THEN AND NOW

Oh, would I had lived in Arcadian days,

When maidens had not such extravagant ways,

When Daphne and Doris

And Chloe and Chloris

Would laugh with delight o’er a ribbon of blue

Or a glittering buckle to wear on a shoe.

But the girl of today cares nothing at all

For a trivial gift that is simple or small;

And Ethel and Bessie

And Gertrude and Jessie

Will only approve of the presents I’ve brought

If I spend (and I shall!) ten times more than I ought.