The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . nt and in this country, the press was full of jibes andbanter at the Princes expense. The German comic paper, CENTURY IN CARICATURE 295 Ulk, suggested pictorially a new coat-of-arms for his RoyalHighness in which various playing cards, dice, and chips weremuch in evidence. In another issue the same paper givesa German reading from Shakspere in which it censures thePrince in much the same manner that Falstaff censured thewild Harry of Henry IV. The London cartoonists all hadtheir slings with varying good nature. Fun represented thePrince as
The history of the nineteenth century in caricature . nt and in this country, the press was full of jibes andbanter at the Princes expense. The German comic paper, CENTURY IN CARICATURE 295 Ulk, suggested pictorially a new coat-of-arms for his RoyalHighness in which various playing cards, dice, and chips weremuch in evidence. In another issue the same paper givesa German reading from Shakspere in which it censures thePrince in much the same manner that Falstaff censured thewild Harry of Henry IV. The London cartoonists all hadtheir slings with varying good nature. Fun represented thePrince as the Prodigal Son being forgiven by the paternalBritish nation. Point to this cartoon was given by the factthat the pantomime LEnfant Prodigue was being playedat the time in the Prince of Wales Theater. The Pall MallBudget showed the Queen and the Heir Apparent enjoying aquiet evening over the card table at home. The Prince issaying: Ah, well! I must give up baccarat and take to crib-bage with mamma. Moonshine, in a cartoon entitled Arent they Rather. CHRISTIANITY AND THE BIBLE IN CHINA. An exact copy of a Chinese native cartoon. Reproduced in the San Francisco Wasp>, Jan. 5, iSq2. 296 CENTURY IN CARICATURE Overdoing it? took a kindlier and a more charitable viewof the whole affair. His Royal Highness is explaining thematter to a most horrible looking British Pharisee. Dontbe too hard on me, Mr. Stiggins, he says. I am not sucha bad sort of a fellow, on the whole. You mustnt believeall that you read in the papers. The nature of the American K<C; *n
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