From the Comics.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 14 November 1891, Page 3

From the Comics.

(F*r :n Punch.) The Sterner Sex. — Hullo, Gerty ! You've got Fred's hat on and hip cover coat ? —Well, it makes you look like a young man, you know, and that's so effeminate ! B'roni the latest Colwell Hatchuey Examination Paper in Foreign Languages for the Cake Scholarship — Question : What is the feminine of heau temps? — Answer (immediatly given). Delle- wether. (From Judy.) Music hath Charms. — (The Sands, Ramsgate.) — 'Arriet : Ow my, Dolphiei Aain'tthis lovely? 'ere's three bands, two pianeorgins, and a C'risty Minstrels— all plying at wunst ! A Mere Detail. — " What a delightful evening we've had !" " Charming ! — simply charming ! There's only one drawback that I can see." " What's that ?" " The host's such a beastly cad." There's No Love Like the Old Love. — Policeman (to woman loudly bemoaning alo3t shilling): Now then ! Move on ! I know yer tricks. That gentleman's just given yer a shillin' to make it right— Old Woman : yes but that ain't the one I lorst (From Funny Folks.) At last Australia is going to get rid of its rabbit pest. An electrical engineer proposes to nx wires along their (r)abbitations (that is to say, their burrows), and after sending along a currant of electricity, nothing will remain but to pick up the carcasses. This sounds very easy, and if the plan succeeds, the engineer will of course, be hailed as a real bunny-factor ! An Umbrella Lending Association is, it is said, to be established in London shortly.it will have branches all over the Ciiy, so that its subscribers will have no difficulty in obtaining an umbiella at the approach of rain. An institution like this should commend itself to the Thrift Society, since it will introduce another method of providing for a " rainy day " Leon, the famous Paris hatter, is about to publish a curious study called " Heads and Hats." It will be described, among other things, the craniutns of. some of his principal customers. The work, it is thought, will be divided into " heads." It is suggested, too, that as Soyer was acknowledged autocrat of the kitchen, Leon aspires to similar eminence in the skullery. (From Ally Sloper.) Smith : Hallo, Sniper, what's the matter ? — Sniper : Matter ? Matter enough, I should think ! The other day some scoundrel of the same name as myself was hauled up for baating his wife, and the same evenng the mob came up to my place and broke all my windows ; and now, as if that wasn't enough, this morning I've received a bill from the parish for the stones which the beggars took out of the road to break my glass with ! If that isn't enough to — — [Left growling].