Lampoon Review.

The current Lampoon has but little of that fresh and timely humor, which has been characteristic of some of the recent numbers. The centre-page lacks all artistic effectiveness from a jumbling together of figures and certain supposedly witty sayings which proceed from those figures. The verse is on the whole successful and certain short squibs are the redeeming feature of this issue, but a hasty perusal of the By the Way column, incites one to praying for at least temporary relief from this semi-monthly minstrel show, which to use an expression similar to many we have seen there, had better be left by the way.

In the drawing on "The Brooks House Tea" the Lampoon has been guilty--for not the first time in recent issues--of vulgarity which is disagreeable and even discreditable to the Lampoon.