, and there met his fate. "Doctor," he demanded suddenly, "what's 'savon jollymouse'?" "Savon," the doctor began didactically, "is a preparation of fatty acids saponified with alkali. It is principally manufactured from coker-nut oil, although other similar, if less offensive, substances are sometimes |
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