St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-02


RoBBING THE BLOWERS. of declaring a ny
faint, sweet, strange Odor to be like an
Egyptian perfume.
Opinions differ about the use and abuse
of sweet scents. Certainly there is an
incongruity in their use by men, but
woman who leaves behind her subtle
sense of redOlence carries always a
double charm. Strong, active, ener-
getic natures are apt to scOrn an lndul-
gence in what is so grateful to their OPP
pOSites-ranguid, luXury-loVing people.
Yet the natural Odor of flowers about
the house are grateful to all for their
sweetness, as well as for their
beauty, and to those flowers to
which Mother Earth has refused
fragrance we give but half the care
which is shOWered upon those that can
crafty a double sense. To some poor
unfOrtunates the scent of certain 0dOrS,
and even of flowers, is distaSteful, and
not always from association. Even
further than that, the disliked OdOrs
render some persons quite i'll. With age
the sense of smell is affected, and like
the other senses, grows week. and some
elderly ladies, especially those who have
been beautiful, worldly women, much
f1attered and admired, absolutely reek
with the strong bouquet of some per-
fumery.
Their Inconsistencies is pitiable
their vanity deplOrable, for it would
wound them too greatly to suggest
lessening of their indulgence, and they
must be allowed to reek on. The olfac-
tory nerves are caprlciOuS things, and
the aroma which makes them dilate
with pleasure at one time is quite dis
agreeable at another. They easily be-
come Surfeited with an overdose.
A gentleman who was particularly
fond of the fragrance of the violet, both
''au naturel'' and artificial, and used
delicate scent about his person and
clothing in all possible ways, never
permitting it to pass faint, subtle
point, grew to abhOr it utterly
because his negro butler had evil
IDENTITY the same propensity, which
he gratified, not only by indulging con-
stantly in his matters essences, but in
stronger and less carefully prepared eX-
tracts of his own. Especially was it
discovered 10 be his habit to scatter
VIOLET WATER
all over his clothing just as he was pre-
pairing to serve dinner, and when he
took up his place behind his masters
chair the OdOr was OverpOWering. AS a
consequence the gentleman becomes
quite i'll at only standing near lady
who wears ViOletS. Another gentleman
who was devoted to certain Old-fash-
toned preparation of lavender, was af-
fected in much the same manner by the
accidental breaking of a large bottle in
his trunk and the consequent satura-
ton of his clothing with the strong per-
fume, which it was impossible to re-
move. Since then any scent is distaste-
full to him.
Women generally have a habit of
tucking little bags of Sachet powder in
their bureau drawers and pinning them
in their dresses, but they as generally
are indiscriminate in choosing the OdorS,
sometimes buying heliotrOpe, sometimes
violet, and again rose. There is much
more refinement and daintiness of feel
ing, beside a quaint, and certainly
sweet, coquetry, in keeping always a
perfume of ones own; it becomes then
almost part Of ones being. If one is
fond of the fragrance of the rose an in
vestment in few of the long, peculiar
walls containing altar of rose and keep
ing them in various places amid the
possessions is a much more enduring
way of pertaining than using sachet
powder.