Mrs. Isabella Beeton 1836-1865
An English writer whose "Book of Household Management" was a bestseller for many years.
The corset is the scandalous, 'carbuncle',
to whom I owe a wealth of gratitude.
I deplore the pain of wrapped-
yet, having accepted this false shape,
many a tea time shall never feel the same.
Ravishing free with poise and politeness,
warmth from the heart in a love shape.
Well! That's just how I feel!
Victorian women adore being cherished
having sought this transfer to well-being,
nothing further could encourage this more.
If attracted by ettiquette and a tiny waist,
then the fog attributed to casket-like,
is one, no ordinary man could refuse.
But! How dare they?
The man with a cane and top hat is as much to a corset,
as his high fore-head is to igniting gas lamps,
the all self apparent ... bald patch! (laughs)
Yet, I ask you? Have you ever seen sly lace?
by spinsters who indulgently move them slight,
apparent does inertia stop right there,
suspicions have been focused, theirs by right.
Though having now created this as cryptic,
I call these exceptional women - parasols -
thought has it, that social standing is by good grace,
the term applied, -
that parasol refers to an item designed
and to be protected from the sun,
as they too, need protection from such men!
Honorable mention
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