THE SONG OF THE POWDER BAG

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 427, 11 December 1889, Page 8

THE SONG OF THE POWDER BAG

£'v) a tiny little powdei bag And s"!>, o a 1 id* i.iii ; I cm whiten up .1 ruined skin And civo si pleasing ;,ir. sYhcn 1 h >oin my Invest woik, Fiom diu.p'od <liin to caps, I can ma-k a homely dam-el In u w onilerfal disguise. /The loveis of the f.wicy ln-11 wi-h a ui.icqn, ni<!«, Will throw away till othoi he^ts When once they «uek my ,ii>] ; When iput on .-in.-inipJe o'xeslay On foiohe.id, check and nose — ffhcie's h.udly any otlKr nee 1 ,Of nui'-k's or dominos. Yin n l.nndy little powdoi ba«^ And yield a niaine powei : can cover up a wi inkle with A prompt supply of flour ; ran kill ;\ oioup of ficclcles, It I hit the proper pi. ice £nd spread u future biscuit on A gentle uiaden's face. I flit about through men y crowd? And kKsthe fair i\nd cay, But I sp.nklc in tny .glory At the V\'ednosd.iy matinoe : I'jjj a hiijljly pnzfd .'l^i.stani-, too, At the theatie^. I wppn, And 'ti^ I'ietty h.nd to l)LMtmc On a liansfoiniiition scene. -The Qall.int beaux nil envy me ]\ly never-ending fun, And they fuel a most consuming wish To do ,vhat I have done. Ohl yon little dude, you exquisite, You masher, and you \vn& — Now wouldn't \ou linre to clnngje about And be a powder bag;.