Next season,—Paris-prints assert,—

We must go feathered to the skirt:

My modiste keeps on the alert.

Owls, hawks, jays—swallows most approve.

He. Dare I speak plainly?

She. Oh, I trust!

He. Then, Lady Blanche, it less would move

In heart and soul of me disgust

Did you strip off those spoils you wear,

And stand—for thanks, not shillings—bare