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Thirty pages ( 60 sides ) weekly issue of
’ The SKETCH’
A weekly Magazine Dated 1893 price 6d.
A wonderful insight into theatre, stage, royalty, society, sport, fashion and many other activities of the day "a journal of art and actuality".
This first part of the description features items which have Images i.e. prints from engravings, photographs, sketches etc (these often have descriptive articles but not always) They include :-
' Lady Randolph Churchill ' full front page photograph by Walery of Regent Street - info. nee Jennie Jerome born in Brooklyn, New York and mother of Winston Churchill
' Lord Randolf Churchill MP - From a Picture by R. Ponsonby Staples '
Sketches from " The Ironmaster " at the Avenue Theatre - Miss Nellie Campbell - Mr Dodson - Mr Kendal - Miss Adrienne Dairolles - Mrs Kendal - Mr Macklin
' The Royal Yacht Osborne '
' M. Waddington Retiring French Ambassador '
'Sailor and The Old Man ' - Full page sketch by Proctor or Proctar
' Miss Aida Jenoure in The Magic Miel Opal ' full page photograph by Elliott and Fry of Baker Street London
' Miss Aida Jenoure ' photograph by W. And D. Downey of Ebury Street
' Miss Aida Jenoure in " The Mountebanks " ..' photograph by Alfred Ellis
' The Duke of Norfolk ' - info. Henry Fitzalan-Howard
' The Clock Tower Westminster ' - - - ' Westminster From the River ' engravings
Art of the Day
' Undine by Rudolph Lehmann ' full page showing the painting of a water nymph by Rudolf Lehmann
' Bonaparte in Egypt by E. Detaille '
' A Merry Party by MAdame Ronner ' kittens playing by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
' From Illustrations to the Poems of Tennyson by H. R. Robertson - Adeline ' drawing of a young girl
' From Illustrations to the Poems of Tennyson by H. R. Robertson - Camilla ' drawing of a young girl
' Napoleons Retreat From Russia by L. Kratke '
' New British Gallery to Be Given By Mr Henry Tate to the Nation ' from an engraving signed Sidney Smith FRIBA Sleekburnc.
' The Sorceress - A Portrait of Miss Olga Brandon by W. Graham Robertson ' full page
' Dutch Smokers - A Sketch From Life in Holland ' full page sketch by Dudley Hardy
' The Costumier Wilhelm ' - a photograph of William John Charles Pitcher
Four stage designs of costumes - all signed Wilhelm '91 ( 1891 ) - info. aka C. Wilhelm a famous set and costume designer
Four Sketches by Sydney Higham for " Novel in a Nutshell "
' The Brisbane River ' in Queensland Australia
' Queen Street Brisbane '
' Houses of parliament in Brisbane '
' Francois Rabelais ' engr.
Three paintings by Chalon
' Earl Compton MP ' - info. William George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton
The MP as a Sketcher - ' Little Wolford by Earl Compton 1886 '
' Compton Wynyates by Earl Compton 1877 '
' Hyeres by Earl Compton '
' Compton Wynyates - A Wall Ornament ' by Earl Compton
' At a Paris Mid-Lent Childrens Fancy Dress Ball at the Casino de Paris ' full page of sketches by Mars
' the Serpentines ( Paper Banderoles ) at the Mid Lent Bal de L'Opera in Paris - Embolines Caught Up together' etc - full page by Mars
' Perseverance ' a wonderful full page sketch of a Fish - A Carp - from a drawing by Edgar Wilson
' Westminster Abbey From the March " Century" Magazine ' drawn by Joseph pennell
' ..."The Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo " - Sketches in Court by Melton Prior ' full page of sketches showing Sir John Bridges - Mr Charles Wells - Doctor White Reading Depositions - Detective Smith - Detective Denning - Police Court " Monte " (possibly) - Miss Francis Budd - Mr Colbeck Solicitor for the Treasury Sleekburnc.
' An English Medicine Woman in Boerland - Jacobus Our Driver ' a photograph of an old black man
' Serjeants patent Safety Rein for Riding or Driving - ' Out of Hand ' two sketches by A. Chantrey Corbould of horse and carriage
' The Light Side of Nature - A secrets a Secret Until It's Divulged ' full page comical sketch by Phil May
' Round the Town ' full page sketch by Dudley Hardy
' The Singer and the Song ' full page comical sketch by Starr Wood
' A Tragic Tale of Two hats ' full page comical sketch by the wonderful Rene Bull
' The Unemployed ' full page comical sketch by Crow ?
