Introductory material

Perchance, Dear Reader, you have noted In that Department which to Trade is By Monthly Magazines devoted,

Perchance, Dear Reader, you have noted In that Department which to Trade is By Monthly Magazines devoted,

The Pleasant Gentlemen and Ladies Whose Union Suits our souls bewitch— The Simple Flannels of the Rich.

The Pleasant Gentlemen and Ladies Whose Union Suits our souls bewitch— The Simple Flannels of the Rich.

Even arrayed as one of these, In Homespun stood the Royal Twain, While people cried, on bended knees, “Long live their Majesties! who deign Thus by example to Restore Our Woolen Industry of Yore!” Thro’ all the Land the Tidings sped From Door to Door, from Wife to Wife, Thro’ all the Land the Fashion spread For Woolen and the Simple Life. New looms sprang up on every hand And shepherds prospered in the land. Poor God-mamma, ’twas her last caper; One night to throw some Light about She changed herself into a Taper, And Cinderella blew her out. The Princess then divorced the Prince, And Both lived Happy Ever Since.