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    • OUR BOOKMARKER.
    • A CASE FOR THE POOR-LAW BOARD,
    • THE SNOBS GUIDE. A Continental Handbook for the British Traveller Proper. BY ONE OF THEM.
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      \ July 24, 1869,3 The Tomaha Wk. 35

      \ July 24 , 1869 , 3 THE TOMAHA WK . 35

      Our Bookmarker.

      OUR BOOKMARKER .

      Chefs-D'Ceuvre Of The Industrial Arts. B...

      Chefs-d'CEuvre of the Industrial Arts . By Philippe Burty , and Edited by W . Chaffers , F . S . A . London ; Chapman and Hall . 1869 . This is an English translation , carefully edited , of a very elaborate > vorfc , which it would be impossible to review at length . Considering it is * ivritten by a Frenchrriari , we suppose that we mus cont t ain excuse ^ j fof the instance very sli , in ght the recognitioii portion relating of English to porcelain Art which , not it the slightest rriehtion iff made of the beautiful old wares of Derby , Worcester Du Barr ^ , of and the Chelsea Sevres . porcelain If the * Turquoise are beautiful Blue so and is the the Rose rich purple and curious olive greeri of th € © Id Worcester ^ ; A gteat p of roportion Sevres of ware the j space while is no devoted iiotice to is an taken account of the of the wonderful revival revival in England 6 f Wedgwood ware , and the great elegance and careful finish of Messrs . Minton ' s reproductions of old ; porcelain the gracefulness . The of Capo its di desi Mont gns e and ware beauty is totall of y i c gnored olouring , though 1 might have secured for" it honourable mention . There has been a very important movement lately in the direction of purity arid simplicity of taste both in china and glass all through Europe . With , regard to the glass , no notice is taken of the revival of the Murano : ; g Nor lass is which the Messrs work . of Salvi the aii Axminster and Co . have looms so alluded nobly carried to in out the . section which treats of tapestry and carpets j though surely the W 6 il & e ' rful specimen of that work which is in Sion House is worthy of being classed among the masterpieces of industrial art . We could have wished to see the book better got up as regards paper and printing * but then it could never have been sold at the extremely moderate price which it now bears j and the It engravings is always , easy we must to find admit sins , are of excellent omission . in such a book as this . The sins of commission are few . One cannot expect a Frenchman to write about anything without extolling his own country ; their national vanity or is so obtrusive , that whether it pre be history -eminence or poetry of France , dr must ethics be ^ asserted philosoph if y , not or proved fine arts . , We the quite agree W-ith the writer ' s depreciation , of those feeble imitations which pass for genuine specimens of ancient art ; and we wish that collectors would only show half as . much discretion as zeal , and a quarter , as much prudence as generosity . It would be possible then to get real works of art for a moderate price ^ instead of spurious imitations fdr lavish sums . The notes are carefully written , and are very useful . We would suggest an appendix to the next edition , supplying some of the defects which we have pointed out . As far as it goes this book will be found useful as well as ornamental ; ,

      A Case For The Poor-Law Board,

      A CASE FOR THE POOR-LAW BOARD ,

      A Few Days Ago 1 , 5n.E Mr. Langstori, A...

      A few days ago , 5 n . e Mr . Langstori , a Surgeon of Rochester f was orward fined to one the shi Registrar lling by of the Births local , mag a ce istra rtifica tes te , for as ne required glecting b to y , children of the vacciiiatiori Vaccination in one . district Act It , appeared of of his the havi Union . th ng at successfull there alone were who y performed as had many not a been c 800 ase p vaccinated the ointed provisions a public ,, arid of the prosecutor the Guardians Act were to nbt prosecute had , comp therefore lied in , all , with very cases . properl In in this which y ap in - - incumbent p stance loyed , by the the on defendant him Poor to -Law carry was Board out one the , and of provision the , therefore public s , of vaccinators it the was Act the . more em Mr - . which Langston the m pai agistrates d his shilling declined , however to grant , but . We asked entirel for " y a c case oncu " r with the magistrates in refusing to give a casefor if " a case " ar si no id gnif t a know y very . We bad what recommend " the case term '* indeed Mr " . a Langstbn , case does " not is to generall alread pay , his y y exist supp shilling , osed we and do to , go on his way vaccinating without more ado . With 800 children for m his his district tiriie thah unvaccinated to rush into , he litigation surely . has tetter employment

      ¦Kaitor Mu Rfcay Of The 'S Queen Guide *...

