Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-18
AMERICAN PERFUMERY.

Ol late years the use Of fine perfumery
has become very general in the United
States. Its sales s=many firms, in many
Instances, is an exclusive fortune by itself
Its manufacture, especially of American
colognes, by the leading chemists of the
Union within the last ten OF twelve years,
has become a speciality Of trade
Acknowiedgedly, within that period,
some Of the very best Cologne water at
present manufactured in the world has been
made in this country, and now bears. either
blown IN the glass, or labelled upon its pa
pered front, the name or names of some Of
our superior American druggists. Indeed,
to such an extent is the manufacture now
carried, that the best metropolitan chemists
latterly furnish printed circulars to their
customers, containing each the names OF
half dozen or more species Of scented wat
er, Of their exclusive manufacture, in lieu OF
their former French, English or German
lists Except, in fact. by foreigners, to-day,
choice brands Of either The old fayorite Ger
man or Paris Farina Colognes are but Gltle
called for
Corn spirit, although Of much more value
than the grape for many of the lighter es-
,ences, such as the violet, lavender, etc,
which latter delicate bouquets are universal
ly conceded to be much finer of English
than Of French, has never by connoi>seur:
been admitted upon a par, for general use,
with the grape spirit, now exclusively used
by the French 10 the preparation of the
world famed Cologne Some Americans
and usually the best chemists-follow tht
Partisan choice in spirits. Others, again,
and some far from an inferior class Of Amer
lean druggists, keep their manufacture ot
Cologne from first to last a close secret il
the firm. One can barely, now a-days, visit
an American pharmacy possessed of any o.
dinary pretentions to enterprise, but that
if the inquiry be preferred for Cologne, a
dainty little bottle of 'our own exclusiv,
manufacture" is rendered with CLOWN.
words of recommendation for the question
sr' : trial.
And still with all this growing nationa
interest 10 this one special branch of manu-
facture. the perfumers art is said not to b
a lucrative one IN America. The purfume
IN the United States complains bitterly tha
no business Is now so heavily taxed as his
Every ingredient Is now doubled, in som,
instances trebled, its cost within eight o.
zen years since. Especially is the tax OF
alcohol, as also that upon the stamps anC
sales, felt to be the greatest strain. Foi
example: In 1860, alcohol was selling at bu
forty cents per gallon; it now brings thre,
dollars. Tallow, also, has risen to a mos
exorbitant figure. Few manufacturing per
| fumers, as may readily be imagined, at thest
/ high prices, have survived the pressure
Hence the fact, that within the last 81,
| years, no iugIe manufacturer has permanent
ly entered into porfumery as business il
this city.
In the preparation Of essences the follow
iug list of FIVE extracts is considered stock
essence enough, and sufficiently varied t.
manufacture FIVE hundred bouquets from
to wit: Rose, .Tessaming, Tube Rose
Cassie and Orange Flower. Two articles
very much patronized abroad, and especial
ly in Paris, have comparatively but limiIec
sale in the United States, and absolutely q,
American manufacture. Allusion is mad
to the Gold Cream which Is the French
man and woman's ideal cosmetique, ant
Panacea coupled with the almost innumera
ble varieties Of toilet vinaigres, with which
and oftentimes to the almost total exelu
,ion of Nature 5 cosmetique, pure cold wat
er-ioreigners, and particularly French peo
pie, indulge so lagishly in. 1t Is an indis
putable fact that by American ladies neithe
Of these compounds are much sought after
In their places glycerine of late years, plair
and 10 every conceivable form and combina
zion, may be said to be tie more strictly ma
,ional, sine qua non, for the toilet In fact
this ingredient, which is simply the suga
If fat. now enters largely into almost ever
known cosmetique. -Na5 York Nail