April 6, p. 157. April Foolosophy. (_By One of Them._) " 13, p. 171. The Long and Short of It. " " p. 177. Concerning a Misused Term; _viz._ _Art_, as recently applied to a certain form of Literature. 1906 January 3, p. 18. Our Booking-Office. (R. H. Sherard's "_Twenty Years in Paris_.") This list at least spells, and spelt, celebrity and a recognition of the importance of the Æsthetic movement. Especially did the American lecturing tour of Oscar Wilde excite the comment and ridicule of _Punch_. I quote some paragraphs from a pretended despatch from an "American correspondent." A POET'S DAY (_From an American Correspondent_) OSCAR AT BREAKFAST! OSCAR AT LUNCHEON!! OSCAR AT DINNER!!! OSCAR AT SUPPER!!!! "You see I am, after all, but mortal," remarked the Poet, with an ineffable affable smile, as he looked up from an elegant but substantial dish of ham and eggs. Passing a long, willowy hand through his waving hair, he swept away a stray curl-paper with the _nonchalance_ of a D'ORSAY. After this effort, Mr WILDE expressed himself as feeling somewhat faint; and, with a half-apologetic smile, ordered another portion of HAM AND EGGS in the evident enjoyment of which, after a brief interchange of international courtesies, I left the Poet. The irresponsible but not ungenial and quite legitimate fun of this is a fairly representative indication of the way in which the young "Apostle of Beauty" was thought of in England during his American visit. The writer goes on to tell how, later in the day, he once more encountered the "young patron of Culture." It is astonishing to us now to realise how even the word "culture" was distorted from its real meaning and made into the badge of a certain set. At anyrate, Mr Punch's contributor goes on to say that "Oscar" was found at the business premises of the CO-OPERATIVE DRESS ASSOCIATION. On this occasion the Poet, by special request, appeared in the uniform of an English Officer of the Dragoon Guards, the dress, I understand, being supplied for the occasion from the elegant wardrobe of Mr D'OYLEY CARTE'S "Patience" Company. Several ladies expressed their disappointment at the "insufficient leanness" of the Poet's figure, whereupon his Business Manager explained that he belonged to the fleshy school. To accommodate Mr WILDE, the ordinary lay-figures were removed from the showroom, and, after a sumptuous luncheon, to which the _élite_ of Miss ----'s customers were invited, the distinguished guest posed with his fair hostess in an allegorical tableau, representing _English Poetry extending the right hand to American Commerce_.