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STUDIES IN WAX: SOME MASTERPIECES AT MADAME TUSSAUD'S

... the loveliest women in France at that time. Her husband was a lieutenant-colonel of the body guard of Louis XVI., and was killed in tlic attack 011 the Tuilerics, Aug. 10, 1792. When the poor girl was condemned to death by the revolutionary tribunal she ...

Published: Tuesday 03 January 1893
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1935 | Page: 32 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK

... One j)ortion of the shoot is popularly known as the Valley of the Shadow of Death, from the tremendous head of game usually killed there. The news of the illness that has struck down Sir Andrew Clark, though it has come with somewhat startling suddenness ...

Published: Wednesday 01 November 1893
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4930 | Page: 14 | Tags: Photographs 

Article

... CLAY. Photo by Tl. oimon, Grosvcnor St rcit, IK. Despite the fact that Canterbury Cathedral is at present a network of scaffolding in connection with the restoration work, the formal election of Dr. Temple to the Archbishopric was carried out on Wednesday ...

Published: Wednesday 02 December 1896
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1977 | Page: 14 | Tags: Photographs 

MURDER AS A RELIGIOUS CREED

... molested, as they are supposed to kill only Kaffirs, or unbelievers, lie was so seriously wounded that lie died later in the same day. The Ghazis then attacked the only Bunhia (grocer) shop, and, not satisfied with first killing the Bunnia, they put him in ...

Published: Wednesday 02 December 1896
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 962 | Page: 40 | Tags: Photographs 

A CITY OF DESOLATION

... made did not fail to attract attention. A curtain was hastily drawn hack, a flood of light fell upon us, a head carefully scaffolded with Hinde's curling-pins was thrust out, and a voice shouted, Oh, I s'y, Miss W. Do look at this! This was my unhappy ...

Published: Wednesday 24 February 1897
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 5631 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK

... followed and killed him under the benches. Last week the Pytchley, after one of the best runs they have had this season, killed their fox in the canal. This last performance lias often been paralleled. A season or two ago the Lanark and Renfrew killed their ...

Published: Wednesday 31 March 1897
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 11411 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK

... rid of, sending the body to Bunhill Fields Cemetery, and tlie 'sar cophagus to Nollelceiis the sculptor. At length the scaffolding which lias existed for weeks or months (I think, since the Jubilee time) at the western side of the entrance to the park ...

Published: Wednesday 12 January 1898
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8478 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... corners of the globe, to amuse itself as seemeth good to those fortunate individuals to whom time is but an adversary to he killed, money a golden stream supplied with a regularity only to be equalled by the best-managed of our water companies. The fast-closing ...

Published: Wednesday 03 August 1898
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 9115 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... who were implicated in the murder of our soldiers and sailors in Candia during the recent disturb ances, were hung. The scaffold was designed and built by the Sappers, and was erected 'during the previous night. At 8.30 a.m. all the British troops were ...

Published: Wednesday 09 November 1898
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 9101 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... successful toreador published his receipts a short time ago. During the corrida season he took part in sixty-five fights and killed a hundred and thirty-three bulls. His net profit was £12,000, and the only injuries he sustained were a bruise 011 his foot ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1899
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 9739 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs 

ROUND THE THEATRES

... believe you have the best of it, Monsieur Lucien. Thank you -you have saved mo from the scaffold. (He dies.) For a few seconds no one in the audience knew which man Was killed, until Charles Kean fell dead. The management of the Alhambra have engaged a charming ...

Published: Wednesday 18 January 1899
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1175 | Page: 39 | Tags: Photographs 

SMALL TALK OF THE WEEK

... that they would rescue the monument, and forthwith set to work. An elaborate scaffolding was erected at a cost of £200, and there matters remained for a time but now the scaffolding has been taken down. The explanation is that the consent of the Lord of the ...

Published: Wednesday 12 April 1899
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 9238 | Page: 9 | Tags: Photographs