The Baron is more than pleased to see once again the deft hand of Mr. T. H. S. ESCOTT at work in reviews and magazines. His paper, entitled "Edmund Yates, an Appreciation and a Retrospect," is most interesting to the Baron, who can call to mind the persons he mentions in literary and journalistic connection with EDMUND YATES--though the Baron does not happen to remember them in this particular connection, but as a band of brothers quite apart, and all of them younger by some years than EDMUND YATES, who, at the time HOOD, PROWSE, H. S. LEIGH and others were commencing, had made his name in literature, was CHARLES DICKENS'S henchman, and had been also more or less successful, in combination with a Mr. HARRINGTON, as a dramatist. The time I speak of is when H. J. BYRON "flourished," and when "all the world was young." _The World_ itself, of course, not having been born or thought of. Looking back to those days the Baron thinks that Mr. ESCOTT does himself an injustice, and that he is younger than he thinks he is. Be this as it may, he will in any case have a stock of pleasant memories to draw upon, and now, if his health permit, all will look forward to what he cannot look forward to himself, _i.e._, his reminiscences. "_Prosit!_ Mr. ESCOTT! Your health, happiness, and a long life to you, quoth the gladsome BARON DE BOOK-WORMS. * * * * * [Illustration: OUR FEMALE DECADENTS. _Bulkeley Bigge_ (_a charming fellow, but a bad dancer_). "I CAN'T THINK WHAT ALL THE GIRLS ARE COMING TO! THEY'VE GOT NO BACK-BONES! FIVE WANTED TO SIT OUT A DANCE WITH ME TO-NIGHT!"] * * * * * HENLEY NOTES.--Why did the onlookers persist in making a trouble of a pleasure-bout? Delightful time, but racing not much. By Eton Radley Was beaten Badly. Lots of pluck But no luck. GUY and VIVIAN NICKALLS easily to the front in the Diamond Challenge Sculls, sixth and seventh heat. There was no doubt about the heat during Henley week, as "seventh heat" only feebly expresses the temperature. The betting on GUY, in sovereigns, resulted in a loss of GUINNESS. The inscription which goes with the Diamond Sculls is done in NICKALLS-silver. * * * * * OUR SCHOOLBOY AGAIN. _Examiner._ What is said to have been the food of the Homeric gods? _Boy._ Nectarines and ammonia. * * * * * MR. PUNCH TO TWO NOBLE SPORTSMEN. What, _Ladas_ licked and the stout _Valkyrie_ sunk! How are the hopes of noble champions shrunk! Oh, most _un_frabjous day! No more can ROSEBERY boast the unbeaten "crack," No more that yacht will go "galumphing back" Prize-winner glad and gay!