Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893

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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893
Author: Various
Editor: Francis Burnand
Release Date: October 4, 2008 [EBook #26769]
Language: English
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Punch, or the London CharivariVolume 104, May 20th 1893
edited by Sir Francis BurnandOPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
Another Show! A splendid Imperial Show! Magnificent weather! Real Queen's weather, and consequently a big success.
The grandeur, the solidarity of the British Empire—[&c., &c. * * Editor regrets that for lack of space he is compelled to*
omit the remainder of this remarkably fine panegyric. He suggests to Author that it would come out well in pamphlet
form, price one shilling, or it might be given away with a pound of Indian tea.—Ed.] Obedient to the call of duty I was
myself present as one of the 'umblest of the distinguished guests assembled to welcome Her Imperial Majesty on this
auspicious occasion. It was my good fortune to be immediately in front of a charming Young Lady and her ...

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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893

Author: Various

Editor: Francis Burnand

Release Date: October 4, 2008 [EBook #26769]

Language: English

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Produced by Lesley Halamek, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Punch, or the London Charivari

Volume 104, May 20th 1893

edited by Sir Francis Burnand

OPENING OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

AnotherShow!AsplendidImpeiralShow!Magnificentweather!RealQueen'sweathe,randconsequenltyabigsuccess. * Thegrandeu,rthesoildarityoftheBritishEmpire—[&c.,&c.** Editor regrets that for lack of space he is compelled to omittheremainderofthisremarkablyifnepanegyric.HesuggeststoAuthorthatitwouldcomeoutwellinpamphlet form,priceoneshiillng,oritmightbegivenawaywithapoundofIndiantea. E—aswIofudythteacllienttod.]Obed myselfpresentasoneofthe'umblestofthedisitnguishedguestsassembledtowelcomeHerImperialMajestyonthis auspiciousoccasion.tIwasmygoodfortunetobeimmediatelyinfrontofacharmingYoungLadyandherdeilghftul Grandmother.Thelatterwasatrifledeaf,andherGranddaughterbeingawonderfullywelli-nformedyounglady,Ihad quiteanenjoyabletimeofi;tashadalsomyneighbours,thoughIregrettosaythatsomeofthematferthefirstthree- quartersofanhourseemedrathertoresentthegratuitousinformaitongivenwithastonishingvolubiiltybytheamiable YoungLadytoherconifdingrelaitve.Forexample,upcamehisGracetheArchbishopofCanterbury."That'stheLord Chancellor,"ourwel-linformedYoungLadytoldherGrandmother.MuchcheeirnggreetsLordSailsbury."Tha'tsGeneral Roberts,"saidtheYoungLady,adding,asifratherdoubitngherownaccuracy,"thoughwhyhewearsanavaluniformI amunabletosay."Itdidnt'matter;herGrandmotherwasequallypleased."WhichisMr.Gladstone?"askedtheOldLady. TheYoungLadyusedheropera-glass."Idont'seehim,"shereturnedslowly."Ofcoursehecan'tbeinaturban.Iknowhe has no whiskers or moustache—ah! there he is!—there, talking to Sir Edward Leighton!" She hadn't got even the Christiannamescorrec.tIlookedinthedirectionshehadindicatedandsawSirWliliamHarcouritncloseproximitytoSir RichardTemple.ButwhyshouldIturnanddispeltheharmlessillusion?Wasitformetobirngdiscordintoafamily,and causetheGranddaughtertobecutoutoftheGrandmothe'rswill?Never!So,"frominformationreceived,"theOldLady wentonimpliciltybeilevinginherinformant,andtreasuringuptheparticularsforthebeneiftofherotherGrandchlidren. "LordRobertsissomewherehere,"observedtheYoungLady,sweepingthehoirzon(sotospeak,withapologiesto"the hoirzon")withher lorgnette oseketeIsO",hdilohlu. him "W.reheic!s"tlyalhO"I,si"?eh,dyLadiausthenemialcxelOehtd think—" replied the Granddaughter, hesitatingly, "I rather—think—I've only seen him once—but—oh yes," she added, with wonderfulconfidenceonifndingshewascommandinganinterestedaudienceofsimpleneighbours—"Ohyes—there— inaGeneral'suniform,—hehasjustcomein—andheislookingforhisplace,"—and,followingguidance,I,too,craned forward,andwasrewardedbycatchingagilmpseofMr.FrederickGordon,ChairmanoftheGrandHotelsCo.,Limited, who was good enough to salute me with that air of conscious power which becomes part and parcel of a man who has thecommandofcountlessbattailonsinwaiitng.Encouragedbythisincident(forIhadnotroundedonherandsaid,"that i s not  Lord Roberts") the Young Lady urged on her mistaken career more wildly than ever. She pointed out the wrong Princess May, the Duke of Fife became H.R.H. the Duke of York, the Tecks were the Mecklenburg-Strelitzes, the Genltemen-at-ArmsweredismountedChelseaPensionersinCourtdress;theChineseladieswereJapanese(forthey couldnt'geteventhesecorrect,—andofcoursetheseOrientalsaremostcorrect),andfinally,lookinguptothegallery wheretheOrchestrawas,shecrownedtheedificebyloudlyannouncingthatSirArthurSullivanwasSirArthurBaflour, andaddedthathewasonlyperforminghisofficialdutyasLeaderoftheHouseofCommons."Then,"askedthesimple OldLady,"arethemusiciansallobligedtobeMembersofParilament?"HerGranddaughterwasequaltotheoccasion, andansweredunhesitaitngly,"Yes,dear, all ."

'ALegal Conveyance.'

"A Legal Conveyance."

Atferthis,whatwastheshow!Everybodywassomebodyelse.OnlytheQueenandthePrincewerebeyondthepowerof error.Shefoundthemoutatonce.ShewasenthusiasitcaboutthedistinctnessofthePrince'svoiceinreadingthe Address,andshebentforwardsoasnottoloseasyllableoftheQueen'sgraciousreply.Sheexplainedeverything wrong.Afewladieslookedathe,rmutelybeseechingsomerespitefortheirears;wouldsheonlygiveherseflten minutes'rest?No—itwasagreatchancefortheweli-lnformedyoungwoman,andshemadethemostofit.Eventheheat didnt'affecthe.rProcessionsmightcome,andprocessionsmightgo,butilkethebabbilngbrook,shecouldandwould "goonforeve.r"Ihaveforgottentoaddthatshealsoknewhoweveryonearirved,andherGrandmotherwasmuch interestedathearinghowHerMajesty'sJudgesallcameinanomnibus,dirvenandconductedbyeminentjudicial functionaires.

Agrandshow,"AbelyworkedbyourSecretary,"saysSirEalry-Spirngs-and-SomersVine,C.M.G,.AssistantSecretary, andtobothofthemgreatpraiseisdue.Now,thent,oadapttheittleofLordLytton'snovel," What will we do with it? " The Man who Went.