"It is not hers this hideous choice;
She blindly follows Fashion's lead,
And deference to a ruling voice
Proclaims her just the wife I need.
Nought questioning, she answers to
That voice, as soldiers to a trumpet;"
And thus I choked the thought that you
Were barmy on the crumpet.
But now unhappy doubts intrude
To bid my satisfaction shrink;
For Fashion in a gracious mood
Allows her devotees to think.
Since for your present garb, it seems,
The mode is not to blame _in toto_,
This is the end of love's young dreams
(Dear, you may keep my photo).
* * * * *
"Of course, there is a dress parade, with some wonderful
dresses, but if it had been only a parade it would not have
been less interesting."--_Daily News._
It would have been more interesting--but we hardly expected _The Daily
News_ to say so.
* * * * *
[Illustration: THE HOLIDAY ENTERTAINERS.
_Extract from Mr. Herbert Stodge's letter to his sister._ "WE WERE
GLAD TO HAVE OUR NEPHEW AND NIECE WITH US, BUT, FRANKLY, THEY ARE TOO
SOLEMN.
"WE TOOK THEM TO THE PANTOMIME;
THEY CAME OUT GOLFING WITH US;
AND WE ALLOWED THEM TO SIT UP LATE,
BUT THE ONLY TIME THEY SMILED WAS WHEN THEY SAID GOOD-BYE."]
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[Illustration: AT OUR LOCAL FANCY CARNIVAL.
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