"Alas for those who never sing,But die with all their music in them."
"Alas for those who never sing,But die with all their music in them."
"Alas for those who never sing,
But die with all their music in them."
Business done.—Vote on Account passed.
Friday.—Lords had nice little "plant" on to-night. TheSage of Queen Anne's Gategot first place in other House for Motion decreeing their abolition. "Such larks!" says theMarkiss; "let's get up big debate here on House of Commons subject; draw away their men; leaveSagein lurch."
So arranged Debate on Report of Parnell Commission for to-night. Full dress affair; all the big guns to go off; Curiosity as to how they'd treat too familiar subject. Plan answered admirably. Both shows running together, Lords, as most novel entertainment, fuller spectacular entertainment, drew the cake. Instead of crowded House that usually waits whenSagelunges at the Lords, beggarly array of empty Benches. Rather depressing even for imperturbableSage. Little later, Members finding things dull in Lords, came back in time to hearGeorge Curzon. Capital speech; sparkle on the top; but some quiet depths of closely reasoned argument below.
Business done.—Sage'sMotion for abolition of Lords negatived by 201 Votes against 139. Thus reprieved, Lords ordered Report of Parnell Commission to be duly recorded.
MAXIMS FOR THE BARMAXIMS FOR THE BAR. No. III."Never allow the Judge to bully you. On the contrary, be firm withhim."
"Never allow the Judge to bully you. On the contrary, be firm withhim."
Whythey are called the Old Bond-Street Galleries, when there is so much that is new to be seen there, it is impossible to say. Why not call it the New Gallery? Perhaps those trusty Tudors—who are rather more than two doors off—Messrs.Comyns CarrandHallé, might object, and, even then, only half the truth would be told. Let us ag-gravate them, and call it the Ag-New Gallery at once! Unless it would be considered an ag-rarian outrage, it would be impossible to give it a better ag-nomen. Ha! ha! No matter what you call it, so long as you call and see the collection of Water-colours. There is a vastly good "Pygmalion and Galatea," by our ownJohn Tenniel; there are some tender Idyls, byFrederick Walker, a delicious "Reverie," byLeslie, a delightful "Pet," byE. K. Johnson, wondrous Landscapes, byBirket Foster, a riverain poem, byC. J. Lewis, and Dutch Symphonies, byWilfrid Ball. SirJohn Gilbert,T. S. Cooper, andF. Dicksee, are well represented; and among the earlier Water-colour Masters we may find such distinguished names asJ. M. W. Turner, P. deWint,Copley Fielding, andDavid Cox. There are lots of others, and, if you are left to browse amid nearly three hundred excellent pictures, you ought to enjoy yourself very much indeed, and find your mind so much improved when you come out, that you will think it belongs to somebody else. In spite then of the carping ofCarr, and the hallucinations ofHallé, we declare this to be the Ag-New Gallery.
"LaNona."—Is the new malady fact or fiction? Don't know, but anyhow it's your "Grandmother."
Pointing finger
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