"Just the Thing."

During those enthusiastic days when the Empire spoke of a settlement of the Transvaal War, and began preparations for a Peace Celebration Day, the New Zealand Government made elaborate plans. These included the employment of an artist to paint a series of patriotic transparencies. The protraction of the war put the pictures on the shelves. Some of them have now been taken down and dusted, having been found "just the thing" for use in the illuminations on the occasion of the Koval visit.—Daily Paper.

O, take 'em down and dust 'em,
They'll he just the thing;
Be sure and do not bust 'em,
They'll he just the thing.
They're dusty waiting for De Wet
To chuck the blooming game, and get
Captured. Still they'll come in yet—
They'll he just the thing.

O take 'em down and dust 'em,
They'll he just the thing.
We have often cussed 'em,
Yet, they'll he just the thing.
For true economists are we,
And wasted they will never be,
That's a clear transparency—
Why, they're just the thing.

O take 'em down and dust 'em,
They'll be just the thing;
Time will never rust 'em,
They'll be just the thing.
They would all have gone to waste—
A shocking waste of paint and paste—
But, thank the Lord, we've got good taste—
They'll he just the thing.

O take 'em down and dust 'em,
They'll be just the thing.
Careful, do not bust 'em!
They'll be just the thing!
Bang went saxpence in their making,
Yet, now, with judicious faking.
E'en these stale meats will stand baking
For our future King.
They'll be just the thing!!