_Jane._ "LAWK, JEMIMA! DON'T THEY LOOK BEWTIFLE NOW THEY'VE GOT THEIR LONG COATS!"] [Illustration: _FIRST OF SEPTEMBER._ MR. BRIGGS GOES OUT SHOOTING WITH A BRACE OF DOGS HE HAS BROKEN-IN HIMSELF.] [Illustration: _A PROBABILITY--"HOLD YOUR ZEBRA, SIR?"_] [Illustration: _A FRIENDLY OFFER._ _Confounded good-looking Hibernian Friend (to Jones)._ "ADIEU, ME BOY! IS THERE ANYTHING I'LL DO FOR-R-R YE WHILE YE'RE AWAY? WILL I RIDE OUT, OR WALK WITH MISS PLUMLEY FOR-R-R YE, NOW! ONLY SPAKE THE WOR-R-RD!"] [Illustration: _A MATTER OF OPINION._ _Diana._ "YES, DEAR--I MUST SAY THAT I THINK A GIRL NEVER LOOKS SO WELL AS SHE DOES IN HER RIDING HABIT!"] [Illustration: _A PICTURE FOR THE INTEMPERATE._ _Photographer._ "NOW, SIR, STEP IN AND HAVE YOUR LIKENESS TAKEN, IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO YOUR FAMILY!"] [Illustration: _THE HILL AT EPSOM._ _Irritated Swell (walking away)._ "I TELL YOU I DON'T WANT TO BE BRUSHED!" _Public Coat-Brusher._ "OH, JUST TO MAKE YOU A LITTLE TIDY, MY LORD!" _Swell._ "I SHAN'T PAY YOU!" _Coat-Brusher (still brushing)._ "THAT AIN'T O' NO CONSEQUENCE, MY LORD; BUT I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU LOOK RESPECTABLE!"] [Illustration: _POLITENESS_ _Bill._ "WELL, JIM! HOW BE YOU TO-DAY?" _Jim._ "WHAT ODDS IS THAT TO YOU?--YOU BEAN'T MY MEDICAL ATTENDANT!"] [Illustration: _A SKETCH NEAR LEICESTER SQUARE._] [Illustration: _NO DOUBT OF IT._ _Invalid (in carriage)._ "NOW, THESE POSTILIONS NEVER SEEM TO BE UNWELL! UPON MY WORD, I VERILY BELIEVE IF I WERE TO CHANGE PLACES WITH THAT LITTLE CHAP, I SHOULD BE EVER SO MUCH BETTER!"] [Illustration: _THE GALE._ "DON'T BE ALARMED, DARLINGS--THE CAPTAIN HAS GOT QUITE ENOUGH TO DO TO LOOK AFTER HIMSELF."--_Punch._] [Illustration: _SPREAD OF THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.--SCENE, THE SCHOOLROOM._ _Young Larkins._ "OH, HERE'S MAMMA! NOW, MA, IF YOU'LL FALL IN BY G'INA, I'LL PUT YOU THROUGH YOUR FACINGS. 'TEN-TION!"] [Illustration: _THE PORTRAIT.--FINISHING TOUCH TO THE DRESS._ _Painter._ "I BEG YOUR PARDON, BUT I'M AFRAID YOU ARE SITTING ON MY PALETTE!"] [Illustration: _ON THE SANDS._ CAUTION TO YOUNG LADIES WHO RIDE IN CRINOLINE ON DONKEYS.] [Illustration: _VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE AQUARIUM._ TOM (WHO HAS HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY) PRESENTS HIS SISTERS WITH A FINE SPECIMEN OF THE CUTTLE-FISH (_Octopus Vulgaris_).] [Illustration: _PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE._ _Whipper._ "DOOCED NICE PLACE, THIS--ONLY ONE CAN'T SPEAK TO A GAL WITHOUT IT'S BEING REPORTED YOU'RE ENGAGED TO HER." _Snapper._ "HAH! I TOOK THE PRECAUTION TO GIVE OUT WHEN I FIRST CAME THAT I WASN'T A MARRYIN' MAN!"] [Illustration: _PLEASANT INTELLIGENCE._ _Boy._ "AH, YOU AND MRS. DRONE ARE COMING TO SEE US NEXT WEEK IN THE COUNTRY." _Mr. Drone._ "ARE WE?--WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING OF IT." _Boy._ "OH, YES--BECAUSE I HEARD PAPA SAY TO MAMMA, THAT THEY HAD SOME TIRESOME PEOPLE COMING, AND THEY MIGHT AS WELL ASK ALL THE BORES AT ONCE."] [Illustration: _WELL(?) BROUGHT UP._