Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-08
THE PERFUME TRADE.
How After of Roses and other Liquid
Luxuries are Made.
From the New York Tribunc.1

Luxuries are Made.
From the New York Tribune.
The best perfumes are made from flow
ers The effort that is being made to eN-
tract perfumes from petroleum and other
things will prove abortive, as they can
never equal the delicacy of the odor OF Il
genuine flower. The amount of cologne
made in America is enormous, but it does
not approach the quantity manufactured
in Europe. In this country perfumes are
made from the original flowers only on II
small scale. The OdDrS are nearly all I'm
ported in the shapes of oils ana essences,
aud from these as base the cologhes are
made. The famous after OF roses Is maze
from the Rosa Damascena, which grows
like weed in smyrna and in some parts
ul Turkey and France, though the growth
Is comparatively small in the latter cOutl'
try. The natives of these places collect
this oil in a simple manner. 1he roses
are placed in water, and alter decohlppsl
ton set in the oil floats on the surface and
it is absorbed by cotton balls deity dip
ped into the liquid. The cotton under
pressure gives up this oil, which is bottled
aud sealed \ bushel of flowers VIII pro
duCe only a few drops of oil The genuine
is the most expensive oil in the marker
and worth about S32 an ounce. II Is edui-
.
er substances, and the price is arranged IT.
suit the purchaser. The strength OF TINS
OIL makes it sickening in its natural STATE.
The jldulteration has reached Such Il hlGh
state of perfection that even the most eN-
pert are deceived by it. Patchoull Is made
from a natural plant growing IN great
abundance in the Malay Islands, ana Is Il
great favorite rs perfume. There Is a
growing demand now for lavendar wafer
1t is made by mixing rose ana orange
waters with the oil of laVendar, ana has 4
refined and pleasant as well as rellesh
inL OdOr The genuine hellotrope Is no'
as fine an OdOr rs the imitation. The lat
ter Is known as the white heliotrope and
is made from u combination Of violet and
vanilla, and has II sporiiic tendency II
breathed for any length of time. Berga-
mot, which with must forms the staple
perfume of the colored population, Is q
ParatiVely cheap Oil 1t is made IRON
a small species of lemon, the best quality
of which grows in the island OF sicily
and is cultivated specially for this pur
pose. BergamOt Is II slight irritant, ano
1t is said will raise hair on bald head
The distinguishing mark of the tuberost
il strength, while the violet is light ant
pure. The Verbena was once great Ia
VUltc, but it is now rarely called for. The
rose geranium makes an elegant perfume
and is nearly a. good as the altar of roses
The lily of the valley produces one OF the
richest perfumes, and the lemon, orange
and daifodil are much thought Of. Bu
/ the best perfumes are combinations of tint
original odOrs. There are about 100 o
them, many of which have had their day
The secret OF combination Is to mix thu
odors SO that none is prominent and al
are lost. The best two are the anclen
eau de cologne and the cashmere bouquet
/ 10 mix the Odors so that they blend per
fectly is difficult. The old stand By among
I the combinations is the Jockey club
Others have seasons of popularity anC
then pass away, but the glory of the Jock
( ey club is never dimmed, and the demand
for it never wanes. Next in order of favo
comes the ylang ylang, and the patchouli
which is thought by many dealers to b
the best all round perfume in the market
NOUS.