Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08
POet7'y.
Modern Young LADY Of Fash

Modcrn Young Lady Of Fashion.
} She lounges all day in the parlOr,
And likes to be daintiiv fed.
While mamma is down in the kitchen.
And papa is toilin. for bread.
She wears the most exquisite raiment
That ever was purchased or sold,
Displaying the cos;liest laces.
And cleaning with jewels of gold.
Her parents slave hard to maintain her,
In elegant inIOlence-well,
They wear themselves ont tor their '.dar
ling"
Because she's the family belle.
She plays the piano ''d:vinely."
And SereecIaes from morning till night.
With toes peepipy out of her stockings,
And hair in disorlerly plight.
Except when there's company" coming.
Vain flrts or male coxconbs-ard then.
She hides her improvi.lent habits.
| And charms the ''coarse" creatures-thc
4 slattern at home. she's creature
Quite often not tit to be seen.
Abroad. like a butterfly gaudy,
Assuming the airs of a queen.
Averse to sweet womanly duty.
No labor her fingers shall soil.
She sets herself up for :. beauty.
And scOrnS ali tie children Of toll.
Quite useless. forever ;.xlcting.
The service of others to feed.
Her vanity paltry and selfish
With gratitude not in her creed.
In silks hear her gracefully rustic
C'Twas paiI tor by others. Of course)-
She wears Il prel,osterous hustle.
And her hair from the tail Of a horse.
Her limbs are indebted to sawtlust-
Slim s',anks meath the same may be
found
Her bust is cranme'l full of cotton.
10 make it look hei, ing and round.
Complexion and eyebrows are clever.
And nature resemble = in part.
Her teeth are nice movable fixtures,
The very perfection OF art.
She talks. and she min es and simpers,
And uiters opinion. by rule;
dubious graces,
Picked up at Il nice boarding school.
She wears not stitch on her person
Not paid for by others-'tis plain.
She'd certainly die of starvation
If elpless allowed to remain.
She practices soft impositiOns.
And stufiS herself up will. conceit:
We worship the seX-bnt must call her
a feminine Ioaier and beat
Ter talk is the veriest twadtlle
fiiat ever assaulted tie ear
'he never can mention rival
Without perceptible sneer.
Ter nose she's forever upturning
AT Others. in insolent scOrn:
With hate she is constantly burning
TO plant in some bosom thorn.
hat very magnificent bonnet
was earned by her mother. who scrubs;
NE beautiful roses upon it
Grew out OF Il wash wOilan's S tubs, !,
Ter father that velvet cloak bought her !.
By cheating a patron m trade,
il sin tor his daughter.
That she might be richly arrayed.
he speaks OF patrician connections,
And of her own noble descent
er grandfatln being Il cObbler
Kicked out f't non-payment of rent.
cr gra dmOther. bless the old lady! t
Had none Of the family pride h
le always took snuff from her pocket, 4
Till in the town pOOr-hOuse she died. o
ur modern young lady of fashion :
In wedlock is fearfilIly fast =
le married !. cOunt-he's barber "
Then he lives in garret at last.
hat epitaph can there he written
On her us a maiden or bride! 81
'i,e has passed thrO' a useless existence, Il
She lived--and w,lled-ani-tiied. NJ
A lady once consulted DIR. johnson on OF
: degree Of ;urpitude to be attached to CT
+ sons robbing an orchard. Madam m
d johnson. lit all depends upon the fl,
light OF the boy. My school-feliOw. at
vid Garrirk. who was always little til
Ow. robbed dozen of orchards with inl- as
nifty; but the very first time climbed fir,
an apple tree-for WAS always heavy be
v-the bow broke with me, and it was th