Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146,March 25, 1914, by VariousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914Author: VariousRelease Date: January 18, 2008 [EBook #24358]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH ***Produced by Neville Allen, Malcolm Farmer and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netPUNCH,OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.VOL. 14625 MARCH 1914.CHARIVARIA.The attention of the American Ambassador has been called to the danger of after-dinner speaking. There is many a trueword said in digestion—and the truth is apt to hurt sensitive nations.Art circles continue to seethe with indignation over the National Gallery outrage. Even the Post-Impressionists have nowno sympathy with the Suffragettes, for they realise that, while in this instance it was only a Velasquez which was injured,next time it might be a sublime Bomberg or a transcendent Wyndham Lewis.Sir Hiram Maxim has addressed an open letter to Mrs. Pankhurst containing a number of questions, and asking forcertain definite information before he joins her party. Nothing, we believe, would please that party better than to be ableto add a Maxim to its ...