From The Past: May 30, 2006

While visiting the bathroom at my aunt’s house, I noticed this pretty little book:

Even though it specifically says to press the powdered side to the face, I couldn’t believe what I was reading, so I went to my aunt to make sure my thoughts were running in the right direction.

It seems odd to me that a person might tear a page from a tiny book and rub that page against their face – even if it does look like tissue paper. I am used to compacts and regular face powder, but not sheets of paper.

Has anyone else seen these books or even better, tried them?