THE FAVORITE GOWN
Ah there are gowns most exquisite
Of rich materials wrought;
Of velvets rich and satins soft,
In foreign countries sought;
Of laces caught and fashioned so:
In many a jeweled knot.—
Of rich materials wrought;
Of velvets rich and satins soft,
In foreign countries sought;
Of laces caught and fashioned so:
In many a jeweled knot.—
Ah there are gowns like spider's webs,
With jewels thickly sown:
Where seed-pearls gleam in rich array,
Caught from the ocean's foam;
And diamonds glimmer like dew drops,
And in rich lace find room.
With jewels thickly sown:
Where seed-pearls gleam in rich array,
Caught from the ocean's foam;
And diamonds glimmer like dew drops,
And in rich lace find room.
Ah this was at the opera worn,
And that a ball-room graced,
While waltzing lightly with her love,
His arm about her waist;
And at a banquet hall this gown:
With golden trappings laced.
And that a ball-room graced,
While waltzing lightly with her love,
His arm about her waist;
And at a banquet hall this gown:
With golden trappings laced.
Ah, all these gowns so rich and rare
Are of the world a part;
And lightly-worded flatteries
Into the memory start:
The corteous bow and hollow smile,
Revealing no true heart.
Are of the world a part;
And lightly-worded flatteries
Into the memory start:
The corteous bow and hollow smile,
Revealing no true heart.
The richest gown in all the world—
The loveliest to me—
Though wrought of silken fabric soft
To suit a high degree,
Or only of soft muslin wrought
It matters not to me:
The loveliest to me—
Though wrought of silken fabric soft
To suit a high degree,
Or only of soft muslin wrought
It matters not to me:
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