Time was, not very long ago, <br />When Mabel's walking skirt <br />Trailed half a yard behind to show <br />How well she swept the dirt. <br />But 'short and sweet' are in again ; <br />No more the grievance rankles, <br />For Mabel's now curtailed her train <br />And shows her dainty ankles. <br /> <br />But Mabel has a thrifty mind <br />To supplement her charms. <br />The frills that once she wore behind <br />She fastens on her arms. <br />Her sleeves are made in open bags <br />Like trousers in the navy ; <br />No more she sweeps the streets, but drags <br />Her sleeve across the gravy.<br /><br />Jessie Pope<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/another-pair-of-sleeves/
