7 JANUARY 1928, Page 14

Poetry

Period Piece

Lowo ago, when Good Queen Anne Sheltered Europe 'Neath her Fan, A modish Fury Swept St. James For India stuffs with Prodigious Names.

There were Cherriderrvs and Allejars, Ginghams, Mulmuls, Aubrowahs, Mahmudhiatties, Baguzzees, Tainsooks lined with

Seerbettees: Peniascoes and

Callowaypoose Swept the tiny Red-heeled Sboes ('helloes, Taffaties, Suceatums, Graced all Truly Stylish Drums :

Vastly fine it, Must have been_, I ago, when Anne was Queen ! MARGERY SDARg.