'  How  do  you  employ  your  time  now  ? '

'  I  lie  in  Bed  till  Noon,  dress  all  the  Afternoon,  Dine  in  the
Evening,  and  play  at  Cards  till  Midnight.'

'  How  do  you  spend  the  Sabbath  ?'

'  In  Chit  Chat.'

'  What  do  you  talk  of?'

'  New  Fashions  and  New  Plays.'

'  How  often  do  you  go  to  Church  ? '

'  Twice  a  year  or  oftener,  according  as  my  Husband  gives  me
new  Cloaths.'

'  Why  do  you  go  to  Church  when  you  have  new  Cloaths  ? '

'  To  see  other  Peoples  Finery,  and  to  show  my  own,  and  to

1  Spectator,  No.  45.
2  The  English  Lady's  Catechism.  I  have  seen  the  original  edition,  dated
J70.3-— J-  A.
