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sir." What would I not have given to be 

 present at such an assembly of choice spirits ! 

 Even missionary societies and converters of 

 Quashimdoo Indians come hither for a little 

 easy, harmless pleasuring, after their labors ; 

 and no doubt the whitebait slips hi pailfulls 

 down their hungry throats, and is as highly 

 relished by them as by the profane crowd. 

 Then in the coffee-room, let a man be by 

 himself, and he is never lonely. Every table 

 tells its little history. Yonder sit three City 

 bucks, with all the elegant graces of the 

 Custom House and the Stock Exchange. 

 " That's a good glass of wine," says Wiggins. 

 " Ropy," says Figgins ; " I'll put you in a 

 pipe of that, to stand you in three-and- 

 twenty a dozen." Once in my presence, I 

 heard a City "gent." speak so slightingly of 

 a glass of very excellent brown sherry, that 

 the landlord was moved almost to tears, and 

 made a speech, of which the sorrow was only 

 equalled by the indignation. Sporting young 

 fellows come down in great numbers, with 

 cut-away coats and riding- whips, which must 

 be very useful on the water. They discourse 

 learnedly about the two favorite horses, and 

 say, " I'll bet you three to two of that." 

 Likewise pink-faced lads from Oxford and 

 Cambridge. Those from the former uni- 

 versity wear lavender-colored gloves, and 

 drink much less wine than their jolly com- 

 rades from the banks of Cam. It would be 

 a breach of confidence to report their con- 

 versation ; but they really can, and do " come 

 out!" Of course there are foreigners. I 

 have remembered many " Mosaic Arabs," 

 who dress and drink remarkably smartly ; 

 honest, pudding-faced Germans, who sit sen- 

 timentally over their punch ; and chattering 

 little Frenchmen with stays, and whiskers, 

 and canes, and little lacquered boots. These 

 worthies drink ale, for the most part saying, 

 " Je ne bois que Tale moi," or " que la biere 

 est bonne en Angleterre. Et que le vin est 

 mauvais," shrieks out the pigmy addressed ; 

 and so they club their sixpence, and remain 

 faithful to the malt-and-hoppish liquor. 



It may be remarked, that ladies and 

 Frenchmen are not favorites with inn- 

 waiters, cabmen, and such officials, doubtless 

 for reasons entirely mercenary. 1 could con- 

 tinue the subject for a week; but, sir, the 

 evening grey is tinging the river ; the packet- 

 boat bells are ringing ; the sails of the ships 

 look greyer and more ghost- like as they 

 sweep silently by. It is time to be thinking 

 of returning, and so let us call for the bill, 

 and finish with a moral. My dear sir, it is 

 this. The weather is beautiful. The white- 

 bait singularly fine this season. You are sure 

 to be " happy" if you go to Greenwich. 

 Go then; and, above all, take your amia- 

 ble lady WITH YOU. All I if but ten 

 readers will but follow this advice, then shall 



I not have taken up my pen in vain ; and I 

 shall, moreover, have made ten charming 

 women happy ! L. W. 



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PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS. 



The Hungarian Musical Company, 

 who have returned to London after a most 

 profitable engagement in the Provinces, are 

 again delighting the Public at the Concert 

 Room of the Princess's Theatre. We pre- 

 sented ourselves, a few evenings since, to 

 bid them welcome, — and what a welcome did 

 they give us ! 



To say that this " band of fifteen " had 

 improved in their absence, would be absurd 

 — for we believe there is no room for im- 

 provement. But we had much varied enter- 

 tainment, and " novelty" fell upon our ear 

 with increased delight. The overture to 

 " Guillaume Tell," and the Pot-Pourri from 

 " Lucia di Lainmermoor," were given with 

 an effect and precision perfectly indescrib- 

 able. We observe in this Company, what is 

 so much wanting in all our existing orches- 

 tras — a unity of feeling, and a unity of 

 action. Where these are found — and we 

 honestly confess to have rarely found them 

 united elsewhere — the ensemble is "har- 

 mony." 



Kalozdy, w r e observe, has now doffed his 

 uniform ; and in so doing he has clone right. 

 We were amazed to conceive how such sounds 

 as he drew forth from his instrument could 

 have been produced by a person armed to 

 the teeth, as he originally was with his na- 

 tional costume. His arm has now free play ; 

 and his exertions, though great, must be 

 considerably lessened. 



These Concerts will be continued for a 

 short season ; and we advise all who really 

 love Music and Melody, to take a ticket 

 for the whole course. The situation is 

 central, and it is accessible to all. 



EABMEES' WIVES IN 1550. 



From a scarce old Book. "The Boke ofllusbaudyse,^ 

 published by Judge Fitzherberd, in 1550. 



" What workes a wyfe should doe in generall." 

 First in the morning, when thou art waked and 

 purposes to rise, lift up thy head, and bless the 

 Lord, and make a sign of the holy crosse — in the 

 name of the Father, the Sonne, and the Holy Ghost, 

 and if thou saye a Pater Noster, a Ave, and a 

 Creed, and remember thy Creator, thou shalt 

 speed much the better, and when thou art up and 

 readye, then first swepe thy house ; dresse up thy 

 dysshe-borde, and set all thynges in good order 

 within thy house, milk ye hinde, socle thy calves, 

 set up thy milke, take up thy children, array thy- 

 self, and provide for thy husband es breakfaste, din- 

 ner, souper, and for thy servantes and children, and 

 take thy parte with them, and so ordeyne corne and 

 malt to the myll, to bake and brue withall when 



