"_Elegant Queen Anne Cottage_;" _i.e._, Delightful--if you could only live entirely in the porch. "_A Bijou Residence_;" _i.e._, Last occupant was a lady, with tastes as dubious as her character. "_A First-class Family Mansion_;" _i.e._, Two large reception-rooms, and the rest kennels. "_An Eligible Surburban Residence_;" _i.e._, A stucco box, with two bay-windows, a slate roof, and a romantic or aristocratic name--"Killiecrankie," "Glaramara," or "Penshurst," for choice. SOCIAL. "_Let me congratulate you on that last Article of yours in the 'Flail.' Awfully smart, and will make some of them 'sit up' a bit!_" _i.e._, Most malicious thing I ever read, and will make him hosts of enemies. MUSIC. "_I can't play without my Notes--if I'd only known_;" _i.e._, She should have asked me to dinner, not merely to come in in the evening. Bah! "_Thanks very much; I'll look at my list, and see what night I've got free_;" _i.e._, Catch me accepting. Awfully slow party. PLATFORMULARS. "_I was told that the people of Furseborough were devoted to the good cause, but I never expected such enthusiasm as they have displayed to-night_;" _i.e._, Why the deuce don't they cheer all together, instead of clapping here and clapping there? Must try to stir them up. "_Now you are an audience of intelligent men_;" _i.e._, I wish that bald-headed old fool, with a wart on his nose, would sit in a back row where I couldn't see him. "_You have all heard the details of what took place in a certain district, not so very long ago_;" _i.e._, I wish devoutly I could remember the details, the name of the district, and the date. However, they don't know, so it's all right. "_By that remark I am suddenly reminded of an incident, &c._;" _i.e._, Here's an opportunity for bringing in that carefully prepared story! "_A moral victory_;" _i.e._, Any electoral defeat which "sheer fudge" can extenuate, or party sophistry explain away. EDITORIAL. "_Regret that it's not suitable to this Magazine_;" _i.e._, Rot. "_Mr. So-and-So's MS. is under consideration_;" _i.e._, Beneath it. AFTER A SONG. "_Who's that by?_" _i.e._, Not that I care. But I'm nearest. IN A STUDIO. "_Ah! THAT'S a picture!_" _i.e._, And a thoroughly bad picture too. IN COURT. "_It will be within your Ludship's recollection_;" _i.e._, Your Ludship has been asleep and forgotten all about it. "_As your Ludship pleases_;" _i.e._, Stupid old Foozle! MILITARY. [Illustration] "_Must do it for the sake of the Regiment_;" _i.e._, An excuse for any folly or extravagance, from keeping a pack of hounds to entertaining Royalty. "_All our Privates (off parade) wear gloves and carry canes_;" _i.e._, Colonel of Militia regiment, safe in the knowledge that the Battalion he commands is three hundred miles away, thinks it wise to indulge in a little fancy portraiture. JOURNALISTIC.