A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY.
In the spring a young man’s: fancy always turns to thoughts •of how He will get his new spring wardrobe; so there s care upon his brow, - For the fashions seem to alter in a veryrapid way, J And what late was very stylish seems particularly jay. While his last spring’s suit looks almost as it did when it was new, Still, the .coat length is excessive and the buttons are too few. And the waistcoat’s out too low,- or else it’s just a trifle high, And it seems to him That surely he must get a new supply. j. There are shirts to be considered; he must have some new ones made, For the-shirts that he possesses are not quite the proper shade. When he Thinks aboub his footwear he must have a fit of blues,,? \ For the very swelhist dressers now wear buckles on their , shoes. He must think about his collars, he must think of his cravat^ And a share of his attention is demanded bv his hats. You may. talk about? the women—and you very likely do — But the young man: in the springtime has bis share of troubles, too. For a care for bis appearance he is by no means above, And in thinking of tha fashions he’s no time for thoughts of love,- : -:r. “Would you givecup your beat to a woman in a car?” “How do I know? •Never had a eeat-yefclmj ~ i;. :■*
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Evening Star, Issue 13090, 24 October 1908, Page 3
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244A YOUNG MAN’S FANCY. Evening Star, Issue 13090, 24 October 1908, Page 3
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