CRY OF THE HARD-UP
Can’t afford ibis, and can’t afford that, Never a decent costume or hat. Mustn't buy now, things are too dear, Wait for the cheap times when sales are here. Dainty silk undies just make me feel ‘green, Oh lor the feeling of real crepe-de-chinel Shoes! How 1 long for them dainty and thin, Oh, will they ever be lizard or skin? Get something useful, to do in all weather, and strong, and New Zealand leather I For face creams and powders my search is extensive, Oh, why are they always so very expensive ? My chances ot one are really remote, But how 1 should love a decent fur coat. Lacking the wherewithal, dough, hoot, or tin— Extravagance seems such a heavenly sin. Wouldn’t it be most awfully nice To shop, shop, and shop, and not ask the price! —‘ ‘Penury. ’ ’
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 160, 22 June 1935, Page 11
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