The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-10-21
NOTHING no MEAR.
Am Episode of city Life.


- = u uuuIs VI udy > u IN III SUITS OF WeaIneT :;
For all manner fittings that a woman can put
On the crown of her head or the soul of her foot
Or wrap roundher shoulders or fl round her waist
Or that can be sewed or. pinned on, or laced,
ortied on with a string, or stitched on with allow
In front or behind. above or below
For bonnets, maptiras, eapss, collars and shawls
Dresses for breakfast, and dinners, and balls;
Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and walk in
Dresses to dance in, and hirt in, and talk in
q go, Dresses in which to do nothing at all;
Dresses for winter, spring, summer and fall
aaa' AN OF them different in color and pattern,
Silk. muslin and lace, Grape, velvet and satin,
Broeade and broadeloth, and other material,
Quite as expensive and much more ETHEREAL;
In short, for all things that could ever be though
Or milliner, modists, or tradesman be bought of
From the housand-franeIobes to twenty-soun
frills;
In all quarters of Paris, and to every store,
While M'Flimsey in vain, stormed. scolded ant
swore,
They footed the streets. and he footed the bills
The last trip. their goods, shipped by the steamer
Arago,
Formed, M'FIimsey declares. the bulk other cargo
Motto mention a quantits kept from the rest,
suHeient to I'LL the largest sized chest.
Which did not appear in the ships manifest,
But for which the ladies themselves NANTES ted
Such peculiar interest. that they invested
Their own proper person. in layers and rows
OF muslins. embroideries, worked undercIofhes,
Gloves, hs ndkerchiefs, scarfs and such tri1es as
those
Then, wrapped in great shawls, like Circassisn
beauties,
=" Gave good bye TO the ship and GO BY to the duties.
Her relations at home all marvelled, do DOUBT,
Miss Flora had grown so enormously stout
For an actual belle and a possible bride;
= Bufthe miracle ceased when she turned inside out,
, And the truth came to light, and the dry goods
1t@ beside,
Which in spite of Collector and Custom House
- sentry,
Had entered the port without any entry.
Ardyet, though scarce three months have passed
since the day,
This merchandise went. Ontwelve carts up Broad
This same Miss M'Flimsey of Madison Square.
The last time we met was in utter despair,
= Because she had nothing whatever to weari
Nsthi.g to DearI Now, as this is a true ditty.
do not assert-this, You know is between US
That she's in a state OF absolute nudity,
Like Powers Greek Slave or the Medici Venus;
But 1 do mean to say, 1 have heard her declare,
60 when at the same m oment she h ad ON a dress
which cost Eve hundred dollars and not a cent
Il And jewelry worth ten times more, l should
guess,
Thstshe had not a thing in the vide world to wearI
IshouIdi just mention here. that out of Miss Flora,s
Tive hundred and fifty or sixty adorers.
Ihad just been selected as he who should throw
The rest in the shade by a gracious bestowal
On myself, after twenty or thirty rejections,
ofthose fossil remains which she called her "ai-
feetions,"
And that rather deeayed, but well known work
- sra OF art,
Which Miss Flora persisted in st tying her heart"
So we were engaged. Our troth had been pIighted,
Not by moon-beam or star-beam, by fountain or
grove
But in the front parlor, most brilliantly lighted,
Beneatisthe gas fixtures we whispered our love.
Without any romance, or raptures, or signs,
Without any tears in Miss FIora's blue eyes,
Or bushes. or transport, or such silly actions.
It vas ons of The q~uietest business transt ctions.
And very large diamond, imported by Tiffany.
sd On her virginia. lips while Iprinted a kiss,
She exclaimed in a sort OF parenthesis,
You Know Tn to polka as much as please,
And firt when Ilike-now stop. don't you speak
And you must not come here more than twice in
week,
p. Or talk to me either at party or ball,
But always be ready to come when 1 call
; So don't prose to me about duty and stun,
Ifwed don't break this of, there will be time enough
For that sort of thing ; but the bargain must be
That, as long as 1 choose. 1 am perfectly free;
For this is a sort of engagement you see,
Which is binding on you, but not binding on me-"
dNIh6 AAHo wv AMsS Gnu |
gained her,
With the silks, crinolines and hoops that con-
tanned her,
had as 1 thought. a contingent remainder
At least in the property, and the best right
To appear as an escort by day OF by night
And It being the week of The stHekups' grand ball
Their cards having been out a fortnight, or SO,
- And set all the Avenue ON The tip-toe-
1 considered it only my duty to call
And see if Miss Flora intended to go.
e. Il found her-aaI ladies' T art tn he fouud |
5r4 when the time intervening between the first sound
eaofthe bell and the visitors entry is shorter
Than usual found, l won't say 1 caught her
Intent on the p~ier-gIass, undoubt eddy meaning
To see, perhaps, if it didn't want cleaning.
She turned as 1 entered--"Why, Harry you sinner,
1 thought you went to the Flashers' to dinner!
so 1 did, !" replied. '.but the dinner is swaIlow'd
Ind digested, 1 trust, for tits now nine and more,
q So bein relieved from that duty, 1 followed
INCLINATION, which led me, you see, to y%ourdoor;
Aud now will your Iadyship so condescena
As just to inform me if you intend
Your beauty, and grace, and presence to lend,
Can of which, when I own, 1 hope no one will
borrow)
To the stuekrp.. whose party. yoa know is to-
morrow g"
The fair Flora looked up with a pitfuI air,
And answered quite prompts. why, Harry, mon
should iike above all things to go with you there,
But really and truiy-I've nothing to wear"
..Nothing to wear Col Just as you are
Wear the dress you have on, and yOu1Hbe by far
engage. the most bright and particular star
On the stuekuP horizon''-I stopped. for her eye,
Z Notwithstanding this delicate onset of fattery,
81 Opened on me al once a most terrible battery
, OF scorn and anezement. She made no reply,
But ga We a slight turn to the end OF her nose.
-f7o THAT pure Grecian fea:ure) as much asto say,
jsiHow absurd that any sane man should suppose
That a lady would go to a ball in the clothes,
No matter how fine, that she wears every day ="