The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-06-29
Scent Powders AND PERFUME.

i-CENI :. OWDERS AND PERFUME.
Harper's Btlzar says: 4 charming re
cipe for scent powder 10 be used for ward
robes, boxes, etc far finer than the mix
lures sold at the shops, Is the following
Coriander, orriS root, rose leaves, and
vendel flowers, two ounces; rhodium wood,
one-foarth Of a dram /; musk, five grains.
These are mixed and reduced to a coarse
powder. The scent on clothes is as if all
fragrant garden flowers had been pressed
in their folds.
A perfume for note paper, said to be
that used by the Queen of England, is
made of powdered starch, one half ounce;
fresh orris powdered, the same; altar Of
roses, ten drops. Put this into bags and
keep in the writing desk with paper.
All delicious fayors may be imprison-
ed by keeping the delicate substance in
deodorized alcohol. How deodorized?
BY fltering through animal charcoal or
comeback in powder. The back may
be used many times oyer thick flannel
bag with wire at the top will answer for
the filter Fill it with the black dust,
and pou. the alcohol in it, leaving it to
settle through. Have wide mouths d bot
ties with glass shoppers ready. and half
eli with alcohol; then eli with powdered
orange or lemon peel, peach leaves, al
;nouds, slices Of pine apple, raspberries
or fresh cherries, and the housewife vii.
have finer assortment Of hayors than
any manufactures viii furaish her. IF
she wishes however to initiate favors
which in the natural form are out ofreach,
it is best to use pounds Of which she
is not ignorant.
Banana may be imitated.w oil Of
jasmine and a very little tartaric acid.
Strawberry, with strong tincture Of
orris and very little ascetic ether-one
ounce Of the tincture to one eighth Of
ether.
Strong tincture OF orris root resembles
raspberry.
Pineapple is made with butyric ether,
the acid itself coming from the transfer
nation of rancid butter by a chemical
process.
Very little of these preparations is
needed to give the desired flavor. -Four
ounces Of the tincture mentioned viii
suwpIy flavor enough for constant use
during a whole summer.
How re RRIGHTEN STRAW MATING
AND OIL-CLoIH. To keep straw mating
brig t and NV ookipg,wa h ii twice du :
ing the summer with salt and water, say
about pint of salt dissolved in half a
pailful Of warm soft water. drying the
mating qic2-ly MA = Sc. cloth. The
salt prevents It's turning yellow OIL
cloth. after being scrubbed and dried
should be wiped all over with cloth dip
ed in milk. 1t makes the eolors come
out brigh and shining.
| To PURIFY " tTER-A little dissolved
alum is very elective in clearing uddy
water. If thrown INTO tub Of soapsuds,
/ The soap, curd'ed and accompanied by
| the muddy earlicles, sinks to The bottom,
leaving the water clear and pure. In
times Of scarcity Of water, this may be
used second lime for washing clothes.
BRUsIEs ON FURHITuRE = Vet the
the part uith warm water; double .
piece Of paper i've or six times, soak IL
warm water, and ~ j; on the place; al
ply Gu that a warm. but not hot, 1lat-iion
ill the moisture is evoporatcd. 1t the
byuise be not gone repeat the process =
/ After two OF three applications the deni
or bguise will he raised to the surface
L the bru.se be small, merely soak /
with warm water, and hold red>h'
iron near the surface, keeping the sUs
face continually wet he braiSe viii sooF
disappear.
PI4AsFaR FOR Conn. cofrespoeaeRt
of the Earal Ne,o Forker says: q b,
.,.,St sa,.on | uSad t,laSttsr alone on on,