Point Lace and Diamonds

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Title: Point Lace and Diamonds
Author: George A. Baker, Jr.
Illustrator: Francis Day
Release Date: August 21, 2005 [EBook #16568]
Language: English
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POINT LACE AND DIAMONDS
BY
GEORGE A. BAKER,
JR.
POINT LACE
AND
DIAMONDS
BY
GEORGE A. BAKER, JR.
AUTHOR OF
"The Bad Habits
of Good Society," "West Point," etc.
NEW AND REVISED EDITION
WITH NUMEROUS NEW
POEMS
[Illustration]
NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY


MDCCCXCIII
Copyrighted in 1875, by F.B. Patterson.
Copyright, 1886,
By White, Stokes, & Allen.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Retrospection 1
A Rosebud in Lent 4
A Reformer 5
In the Record Room, Surrogate's Office 6
De Lunatico 8
Pro Patria et Gloria 1 1
After the German 15
An Idyl of the Period 17
Chivalrie 22
A Piece of Advice 24
_Zwei Könige auf Orkadal_ 27
A Song 28
Making New Year's Calls 30
Jack and Me 34
Les Enfants Perdus 3 7
Chinese Lanterns 40
Thoughts on the Commandments 43
Marriage _à la Mode_. A Trilogy 45
The "Stay-at-Home's" Plaint 58
The "Stay-at-Home's"