[It is announced that at a coming Charity
Ball there will be a dance to the music of
SAINT-SAeENS' _Le Cygne_. Our artist
anticipates the moment of the Dying Swan's
collapse.]]
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[Illustration: _Host_ (_to friend who feels faint._)
"NOW, WHAT _YOU_ WANT IS A GOOD STIFF GLASS
OF"--(_suddenly remembering the Budget_)--"SODA!"]
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