... No. 183.-- Yol. XY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896. s;- ...

... HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Fond Mother This is my son Clarence. He is only thirteen, but he has written some beautiful poetry. Friend Then there is some hope for him. Fond Mother I 'm so glad to hear, you say so Friend Yes, when they are as young as that it is easier to lick it out of' 'them. ...

... AET NOTES. The picture of Kate the Queen, by Mr. W. Graham Robertson, reproduced on another page, and exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists, belongs to the school of Sir Edward Burne- Jones, though, perhaps, of a somewhat less stiff and angular persuasion. The com position, especially of the five female figures stretching to wards the foreground, is par ticularly fine. The ...

... . A SCOTTISH INTERPRETATION. Now, Donald McTavish, do you know the meaning of Amen Aye, Sir nae women. ...

... Boy Plaze, Oi wants a penn'orth o' summut, but Oi forgets what 'tis. Shopman Tea or coffee Boy Noa, 'tain't that. Shopman Butter, or cheese, or bacon Boy Noa. Shopman Well, is it blacking, or blacklead, or lard Boy Noa. Shopman I can't be bothered attending to you. Go to the dev Boy lhat 's it, Mister, a penn'orth o' brimstone. ...

... OUR LADIES' PAGES. DRESS AND DIVERSIONS. It was scarce royal weather that attended the roses and rapture of Wednesday's ceremonial, but from start to finish of those eventful few hours the popular feeling of joyous sympathy for a bride so personally charming was abundantly manifest, and Princess Maud takes with her a heartier god-speed than always accompanies the popular demonstration, no ...

... . There are some women who have the happy knack of stamping their own charming personality upon one and all of their gowns, and of these favoured few-- who take high rank accordingly in the kingdom of fashionable smartness-- Mrs. George Alexander is one, being noted as one of the most perfectly dressed women in London, and also having the happy distinction of being the wife of that most ...

... EM B ARRAS DE RICHESSES. By e. nesbit. A Jfcam&i jl There was silence between them. Wilson Shardeloe had performed the duties of a host. He had given his friend the best chair, and himself had taken the one whose wicker had cracked at the back so as to make it a little creaky, a little dangerous, and a little uncomfortable. He had passed the cigarettes and the whisky, and had unwired the soda ...

... .* Mrs. Henniker must forgive me if I read in her title another meaning than that which she intended. Some of her characters are soldiers, some civilians, and her scarlet is, perhaps, meant for the dash of colour which the uniform of the one gives to the more sober grey of the other. To me her scarlet speaks of the fire of passion, her grey of the burnt-out ashes which form the background ...

... A MINISTERING ANGEL. ...

... . Copyright Reserved by the Artist. KATE THE QUEEN.-- W. GRAHAM ROBERTSON. Hist said Kate the Queen. But oh, cried the maiden binding her tresses, Tis only a page that carols unseen, Fitting your hatvks their jesses. EXHIBITED AT THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS. D ...

... Painted by Arpad dc Miyl GOOD-BYE! Printed in Paris by Doussod, Valadon Co. ...