A slave to Fashion's tyrant laws, Beard, Frank, 1842-1905, ill. American wit and humor. Women -- Caricatures and cartoons. Dandies -- Caricatures and cartoons. Courtship -- Caricatures and cartoons. Fashion -- Caricatures and cartoons. A woman wears a tapered, bustled, ruffled skirt that forces her to bend forward in the Grecian Bend. She holds a small parasol and wears a hat. The valentine mocks the recipient for thinking her fashionable dress is attractive to men. The Grecian Bend style of bustle became popular after 1869. Text: A slave to Fashion's tyrant laws, / You court each silly fop's applause; / Did you but know what I can see, / How shocked, I fancy, you would be. / You will, I hope, leave off this style, / Your dress provokes a pitying smile. Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. [S.l. : s.n.] [after 1869?] Caricatures and cartoons. Comic valentines. digitool:6122 Comic Valentines, 10.4