A BRIDE.--Do not distress yourself. Very likely he loves you sincerely,
and his winking at the bridesmaid might be mere accident--the whisper
was probably to tell her how pretty you looked--and the pressure of her
hand gratitude for her ready acknowledgment of it. Even the note may be
explained; it was the address to which she is to forward some present
for you. Never worry yourself about trifles--you have married him, and
she is cut out. Go on your tour rejoicing.
JEUNE PHILOSOPHE.--Matter is, no doubt, as you contend, an integral part
of cognate consciousness; but do not push this law to an absurdity. If
homogeneous self-antipathies come into conflict with inchoate
rationalism, where will you draw the line between casuality and
causality? Hadn't you better shut up?
ANXIOUS JEMIMA.--There is no rule as to the number of clergymen
requisite at a wedding. One able-bodied clerk in orders can do all that
is necessary. The "assisting" system is a ridiculous custom, introduced
by the Puseyites, by way of assimilating the ceremony to that of Rome.
At the same time, we admit that a clergyman has a hard duty to perform
in managing _some_ couples, and it is probably in these cases that he
calls in extra hands. Look at the announcements with that idea in your
mind.
SIGHT-SEER.--You may walk into Buckingham Palace whenever you please,
and without any ticket. But when you enter the rooms in which any of the
Royal Family are sitting, you should put out your cigar, and politeness,
if not loyalty, dictates your making some complimentary remark on the
elegance of the building. If you have apples or other fruit in your
pocket, you may offer them to the younger Princes and Princesses; but we
believe there is an objection to their R. H. accepting slices of
cocoa-nut, or toffy.
WILLIAM P.--We think the young lady was quite justified in slamming the
door in your face, and in throwing the geranium pots at you from the
two-pair window; indeed, we do not see how any person calling herself a
lady could have acted otherwise.
PUZZLED.--We have so repeatedly explained that _R. S. V. P._, on a note
of invitation, means "Write and Say Vether you'll be Present," that we
are tired of answering the inquiry.
THEATRICUS (Ebury Street).--We shall be happy to read all your
thirty-four plays, and, having done so, to recommend them to such
managers as they may best suit. There will be no difficulty about money,
but we shall be happy to make any advance you may require while the
plays are in rehearsal. One hundred guineas an act is the lowest price
paid at any Metropolitan theatre.
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