**Exhibit 24.1**

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL 2005

 

KNOWALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears belowconstitutes and appoints Robert B. Goergen, Robert H. Barghaus and Bruce D.Kreiger, and each of them, until July 31, 2005, his or her true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and revocation,for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and allcapacities, to sign the Form 10-K Annual Report of Blyth, Inc. for the fiscalyear ended January 31, 2005, and any amendments thereto, and to file thesame with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto saidattorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform eachand every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to allintents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifyingand confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do orcause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

 
| **Signature**           | ** ** | **Title**                                                        | ** **                             | **Date** |
|-------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------|
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Robert B.  Goergen  |       |                                                             | Chairman and  Chief Executive Officer; |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Robert B. Goergen       |       | Director  (Principal Executive Officer)                          |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Robert H.  Barghaus |       |                                                             | Vice President  and Chief              |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Robert H. Barghaus      |       | Financial  Officer (Principal  Financial and Accounting Officer) |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Roger A.  Anderson  |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Roger A. Anderson       |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ John W.  Burkhart   |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| John W. Burkhart        |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Pamela M.  Goergen  |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Pamela M. Goergen       |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Neal I.  Goldman    |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Neal I. Goldman         |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Carol J.  Hochman   |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Carol J. Hochman        |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Wilma H.  Jordan    |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Wilma H. Jordan         |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ James M.  McTaggart |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| James M. McTaggart      |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ John E.  Preschlack |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| John E. Preschlack      |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
|                    |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
| /s/ Howard E.  Rose     |       |                                                             | Director                               |     | April 15, 2005 |
| Howard E. Rose          |       |                                                             |                                   |     |
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