["SARAH GRAND has contributed an article on 'Should irascible
Old Gentlemen be taught to Knit?' to the forthcoming issue of
'_Phil May's Winter Annual_.'"--_Evening paper_, October 2.]
This will shortly be followed by a series of papers on the following
subjects:--"Shall hysterical Old Ladies be encouraged to smoke?"
"Should elderly, short-tempered Dowagers be permitted to use bad
language?"
"Shall Octogenarian Barmaids be obliged to flirt?"
"May decayed Duchesses play pitch-and-toss?"
"Shall Professional Beauties of a certain age be compulsorily retired?"
"Are Burlesque Actresses of over forty years' standing to attend
Sunday-school?"
"May Ballet-girls teach their grand-children to knit?"
"Should cross-eyed Viscountesses catch flies?"
"Ought Old Girls generally to make use of slang?"
"Should _Prima donnas_ in their dotage wear blue pinafores?"
"Can the 'Shirt-front Brigade' be taught 'good form'?"
"May Lady Novelists dispense with the historic present?"
"Should much-married Adventuresses read _The Family Herald_?
"May timid Gentlewomen join the Pioneer Club?"