New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20
Just Published:
NOTHING TO WEAR: AN EPISODE OF
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Miss Flora MFlimsey of Madison square
Has made three separate Journeys to Paris
And her father assures each time she there,
That she and her friend Mrs Harris
mot the lady whose name is so famous in history,
But plain Mrs. IL without rOmsnce my,teryl
Spent six consecutive weeks without stopping
In one continuous round Of shopping;
shoPPins alone and shopping together,
At all hours Of the Day and in all sorts Of weather,
For all manner Of things that woman can put
orwrap round her shoulders or ft round her waist,
Or that can be 'ewed on or pinned on or laced,
Or tied on with string, or stitched Oh with bow
In rolt or behind, above or below
For bonIet; m1ntlla' esPs., collar. 'nd ,hsw'i
Dresses TO st in and stand in, and walk in;
Dresses to dance in and niIt in, and tslk in;
Dresses in which to do nothing at all;
PTst; tor %ntc SP 6do s, ,1s sna Fall
slk, muslin, and lace Grape, velvet, and satin,
Brocade, and brosdcloth and other material
Quite IS expensive and much more ethereal
In short for all things that could be thought Of
Or milliner mod'e or trade,man be bought Of
In all quarters Of Paris aud 10 every store,
While NJ lm'ey in vain stormed scolded and swore
The last trip their goods shipped by the steamer Arago
Formed, MFlimsey declares, the bulk Of her cargo;
ThI, merchandis. went, twelve cart. up Broadway,
This same Miss aflm.ey Of Madison square,
The last time met, was in utter despair
Because she had nothing whatever 70 wear! m
do not assert-ths you know, Is between
That ahe'' in state Of absolute nudity,
Like Powers Greek Slave or the Medci Venus.
But do to say have heard her declare,
When, At the same moment she had on dress
And jewelTy worth ten times more, should guess,
That she had not thing in the wide world to wear
,hould mention ju.t here that, out of Miss FloTa's
Two hundred and fifty sixty sdoren,
had Just been selected az he who should throw all
The rest in the shade, by the gracious bestowL
On myself after twenty thirty reflections.
OF those fossil remains which she called her Affections"
And that rather decsyed but well known work Of art
Which Miss Flora persisted In styling her heart"
Sow engaged. Our trOth had bees plshted;
Not by moonbeam o starbeam by fountain or grove,
But in a front parlor. most brilliantly lighted
Beneath the gas fixtures, We whispered our love.
Without any romance, or raptures, or signs,
Without any tears in hss Flora's blue eyes,
Or bushes ortransports, or such silly actions;
II OF the quietest business transactions,
With very small sprinalns u sentiment, If any,
And very large diamond imported by Tiffany.
On her virginia. lips while printed kiss
She exclaimed, in sort OF psrenihesis:
We gye above the beginning Of that wonderfully clever
upon the fashions and extIsyagsncs Of New YORK female
srsoerscy which appeared lately in Harpers Weekly Gu
titled - - -
and which proved complete h that hundred
copies cold and the demand 10 still unabated
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