SHE PAINTED HER LIPS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 350, 13 March 1889, Page 4

SHE PAINTED HER LIPS.

A very funny accident happened at a recoplion where a bright woman, who was out. for the first time after a long illness, was the victim. Just before she left home" someone said that she had better put some colour on her lips, as they looked perfectly blue. A serpent in the shape of a charming: gii*l volunteered her mixture, one of carmine and glycerine (which, if any is to be used, is most desirable), and she carefully painted the invalid's mouth, putting the most colour in the centre, to give it the desired rosebud effect. The newly-painted was warned that she could eat or diink anything cold, but of anything hot she was to beware. Remembering this she declined going into the supper-room, and was the centre of a Group of men and having the largest kind of a time, when an imp of darkness in the form of a footman came along with a tray on which were cups of coflfee and glasses of punch. Without a thought the ' ladye faire ' took a cup of coffee ; she sipped it slowly, and then, horror of horrors ! made bad worse by wiping her mouth on a tiny napkin which had been given her. She soon saw surprise on the faces of some of the men. One glance at the damask in her hand told her what was the matter, and with providential presence of mind she put ifc to her lips again, leaned on the man nearest to her, whispered in muftled tones that she was ill and must go home. Out ot the drawing-room, quickly she got on her wraps, and when she was helped to her carriage the man who had been her stand-by could not resist telling her that he was sure she must be ill, because her lips had grown so pale. However, the men were good fellows and they never told on her, though she swore by every one of the Buddhist gods and all of the Chinese dovils that she'd submit to green lips again before she would get into such a fix.