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it was totally different from what she usually
gave, but such a bright take off on the curious
nay outlandish and immodest “fashions of the
day, must cause an arrest of thought,” when there
was so much truth in the arraignment. For
instance:

“When we went wooing ages since,
We learned the lady’s views
Concerning churches, dances, books,
And expurgated news.
We took her inner views on faith
We wooed and won and wed
Before we had the vaguest glimpse
Of what was in her head.

It’s different now, - these modern girls
Discuss with pith and jest
The things their grandmas didn’t know,
Or kept inside their chest.
Our ancient charmers – bless their hearts,
Did so devise their dress,
That of the things they wore beneath,
No manly mind might guess.

But nowadays the modest maid
Rejoices to display
Her garment’s inner mysteries
A down the broad highway,
Serene, unblushing, calm and cool,
To passersby she shows
The ribbons of her brassiere,
The texture of her hose.
The mysteries we wed to pierce
Are solved at tea or dance, -
Hooray! a man may marry now,
And never take a chance!”

Mary E. Thomas gave a sketch of Fanny
Crosby, the writer of sweet songs, whose
95th birth-day will occur on the 24th of this
month (March). Blind from babyhood she was a
beautiful example of how good humor and loveliness
of heart and mind may render almost naught
such a disability. She commenced her musical
career when a girl and while at a school for the