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FREAKS OF FASHION.
Perched on bushes, perched on hedges,
Perched on firm hahas,
Perched on anything that holds them,
Gay papas and grave mammas
Teach the knowledge-thirsty nestlings:
Hear the gay papas.
Perched on firm hahas,
Perched on anything that holds them,
Gay papas and grave mammas
Teach the knowledge-thirsty nestlings:
Hear the gay papas.
Robin says: "A scarlet waistcoat
Will be all the wear,
Snug, and also cheerful-looking
For the frostiest air,
Comfortable for the chest too
When one comes to plume and pair."
Will be all the wear,
Snug, and also cheerful-looking
For the frostiest air,
Comfortable for the chest too
When one comes to plume and pair."
"Neat gray hoods will be in vogue,"
Quoth a Jackdaw:"Glossy gray,
Setting close, yet setting easy,
Nothing fly-away;
Suited to our misty mornings,
À la negligée."
Quoth a Jackdaw:"Glossy gray,
Setting close, yet setting easy,
Nothing fly-away;
Suited to our misty mornings,
À la negligée."
Flushing salmon, flushing sulphur,
Haughty Cockatoos
Answer—"Hoods may do for mornings,
But for evenings choose
High head-dresses, curved like crescents
Such as well-bred persons use."
Haughty Cockatoos
Answer—"Hoods may do for mornings,
But for evenings choose
High head-dresses, curved like crescents
Such as well-bred persons use."
"Top-knots, yes; yet more essential
Still, a train or tail,"
Screamed the Peacock: "Gemmed and lustrous,
Still, a train or tail,"
Screamed the Peacock: "Gemmed and lustrous,