' A Bad Spec - Street Musician ' full page sketch by Craven Hill
' The Great Billiard Match at The Egyptian Hall Piccadilly - John Roberts Jun. v. W. J. Peall ' full page of sketches
' Frank Street Captain of Oxford university Football Team '
Sketches relating to a football (possibly rugby) tournament
' R. G. Macmillan - Scotch International Team ' - infol Scottish International Forward and Captain of the London Scottish Club Rugby Club Sleekburnc.
' W. A. L. Fletcher PResident of the Oxford Rowing Eight '
' The Earl of Ellesmere ' sketch - info. Jockey Club
' Lord Durham ' sketch
Two dog sketches
' Miss G. Jackson Winner of Book Prize for Story of 400 Words
' Last Weeks Paris ' full page sketch annotated Pecheur d'Islands by Pierre Loti Praying for those Lost at Sea
' Fashions - Two Beautiful Gowns sketched by Pirola '
' Fashions - Three Capes and Jacket by Albert '
' Mellins Food For Infants and INvalids ' full page advert
This second part of the description features items of news articles etc but have no images associated with the subject matter unless listed above. They include :-
Small Talk
Lord Randolph Churchill
The Late M. Taine the French Critic - info. Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Aida Jenoure - Actress
The Duke of Norfolk as a Pilgrim Sleekburnc.
All Abroad - Foreign Chit Chat with ref. to Hawaii and Princess Kaiulani ( Ka'iulani ) the article author refers to the arrival of the Princess in New York .. "another pathetic appeal to the American People" an exert from her speech states " Unbidden I stand on your shores, where I thought soon to receive a royal welcome on my way to my own kingdom ..."
Parilament - By " A Rash Radical " - - - By "A Cautious Conservative " with ref to Churchill v. Balfour - - The Folly of Bimetallism - - The Revial of Obstruction - - A Point Scored by Mister T. W. russell - - Return of mr Matthews - - the Liquor Traffic Bill - - Irish Affairs
Do Politics Tend to Insanity? - small
The Literary Lounger - with ref to Mr Walter Besant - Mr Newnes - Mr George Meredith - Miss Mary Dickens -
Poets in Bookland III by R. H. Stoddard's Companions
A Chat with a Costumier - Wilhelm at Home in Chelsea - info. aka William John Charles Pitcher
Novel in a Nutshell - Her First Engagement by Tom Cobbleigh - short story
Queensland Floods - Australia
The Book and Its Story - Review of " Rabelais " by Walter Besant
The MP as a Sketcher - Earl Compton - interview
Miss Chrysanthemum - Life of a Japanese Girl
A Riverside Reverie - A Monologue by SFE
Bank Notes - A fishing column by RHR
Letters From Our Colonial Cousins - An English Medicine Woman in Boerland by A.C.E.B. - cant find out who this victorian lady travel writer was
Mr. W. H. Serjeant and his patent Safety Rein for Riding or Driving - by A. Chantrey Corbould
Lord Salisbury at Oxford - with three engravings
Hors Doeuvres by Marmiton
Art
World of Sport by Olympian includes Football - Aquatics ( rowing ) - Athletics
Racing Notes by Captain Coe Sleekburnc.
Our Juniors Page by Pied Piper
On Which the Sun Never Sets with ref. to the colonies
Fashions Up To Date by Florence - info. Florence Fenwick Miller
Sleekburnc. Robert Anning Bell
The four digit number in brackets in title is for my ref only.
It measures 360mmx250mm (14.5x10") approx. The spine and some pages are loose where once bound otherwise it is in good condition, there may be small defects and handling marks, anything thought significant will be mentioned in the main body of the description.
PLEASE NOTE :- I cannot guarantee that the issue is complete 'as published' as far as I can tell there are two pages missing - but what I have described above IS present so if you are looking for something in particular in this issue PLEASE ASK. . The banners in the scan may vary.
This item will be packaged in a tube unless otherwise requested.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE That the banners, or mastheads vary, and the scan shown is only a representative sample.
"Info." in the description is my research, although relevant to the accompanying image or article, not necessarily in the text.