St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-01
PURFUMES AND BATHS.
What Makes Women Most ~
tractive and Healthy.

New York Graphic.
If woman wishes to make lasting
impression OH man let her always use
some peculiar and penetrating perfume
something distinctively her own.
There is nothing SO powerful to bring
back the past as a perfume. No sound
Of music or splashing fountain, no rust
ling of silk or jingling of bangles, no ia
miliar phrase or combination of cOlors,
is one-Quarter so subtle reminder as
perfume.
The nOvelistS constantly write of
dresses Of perfumed hair" and one of
Ouida'S unnatural herOineS was always
preceded by the OdOr of the rose that
she habitually wore. And women in
real life seem to appreciate the power
and Subtlety of perfumes quite as much
as those in books.
The love of women for sweet smells is
as old as-the hills. The favorite per-
fume just now is the violet. Although
this modest flower is supposed to Shun
the garish day and hide behind messy
stones, and all that, according to the
poets, it cannot be said that the women
of the present day who shed its delicate
perfume wherever they go. initiate it in
that respect. The violet is extremely
popular, but a departure is sometimes
made in favor of hellOtrOpe, the white
heliOtrOpe being the most delicate and
expensive.
Into the Innings of dresses and cloaks
is quilted quantity of sachet powder,
whose perfume usually lasts about three
months. DreSs-pOcketS have per-
fumed lining, or a small Sachet may be
SeWed inside, or a little Sachet powder
in a sealed envelope will be sufficient to
give the handkerchief a delicate per-
fume. PincushiOns are partly stuffed
with the powder, as are bags OF satin or
plush, deliberately embroidered and tied
with fancy ribbons, intended to be laid
OH tables OF the backs of chairs, IN bed
rooms, bOudOir; or parlOrs. Vases, also,
are sometimes filled with sachet powder
Or prepared rose leaves, thus giving the
rooms pleasant OrdOr of flowers at a
trlfilng expense.
Bureau covers of satin have the pow
der quilted in the lining, and sachetS of
silk or satin are made to fit into each
bureau drawer, SO that everything laid
on them becomes impregnated with the
perfume. The Innings of muffs are also
perfumed, and gloves, handkerchiefs
and laces are always kept in their own
particular perfumed receptacleS. In
sending gifts, Sachet is never thought
SupertluOuS, and they are apt to be sent
as an adjunct to a book, handkerchief
or a set of doylies.
OF course a woman with any Self-re-
spect would go through tortures, if ne
cesSary, in order to secure a good COM
pleXiOn. But nature must do a great
deal in the first place, and after that
bathing helps things along amazingly
Women have been seen at balls in this
city with their neckS grlmy with dirt.
This seems incredible, but it is true.
If a woman can go to Il ball in such a
condition, not only must she have lost
her own Self-respect, but also the re-
spect of other people. A Turkish or
Russian bath is cleansing and healthy,
and one of the best means for improve
ing the complexion and softening the
skin. New York women have be-
come very fond of these baths,
and many of them take at least one
bath every week throughout the year,
coming up to town from neighbOring
resort during the summer. There is no
more delightful way of getting rid of
the hottest hours of the day than to pass
them in Russian bath. Some women
battle to get fat, and some to get thin,
and they all succeed in attaining their
object. After the bath many are rubbed
with vaSeline in preference to alcohol,
or with sweet oil that being the most
fashionable unguent at present. It's the
correct thing to use it OH the face at
night, after having batned it in very
hot water, as the SureSt destroyer Of
wrinkles. And those who care for
neither VaSeline nor Oil take their own
perfumes to the bath, and are rubbed
down with them.