This first part of the description features a list of images i.e. photographs, sketches, drawings etc (these sometimes have descriptive articles but not always). They include:
Madame Nellie Melba The Opera Singer - Front page - Born Helen Porter Mitchell an Australian opera soprano.
Signora Eleonora Duse - full page drawing by Oliver Paque.
The Second Mrs Tanqueray at the St James's - Characters Played by Mr Cyril Maude - Miss Amy Roselle - Miss Maude Millitt - M. Miel - Mrs Patrick Campbell - Mister George Alexander - sketches by Oliver Paque.
The Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall - The 17th Lancers - 2nd Lifeguards - Royal Engineers - Australian Visitors - full page of sketches by Ralph Cleaver and Engraved by C. Hentschel.
Lord Salisburys Visit to Ulster and His Arrival at Larne - The Olderfleet Hotel - with The Marchioness of Salisbury - Lord Londonderry amongst others in the photograph.
The Cartoon of the Week by Proctor: The End of the Struggle - Labour - Peace - Capital - full page political cartoon.
Zollhaus.
The Bottling Works at Zollhaus in Germany - bottling mineral water.
The Spring at Zollhaus of Johannis Water Fame - info. VG Hahnstatten in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district, I believe.
The Loading Yard at the Works.
The Bottling Works - engraving.
The Pump Room at Zollhaus Bottling Plant.
Last Weeks Paris: Paying His Bill - - Canvassing for Election to the "Immortals" - 2 half page sketches by Villedebois.
Raja I Rajagan of Kapurthala - or Raja-i-Rajagan.
African Expedition:
Dr H. Rayner.
Lieutenant Wilson and Natives Building a BeAcon on the Frontier.
Result of a Days Sport - The Distribution of the Meat.
Reminiscences of Past Derbys:
Mr Judge Robinson.
Mr Ex Judge Clark.
the Clerk of the Scales.
Mr M'Calmont The Owner of The Horse and Derby Winner Isinglass.
The Derby Day Forty Years Ago - from an old engraving.
A Derby Day Incident and Accident: Collision of coach of spectators with a donkey pulling a fruit cart - full page sketch by W. Coe.
Sporting Dogs - Pointers and Setters.
Sporting Dogs - Borzic or Russian Wolfhound - (I think they meant Borzoi).
Roses and Thorns by Fred Morgan - Exhibited reive at the Royal Academy - engraved by Andre & Sleigh on a full page showing a little girl with her dress caught on a rose thorn.
Freres D'Armes by P. Grolleron at the Paris Salon - full page.
Gardeuse de Moutons by henry Perault at The Paris Salon - Full page.
Truth by George W. Toy at the Royal Academy.
A Structure of Faience by Messrs Maw and Co of Shropshire.
Mrs Allingham a Famous Artist sketched by Walker Hodgson.
Little Tich - (Harry Relph). c.keenlyside.
Little Tich's Burlesque of the Serpentine Dance.
Little Tich as Hop o My Thumb.
Miss Maggie Ford - A Skirt Dancer (a little girl).
Musketry Challenge Shield for the 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company.
Comical Sketch The Lighter Side of Nature: After The Card party and a Day at Epsom - a full page by Dudley Hardy.
Comical Sketch by Goodwin - Full page.
A Horse Who Lacked a Musical Soul - a full page of comical sketches by Rene Bull.
Full page print by Sauber and Engraved by Andre & Sleigh - a lady with two gentlemen - with an accompanying poem.
Horse Power - a comical sketch by Starr Wood - Full page.
Prometheus the Fire Stealer - A Sketch in Town After the Derby - a wonderful full page by Leslie Willson of a gentleman trying to get a light off a street gas lamp.
Our Artist at The Opera - The Prince - Signior Ghasne - Mlle Dagmar - M. Alvarez - Mlle. Sigrid Arnoldson - sketches by Melton Prior.
Full page showing x2 adverts: LIptons Teas; Bedroom furniture by Atkinson & Co.
Cricket - John James Lyons Australian Cricketer - info. also known as Jack Lyons.
W. Flowers - - info. Wilfred Flowers was a cricketer playing for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club 1877 -1896. Played eight test matches for England..
Miss Lily Hall Caine.
Full page of adverts.
Mister H. M. Dorling Clerk of the Course at Epsom.
Fashions - Two dress designs drawn by Parola or Pirola.
Three hat designs drawn by Albert ?.
Full page of adverts incl: Remington Standard Typewriter; Nubian For Boots Shoes; Braggs Charcoal - etc.
American Champion Billiard Player Frank C. Ives.
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:.
Ten Minutes with Madame Melba.
A Concert on Behalf of the Deaf.
Notes From the Theatres.
Our Own Country.
The World of Sport - Cricket by Olympian.
Notes From the Exchange - All is not Gold that Glitters - letter from S. Simon Esq of Lamb Shearer and Co of Capel Court.
Last Weeks Paris by Mimosa Loght.
Small Talk.
A Novel In a Nutshell by Sir Randal H. Roberts - A Story of the Derby.
The Odds and Ends of Magazinedom. Miel.
Reminiscences of Past Derbys by Captain Coe.
Some Famous Derby Winners and owners.
The Book and Its Story - Sporting Dogs by MP.
Hors D'Oeuvres by MArmiton.
Hop O' My Thumb at Home - A Chat with Little Tich by FM.
The Literary Lounger.
Miss Olive Schreiner in Her African Home Matjesfontein by EHC - She was a South African author, pacifist and political activist - spelt Matjiesfontein.
Racing Notes By Captain Coe.
The Ballet Girl as a Duchess - Antonia Barth.
Our Ladies Pages - by Florence. Info. Florence Fenwick Miller.3105
A wonderful insight into theatre, stage, royalty, society, sport, fashion and many other activities of the day "a journal of art and actuality". This is an original USED magazine not a scan and not a later re-print.
Twenty five pages (50 sides). It measures 360 x 250 mm (14.25 x 9.75 "). The spine is loose with binding witness marks. There is some age yellowing with some spotting. Some of the pages may be loose, and have minor cuts tears and blemishes due to their great age - anything more than minor will be mentioned in the main body of the description. The engravings vary in size. The images are in black and white unless otherwise stated. There are no outer advertising pages/cover unless otherwise stated. PLEASE NOTE: I cannot guarantee that the issue is complete 'as published' - but what I have described above IS present. As far as I can tell there are two page missing, so if you are looking for something in particular in this issue PLEASE ASK . If you require information on size of articles (i.e. number of words), sizes of images, please ask before bidding or buying. The process of the page numbering in The Sketch issues are applied in a yearly sequence and therefore do not start at number 1.
The descriptive text in my listing, details the content in my words and not necessarily what is written on the original page. "Info." in the description is my research, although relevant to the accompanying image or article, is not necessarily in the printed text. The four digit number in brackets in title is for my ref only.