New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
WHAT WOMEN WANT TO KNOW
THE FINEST PERFUMES, POWDERS AND
SOAPS

SOAPS
@Thc French and English people still lead the world
in the manufacture Of perfumes said a prominent
dealer in perfumes and French soaps, shut Amerl-
cans learning to appreciate the home manufactures
The French excel in all toilet preparations, though
! the best cologne in the world IS made In America
Many retail druggists in this country make their own
cologne and get quite local reputation. The delicious
| No. cologne made by Caswe d Massey commands
"A higher price (S3 a quart than the famous German
cologne Of Johann Maria Farina,. winch Is
81 80. Atwood's cologne is wcDknown TO
Ncw-Yorl people Colgate also makes a
good cologne Gucrain, OF Paris. makes
a Russian and an Imperial cologne. which alone would
have made his name known. Coudray, Lubn and
La Grand are all cologne makers. though the house
of Ibin is more famous for extracts for the handler
chief and soaps Coudray, for sachet powders ana
SOAPS and lie Grand for those fine colofeas essences
and extracts which do not stain the clothing and ior
sodihed perfumes.
There is no essential difference between fine
toilet water and a cologne. There IS Just now
fashionable demand for fine French toilet waters
especially for violet hcotropc and lily OF the VaheS
waters. Lubn makes most delicious Voict "a'er'
this and the firm, extract Of wood vioets are enough
f. IS thought to establish the reputation Of pcri'uer
The firm Of IIoubgant the oldest manufacturer OF
n.rfumcs in Paris dating their business back to
carly I'm 100 prepare a famous toilet wafer known
a, 81 Fan de IIoubigant." 10 Grand, who, uter
/ Iubln IS probably the largest manufacturer Ok per
| fumes I'm Paris dstills famous lavender wafer
! from the natural flowers. which Is the suahu"'u Oh
/ excellence The amber and distilled lavender waters
made by Coudray are also excellent. There Is a
toilet VINEGAR made by the sOciete liygiehlqIc Oh
| Paris which is peculiarly refreshing IL Is moro
pungcnt in odor than toilet water and Is hyScmo
and doodoriziug in effect. such fine toilet vinegar
/, often soothing TO invalid, who cannot endure
any other perfume. Jean Vincent Bulley also makes
l
.alt-. "the inexhaustble SALT are put up py
| Osborne Bauer Is Chccseman, whose reputation
rests on this one item for tho toilet
The most popular extracts for the handkerchief
to-day after Lubin's wood violet' Is PROBABLY
1e Grand, "vlocttcs du Czar7 or Houbeants
- v,,lets Of san Reno, Lo Grand also puts up
delicious white essence OF heliotropc, one Of Parma
violet, and one OF Oriza lily these coorless essences
do not stain as Luhn's extracts 50 often DO me
English firm of picssc e Lubin arc chiefly known for
| their extracts 81 opoponax and OF H"heipahh1'
while tho Ess bouquet OF Baylcy Co., Of London,
/ has also a world wdo reputation. All the eX-
tract, Of the socetc IIy gcnquc safely be recon-
| neuded The essences Brisa de las Pampas,'
Of Persian nlics and opoponax made by Pinaud,
OF Paris aro famous perfumes. L. T. Rivers a Co.,
Of Paris are known pcrfumers chiefly because OF
their delicious lat d'iris7 and extract Of cory
lor.is. Gosnclls extract OF cherry BIOS
SONS IS in demand. and the new ex-
tract Of "crlb apple blossoms put up by the
Crown Perfumery Company OF London. which IS as
delicate and moro lasting than violet is just at present
/ a fashionable perfume. "Invigoratng Lavender
salts and crab apple blossom soap are prepared Oy
the same company Prominent among American
manufacturers Il perfumes Ladd & Coffin. who
prep,re Fdcnia- (the Lundborg Pcrfumcry Company
| Inr,ll Daley a co., becoming known as the
maker. Of some uncommonly good perfumes, and OF
a violet toilet water which ranks with, If not above
the best Of tho foreign ones 1t has the
rare virtue II retaining it, delicate fresh
ness ~ odor upon the skin long the least Whit
ro,ius Many toilet waters when added 10 tho water
An te hath are delicious TO inhale while being poured
ONT bnt leave on the flesh rank odor which IS far
from agreeable
The most famous French sachct powders are those
made by Coudray. There is more violet powder sold
than all other sachct powders put together. Hello
tiopc Is next 10 violet in popularity and after that
comes white rose and jockey club. In
the original packages Coudrny's powders come
ln mo- smaller size than quarter Of a pound. Nolot
powder i, not "A LASTING perfume. but may be I'M
proved IN fragrance and made more lasting by adding
To- il one half it,, bulk If orrisroot powder. This IS
an excellent sa,hct for the linen closet and Is con-
,ldcr,bly less expensive than pure violet powder
L. Grand. Of Paris. Is putting up solidlhed perfumes
In pencil form. which enclosed in metal cases, and
in the form sachcts for the linen or for the bodice
By rubbing this -oldihcd odor across any object it
may be easily pcrfumcd without dampenng it. In
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quickly take the fragrance Of flowers.
Iubin Coudray and Pinaud of Paris. are the most
famous manufacturers Of French soaps. Lubn's
violet ahd other soap need no recommendations
Coudray and Pinaud both make delightful lettuce
soaps-onc which ID just now among the most popu
lar Of fine pcriumcd soaps. Pnauds bri>a DC las
p,mpasr soap Of charming fragrance, which retains
tha, fragrance till the last bit is used is specially
Of thi, house. which also makes delicious "Sayon
vol,ttcs DO Parmc" All COudray's soaps may be
safely recommended. The pure white soaps
made by lie Grand scented with violet, hcotropc
tea rose, in demand by refined people. who like a
delicate pcriumcl soap of exquisite purity. Tho
spcrmncct and Fss. bouquet soaps of Baylcy Co.
are much liked. William Rlcgcr puts up a transparent
cry stll soap and Calvert. of Manchester. England,
carbolic toilet soap, which is recommended for its
hygicnic qualities. Pears soap is good.
There arc many famous Partisan manufacturers of
toilet powders which are guaranteed to be pure rice.
without the addition of blsmuh. Simon is OF the
most industrious manufacturers of pure powders and
healing creams for tic complexion. The Simon powder
i, put up in white and pink and in "jaune' or
Rachel tnts for brunettes, as was the
famous tragcdcnne, who first ordered n yellow
powder he Grands toilet powder numbered 900
is an cxquisltey pure fine toilet powder. \. Rowland
a sons and saunders the best known English
manufacturer, OF powders. a. Rowland Il sons
are an old firm and still manufacture the Macassar
OIL which Byron made famous by single rhyme.
and which gave the name of anti macassar to the
chair tidy IT, ENGLAND Piessc Il Lubin, OF London,
put M a powder for the complexion. prepared of
uisto,hio nuts which J., finer than almond meal for
hnthin. and toilet purposes. L. T. Rivers & Co.
are the most famous makers in Paris of Ongulinc'
the pasc used by manicurcs for polishing the nails.
though great many pcriumcrs make something of
this kind The Creme dc simon Is the most famous
French cream for alaying irritation Of the skin,
,hofrd hands or sunburn. Partisan ladies some
time, use il In the bath Paey's cold cream and
Lloyd's cold cream. which comes in tubes, are the
hest English preparations of this kind. Lloyd also
nuts up for gcntlcmcn's use u convenient shaving
mixture I'm artists tubes. There are many hair
tonics prepared in Paris. but the "oau de quninc'
and the extract vcgctal,' which come in variety
of odors and are made by Pnaud. Of Paris |