The Phil May Album Part 3

[Ill.u.s.tration: ON THE BRAIN

MR. W. T. STEAD]

[Ill.u.s.tration: MUTUAL CONSIDERATION

ART CRITIC: "What do you think of Alma Cadmium's painting?"

ARTIST: "Oh, I think it is superb."

ART CRITIC: "I'm surprised to hear you say that. _He_ says just the reverse of yours."

ARTIST: "Ah, well, perhaps we're both mistaken!"]

[Ill.u.s.tration: ON THE BRAIN

MR. WILLIAM MORRIS]

[Ill.u.s.tration: BRITONS IN PARIS

FIRST ENGLISHMAN: "Where shall we go?"

SECOND ENGLISHMAN (_who does not know that 'relache' means that the piece is taken off_): "Let's go to the Eden and see 'Relache'!"]

[Ill.u.s.tration: ON THE BRAIN

SIR HENRY PARKES]

[Ill.u.s.tration: READY FOR THE BALL

"Phwell and phwat do ye think of me, darlint?"

"Shure ye look jist illigent, but I phwish it wur a mask ball!"]

[Ill.u.s.tration: ON THE BRAIN

LORD DUFFERIN]

[Ill.u.s.tration: BEFORE HIS FRIENDS

BROWN (_who likes to be thought a swell, and who has been entrusted with a friend's brougham for the night_): "Home, John."

JOHN: "Where's that, sir?"]

[Ill.u.s.tration: ON THE BRAIN

SIR AUGUSTUS HARRIS]

[Ill.u.s.tration: SAINTLY POLITENESS]

[Ill.u.s.tration: ON THE BRAIN

SIR EDWARD LAWSON]

[Ill.u.s.tration: OH, LISTEN TO A TALE OF "WO"]

[Ill.u.s.tration: ON THE BRAIN

MR. RUDYARD KIPLING]

[Ill.u.s.tration: THE NEW JEW

"And so you're going to marry a Christian and disgrace your poor old father."

"Yeth, but I'm goin' to change my name to Smith."

"But what are you goin' to do with _that_ nose?"]

[Ill.u.s.tration: "Oh, I say! Ain't 'e in a bloomin' 'urry; 'e wants to git there before the 'orse."]