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Show ALWAYS THE SAME QUESTION. How Fair Woman Aoks About Conditions Condi-tions of Her Headgear. At tho Thespian exhibition, as you tund with meek submission, and occasionally muttor, "It Is getting very late, "Tho simple mnldon, smiling, smil-ing, all tho precious tlmo beguiling, Will at last descend to utter, "Is my lint on straight?" When tho deep-bluc-liloodcd maiden, with her lofty mind o'crladen By n pedigree thnt's dated from Plantngoncts direct, Trips to greet you whllo yoti'ro waiting, sho v.ill stagger you ly stating, In a volco well modulated, "Is my bonnet qulto correct?" When tho lakeside clrl Is ready, first sho looks at you qulto steady, And with scarcely any heeding heed-ing how tho minutes tako their flight; With tho coekneyese persistence, which admits of no roslstntifto, 2& Inquires In ncccnts pleading, "is my top-knot out of sight?" But tho pince-nez girl smiles sweetly, sweet-ly, ns sho floors tho rest completely; And you'ro filled with consternation when you hear her gontly say, As sho mnkes a few mora passes, and sho readjusts nor glasses, "Is my upper decoration horizontally au fait?" London Tit-Bits. |