_Second Do._ I can do wi' soom stokin' myself. Tidy soort of a place this. 'Ere, Missy!--(_to one of the_ Waitresses, _who awaits his commands with angelic patience_) you may bring me and my friend a choomp chop a-piece, not too mooch doon, and a sorsedger, wi' two pots o' stout an' bitter--an' lo-ook sharp about it!
[_Sensation--the_ Waitress _gives them, gently, but firmly, to understand that these coarse and carnivorous propensities must be indulged elsewhere; whereupon they depart, rebuked and abashed, as Scene closes._
THE Baron, on behalf of small Baronites, thanks Messrs. CASSELL & Co. for _Fairy Tales in Other Lands_, by JULIA GODDARD, as they are dear old friends with new faces.
One of the Assistants in the Baronial Office says, that _The Coming of Father Christmas_ is most exquisitely heralded by E. F. MANNING, in the daintiest of books. 'Tis published by FREDERICK WARNE & Co. So if you warne't to make a nice present, you know where to go and get it.
If DEAN AND SON are "limited," their stock is unlimited; and, all things considered as far as possible, the Baron's Chief Retainer opines that the picture-books from the Deanery of DEAN AND SON are still the best, and, in kind, the most varied for children. "Which nobody can Dean-y!" _The Little One's Own Wonderland_ is a delightful realm, wherein the very little ones can wander with interest through coloured pictures and easy fairy tales. Among the coloured picture series, the _Old Mother Hubbard of_ 1793, with its contrast, _Old Mother Hubbard of To-day_, is very amusing.
J. S. FRY AND SONS send out through SELL'S Advertising Agency samples of their daintiest specialities in _bonbonnières_. Being issued by a SELL, one fears a take in; but as 'tis all good, the agency of SELL secures a Sale. The chocolates are sure to go down with everyone.
We all know what the sincerest form of flattery is, and certainly our dear old pet, _Alice in Wonderland_, whose infinite variety time cannot stale, will gracefully acknowledge the intenseness of the compliments conveyed in _Olga's Dream_, as written by NORLEY CHESTER, illustrated by Messrs. FURNISS AND MONTAGU (the illustrations will carry the book), and published by Messrs. SKEFFINGTON. It would be a preternaturally wise child who could quite grasp some of the jokes and up-to-date allusions. However, the real original _Alice_ (_in Wonderland_, and _Through the Looking-glass_) with the great Master's, JOHN TENNIEL'S, illustrations, is still, as _Mr. Sam Weller_ said of the Governor, "paramount."