The dotted line is a gate opening into a circular enclosure. How was the trap set and the wolf caught?

[Solution]

91. LADIES AT A SALE

They .... the dress with grip so keen
That half the .... gives way;
And home return with purses lean
To .... of “bargain-day!”

What are the missing words?

[Solution]

No. CX.—A SPINNING NEEDLE

To balance a needle on the head of a pin, push the pin into the cork of a wine bottle, and the needle into a separate cork.