Crystal chandeliers out-gleaming the stars—
Soft pink shades casting a mellow light—
Napery, white as snow on a roof—
Chinaware, dainty as a baby's birthday ring.

Sleek-haired men with females
Of silk, satin and cosmetics
Patter correctly over the parquet floor
Through the mirrored doorway.

Waiters' imitation shirt-bosoms are displaced
As tables are stripped
Exposing the pine wood
Topped by burlap.