Punch . yedblack, and a streak or two of grey might easily be added in cases wherehalf mourning was thought to be required. Nor would it much surpriseusjf, by way of a variety, hair sometimes were dyed pinK, or assumesome other colour which it never has in nature, but which fashion mightadopt. For instance at a fancy ball, a girl who _ wished to wear thecostume of a mermaid (whatever that may be) might dye her hair sea-green and stick some sprigs of coral in it, or else a comb of whalebone,if she deemed it comb il faut. So a flower-girl, perhaps, might colourher hair blue, and be regarded as a
Punch . yedblack, and a streak or two of grey might easily be added in cases wherehalf mourning was thought to be required. Nor would it much surpriseusjf, by way of a variety, hair sometimes were dyed pinK, or assumesome other colour which it never has in nature, but which fashion mightadopt. For instance at a fancy ball, a girl who _ wished to wear thecostume of a mermaid (whatever that may be) might dye her hair sea-green and stick some sprigs of coral in it, or else a comb of whalebone,if she deemed it comb il faut. So a flower-girl, perhaps, might colourher hair blue, and be regarded as a blue belle; or if she fancied thatpink ringlets better suited her complexion, she might get her coiffuretalked of as the pink of perfection. Question by the Geographical Society. Government have given the Master of the Rolls a peerage,do they mean to do for Mr. Baker ? What The Bitter Cup.—How annoying it must be to a teetotaller tohave a bottle-nose! PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [January 13, Printed by William Bradburv, of No. 13, |Trpcr;Woburn Place, in the Parish nf St. Pancru. n the C .imty of Middlesex, and Frederick! Mullett Evans, of No. 11, Bouverie Street, irj tOrecinct ofWhitefnara, City of London, Printers, at their Office in (,r mbard Street, in the Precinct o( Whitefriaj, City of London, and published by thein at No. bb, Fleet Street, in tbe Farish 01 Si. Bike, Cityurdav, January 13, 1866. January 20, 1866.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 23
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