A NEAT FASHION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 95, 27 February 1879, Page 2

A NEAT FASHION.

One of the reigning London beauties made a decided sensation at a ball a short time ago, by slipping a lump of ice down the Prince of "Wales' back. Of course the Prince gasped, turned blue, stood on his head, and was only prevented from disrobing on the spot by the combined efforts of his staff. After the ice was finally fished out of his left boot, it was confidently expected that the chippy young female would be ordered away to instant execution. What would have occurred in the regular course of business no one knows, for just as the .Prince was about to speak, lie noticed a number of sly winks on tho part of the surrounding gentlemen, who

were very quietly chuckling among themselves over the frantic antics of the heir apparent. He determined at once upon a horrible revenge. Putting oil a ghastly smile, he remarked that it was the most awfully clever joke of the season, in fact lie never enjoyed anything so much in his life. The reader will have already guessed

the result. Everything the Prince introduces at once becomes the fashion, and now at all swell London entertainments buwls of cracked ice are set all over tho rooms, every lady is provided with a pair of silver tongs, while tne miserable young men wear indiarubbcr shirt collars, ami

have a line of porous plasters reaching from the back of their necks down to their heels. It i 3 great fun to behold some placid peer or other stop suddenly in the perpetration of some joke he has stolen from the columns of Fun, give a bloodcurdling yell, seize himself by the waist of his trousers behind, fall down in a spasm, and be carried out amid the unrestrained laughter of tho entire company.