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Show RHYMING QUIPS ARE THE LATEST FADS (Chicago Record-Herald.) It has taken the third year of the new century to develop a fad for versifying that threatens to turn all society, especially espe-cially the feminine portion of it. into full-fledged full-fledged rhymers. Poetry is not sought for in the new craze, but lively and odd touches and unexpected mental pictures that have humor rather than beauty to make the lines attractive. The fad is being exploited at dinners, luncheons and after theatre slippers, and there apwars no end to the combination possible. There is practically nojimit to the sources tintt may be drawn upon for inspiration. Sek. sky and land, the animal kingdom, color, light and sound lend themselves lavishly i to the designs of the would-be clever. The quips sometimes have a risque turn when they brighten the courses of a stag paity. They are apt to take unto them- j selves a sentimental flavor when exploited exploit-ed at a luncheon with women only for guests. The woman who corner to the function with a fuliir:d varied equipment of fanciful fan-ciful verses-and brings also the aplomb to deliver then? with the impromptu ease of a ('haunev Depew is bound to have her engagement lists crowded the entire season. Al a bin -lu'on or dinner the hostess usually us-ually opens the ball with a snappy bit. The lead is immediately followed. Then i the fur, goes on without hre;l. if the participants have been iniliai.-.l before. A word most innocently dropped is made I In- hinge for one of the say lines to haig on For instance, someone mentions men-tions that .Mr-. Ur.uvn wore su.-li a si mining mi-ning purole gown at Mrs. Ctreen's reeep- t ion. Someone promptly asks. "Hy the way. did you ever see a purple cow'."' I Ami then continues: "I nevr saw a . purple cow. I never hope to see one; I'.ut 1 can tell yoil. anyhow. I'd rather see than be one." Then some one asks: "Hid you hear about that man named Met 'all?" (Jetting the answer. "No, what about him?" the reply comes: "There wa once a man named McCall, Jle went to a fancy dress ball; lie thought just for Inn lie would dress as a bun. And was ett by the dog in the ball." Then tonus: "There was a young Indy from Lynn, Who was so exceedingly thin That when she essayed To drink lemonade. She slipped through the straw and fell in."' She must have been a relative of that: "Other gay damsel of Lynn. "Whose waist was so charmingly thin The dressmaker needed A microscope she did. To lit this slim person of Lynn." The woman across the table questions, eagerly, "Lint have you heard about the yming lady from Crete?" "No, tell about her." is urged. "There was a young lady from Crete Who was so exceedingly neat. When she got out of bed. She stood on her head. To keep from soiling her feet.-' The lady with the blue voile gown sitting sit-ting to the left of the hostess, who hasn't I an "r" in any of her words, says: ! She would prefer to mouth a burr. Of western strength and rattle. Kilt if she does, she'll have to buzz An l liht Pittsburg a battle." "The houl.-vards are the roads to destruction." de-struction." quotes a woman who b i figure. I in no automobile smasbup. II. r neighbor remarks. 'You are here to t . -1 1 it. which is more comfortable than Imposition Im-position of " -The your.- lady of Niner. Who smiled as she rod-' "n the tir; 'I'b.-v i n rue ha i k from the rid.-Wilil rid.-Wilil til. la.!y inside And the smile on the fa. a- ef the tiier." " |