Then And Now

Oh, would I had lived in Arcadian days, When maidens had not such extravagant ways, When Daphne and Doris And Chloe and Chloris Would laugh with delight o’er a ribbon of blue Or a glittering buckle to wear on a shoe.

But the girl of today cares nothing at all For a trivial gift that is simple or small; And Ethel and Bessie And Gertrude and Jessie Will only approve of the presents I’ve brought If I spend (and I shall!) ten times more than I ought.