Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-30 | Page 4 | The Ragtime Muse

THE RAGTIME MUSE OF A MERE MAN IAN ISake t I. I Wake Sake for for th the tle fashion th that can drive per Oer cr night nightS nightA t A S world wide Ide custom Into s flight Has witched Itched a away a the styles of or yest yes yes- s- s t erday And th the they no longer greet rl t our wondering sight If I Lo o fashions new revive but old de desires detres lre And nd man mere rA man enwrapped In gloom retires To count his scanty scant shekels sadly oer o'er And earn what further sum aura the style r requires ur nr Look to the woman oman fair about us Lo TA Laughing nhe he he cries Into th the whirl I Igo Igo go KO At once the stubborn ta tassel sel of Ih thy purse purs Tear Fear and ft Its treasures treasure to her lier modiste throw IV Yesterday this da days day's s 's madness did fIr pr- pare rare And she must either triumph or 01 despair Get GI foi tel each fR fashion hath its little day clay af Give Gin or t the o. o fa fashions hl oli r she ma wear V V. Some for tOI the tle shekels of or today and some Sigh for forthe the shekels that are yet jet to come cornet Ah Ab take the cash but cash but let Jet the tho cr credit K g JJ Cash ash hath bath a lL olce hut credit oft Is dumb VI vr Indeed tji tie fashions 1115 he had worshiped long lone Have done my credit In this world Irla much wrong 2 lIte c drained my nu mea meager er purse e and bank account Have e d m my shekels with their alren dren song V vii VIT IT Indeed Indeed rebellion on Oft ft tt before lefore I swore ore but I 1 s 's when I aw swore ore For then then came nH rOI rosy and she And cried the Che need neld of hats hat and gowns sown once more Ah brother could but you and I conspire con con- spire To grasp raap this giddy fashion enema en entire entire en- en tire Would we not shatter hAtter It to bits and then Remold it nearer to our h hearts heart's