_Wednesday, May 7._--_Mr. Punch_ out. Everybody's at home to _him_.
_Friday 9._--Mrs. DUFFER'S first dance if she knows the step.
_Saturday 10._--Rehearsal of Crystal Palace fireworks, 2 P.M. Admission
by entrance gates only.
_Monday 12._--Breakfast to Mr. H. M. STANLEY, at whatever time he orders
it.
First Meet of H.S. Drags, Serpentine.
Foot-ball in Rotten Row, by kind permission of GEORGE RANGER and the
Commissioner of Police.
Mrs. NOODLE'S second dance postponed, as she hasn't given her first yet.
_Tuesday 13._--Holiday at Zoological Gardens. Cages all open. Admission
free. Banquets, Excursions, and Alarums.
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LADY HENRIETTA SISKIN'S Charity Dance has been postponed until the
following week. A large and distinguished company is expected to grace
the mezzotint hall of her ladyship's new mansion in Belgravia on the
occasion. No expense is to be spared in the general decoration of the
supper-room, which was built, it will be remembered, by her ladyship's
great-grandfather in the reign of GEORGE THE THIRD.
* * *
A Correspondent furnishes us with the following curious
observations:--"I have noticed," he writes, "that those who walk or ride
in the Park are, generally speaking, of two sexes, and possess, as a
rule, four fingers and a thumb on each hand. By a curious freak of
fashion, a frock-coat is not now worn with a muslin skirt; and a
moustache may be sought for in vain under a sun-bonnet. Horses are
ridden with four legs, and, in some cases, with a tail, although this is
not essential."
* * *
It is strange to notice how much the tastes of theatre-goers vary at the
present day. Some prefer the Haymarket, some the Strand, others flock to
the Lyceum, and some are turned away from the Savoy, the Garrick, or the
Avenue. Philosophers have, as yet, paid too little attention to this
matter. Would Mr. HERBERT SPENCER or Mr. LANG oblige?
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It has been calculated by the Society for the Collection of Domestic
Data, that if three-fourths of the Cooks of the Metropolis struck work
on any given day, exactly nine-twelfths of the resident employers of
servants would be seriously inconvenienced.
* * *
There is but very slight foundation for the report that, if AUGUSTUS
DRURIOLANUS (first so styled in the burlesque on _Claudian_) should be
elected to the Shrievalty, Messrs. HARRY NICHOLLS and HERBERT CAMPBELL
will be the Under-Sheriffs.
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A Correspondent lately drew Mr. GL-DST-NE'S attention to the prevalence
of mud after rain, and the consequent injury to carts, collars, and
carriages. The veteran Statesman has found time to send the following
post-card reply, which will be perused with interest:--
SIR,--The subject to which you direct my attention is no doubt of
peculiar interest to those in any way connected with the vehicular
traffic by which so much of the commerce and pleasure of the Metropolis
is carried on. In view, however, of the pressing exigencies of the Irish
Question, I cannot do more than take a note of your objections to
mud-spots, leaving to those who may come after me the duty of dealing
practically with your recommendations.