Now the advertiser comes;
Hush the sound of warning drums;
Hear his siren song:
"Leave your economic sums;
Leave the task of saving crumbs;
Join the shopping throng.
"Come to Blank's--the thing to do!
Here are chiffons, ninons too,
Quilts for Fido's cot;
Silken robe and satin shoe,
Figured fabrics, gold and blue,
Bangles, pearls--what not?
"Bon-bons, perfumes, trifles gay--
Still you'll find a fresh display
Where the last one ends;
New sensations every day!
Motor round without delay!
Come, and bring your friends!"
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In Its Proper Element.
"No appointments have been made in the place of Lord Derby
and Lord Montagu [who have resigned their seats on the Joint
Air Committee], and the Committee is, for the present, _en
l'air._"--_The Times._
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"Amongst the sights which never fail to draw the attention of
curious Londoners is that of girls perched high up on enormous
vans manipulating the reins and guiding fresh nurses through
the maze of city traffic."
_"Star" (Ch. Ch. N. Z.)_
There must be some mistake here. The nurses we see in London are always
perfectly sober.
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