Wittingham, Easter Eve.
_Mind your P's and Q's_ (Vol. iii., pp. 328. 357.).--This phrase was, I
believe, originally "Mind your _toupées_ and your _queues_,"--the
_toupée_ being the artificial locks of hair on the head, and the _queue_
the pigtail of olden time.
There used to be an old riddle as follows:--Who is the best person to
keep the alphabet in order?--Answer: A barber, because he ties up the
_queue_, and puts _toupées_ in irons.