New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
The TTNATGRETTF.
MAKING oI.D-FAsHIONEp SALTS.


Tho fashion OF the vinaigrette has undergone
change since the simple old times when every lady
was skilled in the ds;iilation OF sweet toilet waters
lotions for the preservation OF the SKIN periumen
salts and various other toilet articles THESE are
now prepared by the wholesa" chemist ana cost III
the course OF a year much as would have sup
ported a family in those primitive DAYS Even the
methods OF preparing these various articles are no
longer known 10 the family The recipes Tor inc
best toilet preparations have almost always com"
from some od formula. possibly dating BACK 10
knightly days when gentlev omen were almost eN-
clusively the leeches OF the time The wounded lod
OF the castle depended not upon the male surgeon
but upon tho women Of his household skilled in
herbs and lotions 10 bind MP his wounds ana III MN
for battle again. l. was not strange that women
who were !n;-ustoI with such grave responsibility
should also take up IN" more aesthetic portion o'
the chemists work 1t is well known that IN addi-
ton to dstilling healing balms ana ointment for
wounds they prepared refreshing perfumcd waters
salts and other Fragrant articles for their 'o'eD
Within the memory 81 persons nov living our
grandmothcrs distilled lavender and rose water
and made sweet aromatic vinegar and petiumei
salts These arts are now in measure forgotten oy
their descendants ana nav" hccom" the capital on
/ which fortunes IN business arc huIli ny.
Perfumed salts are 80 popular Just no" and %
GA ally PREPARED that IL - = pity they are not
oftener made at home. smelling salts los' their
strength In time and require renewing o'''h'
II prepared IN the houfrhoh l''f "a"
be renew d NJ frequently aS desiTah" ~ IN" '"-'
and trouble al preparing them irining. An eS-
cellent domestic salt. the formula which has been
handed down In one American 'amilN ioi many
years. made Of hnlf Mound Of The pest -, ~.
and an ounce and hal' o; OIL oi aNchH't. l".l
the oil gradually over IN" crushed anih"n'"
stirring that 10" oil is cnif'iy "baot
the salts In wid" mouthci hotti". CORK " "Fn'
set T. in warm water IN me oven a' hours Th.n
slowly In this "ay ioi tao 81 'h,'. hV"t- ~, ~"
remove r. from tho and cool II. y non u II
Irde- mou,h.d bottles holding about two ounces
each Dainty little square bottles OF ci"at gas.
be purchased FOR y cents The cost - m rgit,
dien,s Of the sals AZ rust H"fihy 'nem,sts W., ~n
rot be ~ cents making the cost o' hliiAf ''"'
In contrast 10 these simple vlnagrciies OF plain
glass filed at home the costly jewell u IN. I'M"
bottles shown by the fashionable j".el"fs. me"
range in price from plain s"y@, ana gas rr.a
lions Of the goldsmith arr me- ~. g,''d ,i1h
cost many hundred dollars beautiful sier"'r
crystal vinaigreitc about four inches long has
by diamonds. such vinagretie costs $3.50 An
other. the top SET with a single dark. smoky 'pp1m
vInaigrettes enriched by fine open work chas,
ings around the top beautiful DOLE, '"S ,,a
green perido SURROUNDED by diamonds ,,Lo
The en- ort OF the French dressmak"r is 10 MAKE
The sleeve as huge as possible ana IN "rIsr 'ha'
this hug width may not appear on'r', 'h' o .%
about the figure This. with the large size OF the
stock gives to the average woman most d.
rather exaggeraied by the closely lifted skirt with
4 its pronounced fare below the knees. ~ goes
without sa ying That the new gown u intetuen 10.
the 1.-THE and willowy Of form, ana VIII have NOT
much solace bestOw on cmbonpOlnt. Inc pan
ellcd effects and the cOse-itting cofsages OF WOOL
,,nuns are loss trying to stout figures. Even the
huge sleeves arranged by clever dressmakrr'
sn maj they do not eXaggeratc the apparent sz"
Of the wearer though In less skilful hands thcN
may be painful burlesques OF form Inc quick
lands az dress from which the stout woman must
! be steered are innumerable nowadays. but TO the
maid OF classic sylph-likc figure everything Is
,iven nv the new styles. Even the small woman.
providing she slender. gains In dignity IN the
cut Of the new gown