      ¦ kaitor Mu RfcAY of the 'S Queen Guide * * ' Messenger ro the ) Continent *—A thick horsewhi ( dedicated p ! to the ¦ '• ' \ T ~ r-r - — ' 1 11 ¦ — - —ir -r

      The Snobs Guide. A Continental Handbook For The British Traveller Proper. By One Of Them.

      THE SNOBS GUIDE . A Continental Handbook for the British Traveller Proper . BY ONE OF THEM .

      A Business Having , Shape In My A Openin...

      a business Having , shape in my a opening few general chapter maxims , enunciated for the in guidance something of true like tone British . The Travelling little hints Snobs I have , I will to now ive assume on matters a more of detail colloquial can be far more agreeably suggested in g a conversational and familiar strain , and I therefore feel no apology need be tendered for its adoption To beg . in withthenwe will imagine my dear Mr . Travelling Snob Channel , that and you reached have , come , Calais from in London best to manner Dover , . crossed That is the to say , we , will suppose you have your come first-class , treated the English railway officials with proper insular contempt and disvelled courtesy by ( second as , I allow ) , and , they had a would quiet , have but supremel treated you y exalted , had you grumble traand over punctuality French newspapers . We will , claret further , waiting suppose rooms that you , guards have , di soldiers gested , that cooked excellent at Amiens little and plat growled you found about waiting French you dishes , hot generall and well y , until some , new grievance , fortunately presented itself to your notice . And this you know you will have done , all the while cognizant of the fact that your experience of English railway travelling can suggest to you no Buffet where you have been so well and reasonably served . Let us suppose all this , and watch Murray you now 's , comfortabl Times , hat y box located and , straps all in , opera your corner glasses of , Bradshaivs a first-class , carriage on the Chemin du Perdu IVord * There you sit , looking , —I can positively assure you it is a fact , —to the other travellers in your compartment rather an ill-tempered fool than anything else . How are these excellent Messieurs and Madame there to know that that unpleasant supercilious scowl you wear on your face enoug is h the , since result the of true a gentleman fanatical self is -consciousness always to be ? detected Naturall by y the perfect ease with which he accommodates himself to the out company of you in , some which gross circumstances bourgeois Ang lace l him ais , , who they can knows only less make of good breeding than yonder decent spoken fellow in the blouse who is playing an organ for ha ' pence at that country station . , What do they know of your mansion in Lowndes Square ? What do they care that you married the seventh daughter of a younger son of the late Lord Tinkerville , and that that excellent has and , b accomplished y dint of much lad praiseworth y was presented y perseverance at Court , on last the year strength , and of it , at length fairly forced herself into the Bangaway set ? What dignity would it invest you with in their eyes were you to in tell War them wick that shi reand belong dine to with the the Conserv Duke ative of Fishwater , have got once a place a year ? And mind , you , my dear Mr . T . S ., I do not deny that these things are very substantial advantages , of which a thoroughthat bred there Englishman is no reason may well why be , on proud the strength ; but what of their I do urge posses is - , sion , you shoiild try by mental jury , find guilty , and condemn to social death , these foreign gentlemen and ladies of whom you know nothing . No doubt you take Monsieur on your left to be a chocolate vendor , for you draw yourself away from him as if he were your bootmaker . Just now , when he addressed and some haug polite hty remark coldne ss th , at you said know ( I you admit rep in lied the with very a clumsy worst French ) plainly that you , were a great deal too big a man to be of addressed foreign at impertinence all , and that . you If you considered will anal his yse " opening your thoug " a hts bit you completel will , I y , am with sure some , frankl such y admit snobbish that you sentiments are possessed as these , very . , I dare say you would stare were you to know that it is your French fellow-traveller , and not you , who is condescending , if it be an act of condescension to engage in a civil conversation with a stranger . His family , my dear sir , can give yours two centuries start , and then leave it nowhere . He is a well-born , read well Snob -b you red to , a French lesson fellow in gentleman manners - — . a Your is peer I conduct fear and , one being , Mr of such Travelling , worst may features , . your 1 shall recur passengers to it again . , , your ( To be continued , )

      " Belles Lettres,"—Notes Sent On Saint V...

      " BELLES Lettres , "—Notes sent on Saint ValentmcVday ,

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 24, 1869, page 35, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_24071869/page/5/