religious picture to show how proud and serious rich girls are about their beauty Gifts from the World On her table there are many rich items There are perfumes from Arabia and jewels from India She has tortoise-shell combs and ivory combs There are boxes full of powders pins and beauty patches Even Bibles and love letters lie there It is apparent in the following lines Here files of pins extend their shining rows Puffs Powders Patches Bibles Billet-doux Help from the Sylphs While Belinda dresses many Sylphs fly around her These are small magical spirits who guard her beauty Some fix her hair some fold her gown and some help with her sleeves Though her maid Betty helps her people praise Betty more than the Sylphs who do the real work in secret In short Belinda s dressing time is full of pride and beauty It looks like a mix of religion and fashion The poet uses funny images to show how much rich girls care about looks