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A CHOICE OF SINECURES.

"LADY-NURSE-HELP; three girls (12, 10, eight); two maids kept; month's
holiday (fortnightly); salary £40."--_Daily Paper._

"WANTED, a Housemaid, wages 27s. 6d., no duties."--_New Zealand Paper._

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"Lady would like to Join jolly Family for Dinner every night."--_Advt.
in Daily Paper._

Yes, but how long would they remain jolly?

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"Windsor Castle Niggers, from His Majesty's Chapel Royal, gave an
excellent programme."--_Local Paper._

The programme merely announced them as "Windsor Castle Singers," but this
no doubt was to give the audience a greater surprise.

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"The revival of the Hunt Ball, and the intelligence that the Race Ball
is also to be re-introduced next month, has restored the ---- dance
season to its pre-war brilliance. The Hunt event passed off with
_éclair_."--_Local Paper._