The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-07-13
SWEET-SCENTtD BELLIES.
The Swell Girls Use Sachet Bellows and
sandal Wood sticks.

! ears ago rhat was the way the bellies
| Of society finished the toilet. but bellies.
! Xix" everything else, have changed.
! individuality has reached the scent
| bottle. and the same law that fOrbids
! the wearing Of diamonds and silk
| gowns at breakfast prevents the abuse
| of perfumes. Any drug clerk can tell
the scent worn by a merely fashiona-
| Bile girl, but a cOnnOisseur would be
| puzzled to analyze the breath of sweet
ness that emanateS from the tresses,
| letter paper, gloves, gown and even
the umbrella Of the swell girl.
To one she is redolent of almond
| blossoms. to a second it is altar of roses
and third quick-scented critic will de-
scribe it as an aromatic. That she is
| sweet everybody admits, but of what
| nobody knows but herself, and she
won't tel. The following confessions,
! however, were extracted from three
women Of society-a belle, a matron
and grandmother, who is always
young and sweet and charming.
The young lady, a brilliant brunette,
admits that she is not original.
Il got some of my ideas abroad in nv
travels and [ am always acting on hints
from papers and journals. What I
values most is an old sandelw God fan |
bought in CeylOn. When it went out
of fashion [ pulled the sticks apart and
now | have one in twenty-eight differ
ent places. To me the fragrance is the
very refinement Of sweetness.
a thousand people have asked me
what kind Of perfume I use, but | never
tell. The scent is in my bonnet-case,
dressing-case, wardrobe, the press
where | keep my evening wraps, and in
every box l have. When | want to in
dividualize a toilet I lay half a dozen
fan sticks on the bodice. OF course this
is for evening. | think perfumes with
street dresses bad taste. Then / use a
great deal of tOilet-water, scented with
sandal wood or white hyacinth in my
hair | use it like bay rum, and have
my hair brushed and combed dry; what
ever | wear in my hair use on my eye
brOws and on my neck and shoulders
with low dress"
so much for the bellies sweet artifice
The beautiful matron was very volup-
tuous. She has sachets made to line
the closet walls, the bottoms of bureau
which her belongings are kept.
1T costs me about sixty dollars a
year to have my sachet Innings cleaned
and Resented. The work is done by
firm where get my toilet supplies. I
have tried Egyptian perfumes but l
prefer violet to any other. Personally
am insensble to the Odor, but l have
been told that it was very characteris-
tic. | wouldn't use it if | thought it
was not. My toilet accessories cost as
much as my gloves. | buy the finest
scented waters, and get bags of orris
root and crushed lavender flowers by
the dozen. | use, too, great deal OF
deodorized alcohol scented with altar
Of roses.
"These accessories Of the bath with
well-made sachets are about the ex-
tent Of my perfuming."
The grandmother also expressed a
partially for new toilet articles
81 like" she began, 1.-The French
wOnan's way of bathing in sheet
lined tub, with cupful of aromatic
vinegar or tincture of benzoin in the
water. Either makes a balmy, re,
freshing bath. Instead of putting
scent on my hanlerchiefs [ put it on
my linen and fannels. That is where
it belongs, think. The idea is deli.
cacy, not strength of scent | like best
the tluctuating fragrance, too faint to
be described. Sweet pea, mignOnette,
jasmine and violet are far more de.
lightful to my senses than lilies or
roses. ! have many old-fashioned ideas
about keeping things nice In the sum
mer we gather sweet clover, tie it up
in bags and hang them in cheese-cloth
bags in the wardrobes and clothes
presses, where they lend their fra.
GRANGE to erything-suits, wraps
night-rObes, and the whole atmos-
phcre When lace needs cleaning /
dry-wash it in almond meal. l have a
sachet bellows and l powder the inside
of slippers and even shoes that a 10
attached to. | also use it to powder
my hair after dry shampoo. | have a
druggist make my tooth powders, cold
creams, face powders and rouges, and
all are scented with rose.
when | want to be very dainty
use deodOrized alcohol scented with
lily of the valley in a sponge bath.
These are not only tOnics for the skin.
but leave it most fragrant and also pro-
tect the body from cold"
A few years ago fashionable modistes
tackled little sachets of swiss or silk in
Shields pocket and gathers of evening
dresses. and tackled ten or fifteen dol
lars to the bill for extras. The innova.
ton became popular at once, and last
ed until the vulgarians took to wear
ing scented hens and facings in their
dresses. Now a modiste will turn up
her sagacious nose at the mention OF
sachet powder for toilette Chicago
Journal.
Showed the Symptoms.
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