That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for April 08, 2022

For a moment, Claude thought about approaching the two elegant ladies. Then he remembered, his mother wanted him home right away with a dozen eggs and a liter of milk.

/// As the old nineteenth century ends,

down the street walk two trendsetting friends.

Their waists cinched in so tight

there’s some fear that she might

snap in two if that young lady bends.

Lucas thought he might have a chance with them, but little did he know how much their interests were only in each other.

For the Lepin twins, everything was a competition, including waist size. Which is why nobody was surprised when Marie’s corset exploded in the middle of the street, spooking the horses and almost taking the gentleman’s eye out (though it was his own fault for staring)

Do you ever have that…unfresh feeling?

The chap in the black suit appears /

to be gazing on both of their rears/

He’s checking his jeans/

To be sure he’s the means/

To purchase not two, but three beers.///

He’s decided on which one he’d “druther”/

For she’s younger by far than the other/

But his prettier prey/

May just slip away./

Still, he’s willing to settle for Mother.///

(Two verses is plenty for now/

For I’ve got to be milking the cow/

Then slopping the hogs/

Then I’ll chop a few logs/

Then it’s time to hitch up the plow…)///

On the farm, we arise at four/

And attend to the first daily chore/

And one hasn’t much time/

For meter and rhyme/

So You’ll just have to wait for more…

(The rustic poet rashly presumes that anyone gives a damn – his vanity is boundless!)

The gent behind them would appear to be no gent at all.

I swear, Margaret! You’re such a tease! I bet someday you’ll let your husband see your shins, you little s… !

Inspector Allen suspected the two of them were circus freaks. Barbell Ellen and Santa Barbell.

Tough getting their clothes on, though.

“Appearance Emily! It iss all about appearances! Now, keep your head up, keep smiling, and for God’s sake don’t try to wipe that horse sh*t off your shoes!!!”

Baby needs a new pair of shoes!

Shopping was something of a sprint for the two. Dawdle too long and oxygen deprivation, courtesy of the corsets, would end the outing in a predictable scene.

No Sally, I mean, why women’s suffrage? I don’t want to suffer. In fact, let’s go smoke some opium.

the girls just couldn’t wait to get to the new lululemon shop…

“Three Pairs of Jugs”

I see the grocer is selling some ‘fresh’ milk. No wonder the French prefer to prefer to get their dairy in the form of cheese.

That creepy guy from the milliner’s shoppe is following us again. Did you remember to tuck a can of mace into the secret pocket of your petticoat?

If you show a little ankle you get plenty of attention from Giuseppe and the two horses he rode in on!

Midge if we link arms like this we won’t have to buy a thing all day. The men following us will – just hoping to see us give each other a kiss.

1900 ! A century bright with promise ! Abundant fresh produce, public transit (horse-drawn), paved sidewalks..a “Belle Epoque” indeed…

Young Jules had been trying to grow a luxuriant handlebar mustache to impress the ladies. So far, all his efforts were in vain.

When Basile needed a sum…To pay for his vittles and rum…With an eye that was keen….He’d paint a lovely street scene….As an ad for Doublemint Gum.

“Gosh and begorrah! Can ye be believin’ the audacity of the lesbian ladies these days, boy-o?”

“Que?”

Beats being connected at the wallet! That, my friends, is PAINFUL!

“Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!”

1st Girl: The guy behind is ogling us. I’m glad we are not wearing bustles. 2nd Girl: Yes,he can our real booties shake!

Lots of curves, you bet! even more when you get to the junction Petticoat Junction!

Oh, to be Gay in Paris!

“Please hold me up, dear, I can barely feel my legs at all with this corset cinched so tight.”

Is that guy behind them sniffing his finger? Huh must be Paris.

Stylish Women Strolling: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basile_Lemeunier_-_Stylish_Women_Strolling.jpg 

has info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2909 (April 8, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. First work by him used here.

June is bustin’ out all over…

Man in black (twirling mustache): “Good, the rope is in my satchel. Now I just follow Pauline and Paulette until they reach the railroad tracks…”

So ladies, if the arse is curvy

And you want a burlesque jamboree

Ring 3R-Twelve, ask for Basil

Indulge in your carnal theory

Baby got rump!

Baby got rump!

LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE but she got modest rump!

LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE but she got modest rump!

“First, we stroll along the Champs-Élysées and stop at a cafe for tea, then we head to Saint-Honoré for some shopping and then we repair back to your hotel for some wild sex.”

the girls knew that Ernest was following them, but as they turned the corner, they both kicked him in the balls, he follows no more. even after the ice pack.

Marian and Vivian Brown

“I told you that these push-up bras would get some attention”..

Aren’t you glad it isn’t Mardi Gras, and they are trying to hit us with beads?

The guy behind them: “I wonder if they’re sisters or…..”

Actually, the guy in black has just invented the cell phone, but is distracted from further work on his invention after he makes that first “booty call”

Why is this stuck on pause?