Q: "lake and stars", Victorian euphemism?

[Laurence Horn]

At 2:26 PM -0400 6/23/09, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>A friend has asked me about the origins of "Lake and Stars, which
>references an old Victorian euphemism for a woman's talent in
>bed".  Very close to my friend's words (except for the
>capitalization), but these are quoted from "Kenya's Style", on a line
>of lingerie.
>http://www.kenyasstyle.com/blogs/kenyasstyle/2009/06/todays-pick-the-lake-and-stars.html
>
>Google Web seems swamped with pages where the context is underwear.
>
Could this be Cockney rhyming slang?  If so, for what?

LH

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