No，Cinderella，youwerehuman，thatisall。Theartist，shiveringinhisconventionalattic，dreamingofFame！-doyouthinkheisnothopingshewillcometohislovingarmsintheformJovecametoDanae？Doyouthinkheisnotreckoningalsouponthegooddinnersandthebigcigars，thefurcoatandthediamondstuds，thathervisitswillenablehimtopurchase？
Thereisacertainpictureverypopularjustnow。Youmayseeit，Cinderella，inmanyoftheshop-windowsofthetown。Itiscalled\"TheDreamofLove，\"anditrepresentsabeautifulyounggirl，sleepinginaverybeautifulbutsomewhatdisarrangedbed。Indeed，onehopes，forthesleeper’ssake，thatthenightiswarm，andthattheroomisfairlyfreefromdraughts。Aladderoflightstreamsdownfromtheskyintotheroom，anduponthisladdercrowdandjostleoneanotherasmallarmyofplumpCupids，eachoneladenwithsomepledgeoflove。TwooftheImpsareemptyingasackofjewelsuponthefloor。Fourothersarebearing，welldisplayed，amagnificentdress（a\"confection，\"Ibelieve，istheproperterm）
cutsomewhatlow，butmakingupintrainwhatislackingelsewhere。
Othersbearbonnetboxesfromwhichpeepstylishtoquesandbewitchinghoods。Some，representingevidentlywholesalehouses，staggerundersilksandsatinsinthepiece。Cupidsaretherefromtheshoemakerswiththedaintiestofbottines。Stockings，garters，andevenlessmentionablearticles，arenotforgotten。Caskets，mirrors，twelve-buttonedgloves，scent-bottlesandhandkerchiefs，hair-pins，andthegayestofparasols，hastheGodofLovepiledintothearmsofhismessengers。Reallyamostpractical，up-to-
dateGodofLove，movingwiththetimes！OnefeelsthatthemodernTempleofLovemustbeasortofSwanandEdgar’s；thegodhimselfakindofcelestialshop-walker；whilehismother，Venus，nodoubtsuperintendsthecostumedepartment。QuiteanOlympianWhiteley，thislatter-dayEros；hehasforgottennothing，for，atthebackofthepicture，InoticeoneCupidcarryingaratherfatheartattheendofastring。