[Dear Alice, we have tried to choose]
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband (with Bettina's Best Recipes), 1917
Dear Alice, we have tried to choose
Some gifts for you that come by twos.
A few, perhaps, you'll often use,
While some may comfort and amuse,
If you should chance to get the blues,
When household cares your mind confuse.
This basket, which our blessing bears,
Besides the gifts that come in pairs,
Our friendship and our love declares.
'Twill share your troubles and your cares
And hold the hose that Harry wears.
So keep them free from holes and tears.