Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-16
HOW TO SMELL SWEET.
Perfume Good Thing II No'
Used Too Literally.
Use Of the Various subtle Agents-"hy
Each Woman should Keep Her
ticuIar DranL-Recipe for Treat
ing Natural FlOwers'

The refinements Of the ancients vaned IN
almost every way from those OF inOueIn
age, except, perhaps, in some Of tne uSe'
appertainiug to the toilet, and the ocrlPV
ures. as well as other records OF anciehv
customs. bear testimony that baths anu
clean linen, perfumes and sweet ouorS'
were regarded quite as much OF luxury
then as now. Few are, perhaps, a"are
that the origin Of the use Of manuiactureo
peri umes had sacred character, yet lney
were an invention Of the priests VINO OH
ciated at the sacrifcial affairs in the oideh
temples; and, doubtless, great necessity
must have been the mother ofinvenuon' Ior
from the sllurhtered beasts must have
arisen most noxious cmanatiOns, Wnlch All
the water in the land would not have
washed clean without the and OF the per-
fumes of Arabia.
Opinions. saws a writer in the Chicago
JIcrdld. d fer about the use and abuse OF
sweet scents. Certainly there is an neon
Cruity in their use by men, but woman
who leaves behind her a subtle sense OF
redolcnce carries always double caarm'
Strong, active, en- orgctic natures are apt 10
scorn an Indulgence in what is so gratclul
to their opposiLes-languid, luXury-loVlng
people. Yet the natural odor OF uOWcrs
about the house are grateful to all for thelr
sweetness, as well az for their beauty ana
to those flowers u which Mother EIrtb has
refused fragrance VIC give but half the
care VIII ch il showcred upon those that can
crafty a double sense. To some poor un-
fortunates the scent of certain odors, and
even of flowers, is distasteful, and not al
ways from association. Even further than
that, the di5lil1ed odors render some per-
sons quite ill. With age the sense OF smell
is affecte and, like the other senses, grows
weak, and some elderly ladies, especially
those who have been beautiful, worldly
women, much 1attered and admired, alb
solutcly reek with the strong bouquet OF
some perfumery.
Their unconsciousness is pltiable, their
vanity deplor able, for 1t would wound them
too greatly TO suggest q lessenlng OF their
indulgence, and they must be allowed to
rcek on. The olfactOry nerves are capricl-
Gus things, and the aroma which makes
them dda.e with pleasure at one time Is
quite disacrccable at another. They easily
become surlcited with an overdose.
\ gentleman who was particularly fond
of the fragrance Of the violet, both "au
uaturcl" and artificial, and used delicate
sccut ABOUT his person and clothing in all
possible ways, never permitting 1t to pass
a faint, subtle point, grew TO aohor 1t utter
ly because his negro butler had evidently
the same propensity, which lie gratilied not
only by INDUCING constantly IN his masters
essences. but IN strOn er and less carefully
prepared extracts of his own Especially
was il discovered to be his habit to scatter
v .et wafer all over his clothing just as he
was preparing to serve dinner, and when
he took up his place behind his masters
chair the odor was overpowering AS
consequence the gentleman becomes quite
III at only standing near lady who wears
vol, IS. Another gentleman who was de-
voted to u certain old-fashioned prepare
ton Of lavender was affected IN much the
same manner by the accidental breaking OF
a largo bottle in his trunk and the conse-
gCcnt suturaton of his clothing with the
strong perfume, wlich it was impossible to
remove. Since then any scent is distaste-
full TO him.
Women generally have habit of tuckinC
little bags Of sachct powder in their bureal
drawers and pinning then in their dresses,
but they as generally are indiscriminate l.
choosing the odors, sometimes buying hello
There is much more refinement and damti-
ness of feeling, beside quaint and certain,
ly sweet coquetry in keeping always per-
fumc Of one own; it becomes then almost
a part of ones own being. If one is fond
of the fragrance of the rose an investment
in few of the long, peculiar Walls contain
ing altar Of roses and keeping them in
various places anil the possessions is a
much more enduring way of perfuming
than using sachet powder. However, the
best way Of using sachet powder is to make
q thin pad the size Of each bureau drawer
and trunk tray, Of thin silk or cotton and
one layer of cotton wadling, over which the
sachCt powder IS GprinliIed, leaving one end
but loose Y sewn, so that the scent may be
easily renewed. The faint-tinted cheese
cloths wLi>h como now are very good for
this purpose. If dozen of these pads are
made at somo leisure time the size of ones
trunk they viii be found extremely con
vcnlent to lay between dresses 1t is also
good plan when a new dress comes hcme 10
have u tiny bug of scent at once sewn into
the waist New beginners at concocting the
for the rJscj Jars are apt TO use too
much spice; essential oils are much better
Than any spices.
Our granLmothers well knew the delight
of stealing tLo perfume from the flowers,
and their stlll-roOn, where were all con /
vcnlenccs for this, was part Of the ma
chlncry Of every home. In our country
vast quantities Of flowers go 10 waste and |
we send TO France for our perfumes, yet
nothing is easier nor more womanly than 70 I
make tho perfumes from flowers which we
use Into q largo, lIt, clean earthenware 1
vessel pour some purified fat lard aud suet
mixed, warned sufficiently TO make it LIQUID. 1
Throw INTO At Us many scented flowers Of 4
,no Kind as il wll contain. Let remain
wcnty foLr hours covered, then STRAIN OF .
he 1T and add more flowers, repeating the .
process every day for a week. The method
II llberaiug this essence Of flowers from
he fat 10 very simple. Permit 1t to harden
'utit INTO small cubes and put into spirits
II wine. The delicate odor immediately
ransfcrs itself from the coarse TT 70 the
prituous solvent and such : strength Of
'erfume is procured with little trouble as
would cost great deal AZ perfumers