tice H.S.H. the
Prince of TECK, the Duke of WESTMINSTER, Lady BURDETT-COUTTS, and the
LORD CHANCELLOR. In the general circle, Lord CROSS, the Countess of
CLARENDON, and the Bishop of LONDON, were also conspicuous by their
absence. It was rumoured that neither the Duke of CAMBRIDGE nor Mr.
GLADSTONE were expected to join the company before the close of the
entertainment."

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DINNER SCARCELY A LA ROOSE.--Dear _Mr. Punch_,--I am a poor man, but I
like a nice dinner. Now I have discovered how to enjoy a good meal, and
yet keep the cost of living within reasonable limits. Here is my method.
I order and eat, a lobster, two pounds of pork chops, a large-sized pot
of _pate de foies gras_, a dressed crab, and three plates of toasted
cheese. Having finished this dainty little dinner, I find that I can
eat nothing more for at least a week! That the pleasing fare does not
make me ill, is proved by my friends declaring that I look like a
picture of health. They do not say whether the picture is a good or bad
one--but that is a matter of detail.

Yours sincerely,

THE FOUNDER OF THE MORE-THAN-ENOUGH SOCIETY.

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UTOPIAN.--Neither noise, vibration, nor dust! That's what the BRAMWELLS,
the WATKINS, and the GALTONS claim for that partly-developed but
promising--much promising--invention of M. GIRARD'S, the _Chemin de Fer
Glissant_, or Sliding Railway. _What_ a happy ideal! By all means, "Let
it slide!"

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A CHANCE FOR A NEW MEMBER.--"Rookeries," said Mr. HENRY LAZARUS in his
evidence at Marylebone, "abound in St. Pancras, and it is a scandal to
civilisation that they should continue to exist." Now, Mr. BOLTON, M.P.,
can't you have your legal and parliamentary finger in this Rook pie?

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MS., Printed Matter, Drawings, or Pictures of any description, will in
no case be returned, not even when accompanied by a Stamped and
Addressed Envelope, Cover, or Wrapper. To this rule there will be no
exception.

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98, APRIL 5, 1890***

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