A multitude of petticoats and ribbons, of feathers and trimmings, of Jong' skirts which were always hav~ {ing to be held up, veils which needed frequent adjusting, hatpins which often refused to keep a hat in it proper relationship to the head; to ay nothing of assortments of jewel-Jory which were worn for reasons of vanity or sentiment, 2 A small song.
Caoutehoue: You say it when you sneeze, Tote-i-tete: Having tea twice.
Semolina: A musical instrument, Strychnine: A German plot.
Disestablishment: Movi shop to new premises.
A Wrangler: A man fishing in a river or stream, Though skirts have made various attempts to touch the ground again, they have so far only succeeded in the evening, when they look very! well, and are not really inconvenient.
An old Blue: An old s:
Extradition: A tradition which is no more believed, No reasonably active woman wants them to come back in the daytime. She has already quite enough to do with her head, her hands, and her feet, and the last thing she wishes is to have to use her head to remind her hands to pick up her skirts 0 that she can uso her feet. is precisely this need for simjfication in every possible direction Which makes it unlikely that muffs Will come back into general favour.
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