THE COLLAR AND THE FRANC
It is reported from Paris that an association has been formed to ftgkt for the suppression of collars. The organisation is under thc leadership of prominent musical, theatrical, nnd journalistic personalitics. It is claimcd that if the collar were banished France would save 3,000,000,000 francs o year. — News item. Though liard the Frenchman tries, He fails to stahilise The fretful little frane, Which won't stay steadv ; So it comes as no surprise To hear him adverfise That to go without his collars He is ready ! It 's been reckoned out precisely That France could very nicely Save miRions in Her laundry bill alone ; For once a week, or twicely, And. in rarer cases, thricely, One's worried hy his collar 's Dingy tono. When the nations next assemble, M. Poincare will resemble A burglar rather than A diplomat : His froek coat, tails will tremble As lie tries hard to dissemble The strangeness of his Oollarless eravat ! AVon;t the Bolshies be 'delighted, And tlie great unwashed united, If France deserts the " Cuff and collar crew ! " But won 't buandieres be slighted, Laundry-ownei's feel affrighted ; And what on earth Will poor soap-makers do ?
— Jingle.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 232, 1 October 1926, Page 5
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196THE COLLAR AND THE FRANC Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 232, 1 October 1926, Page 5
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