The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-03
THE ETIQUETTE OF SCENT.

Only the vulgar scents her handker-
chief. There is a daintier way Of being
sweet, writes contributor to the Post
Dispatch, Of st. Louis. Eau de Cologne
is the one toilet water that never goes
out Of style. There are two choice odors
Lavender and violet de japonnais. The
lavender is used for bed and table linen.
Any other use is the blunder Of lgnor-
ance. This particular cologne is rarely
to be had out Of the gates Of Paris. 1t
retails at s. pint, but two tablespoons
full in tub of water will smell some
body up all day. as they say in French.
Another source of sensuous delight Is
half pint of benzoin thrown into the
tub, making milk bath. This tincture
is only ten cents an ounce. 1t cleans
the skin and tightens it, which makes it
popular with flabby dandies and wither
ed old DANES, and it leaves the flesh eX-
haling the odor of refinement, so to
speak Bath bags are always satisfac-
tory, although very expensive, the sus-
picion that the maid or somebody used
it, forcing the exquisite to provide a
fresh one every day. Orrls or almond
or violete, is the usual filing.
In high life nobody is kissed on the
mouth 1t is bad form and bad hygiene.
And in these days, when 1t is a crime to
be old, and every woman over IS makes
up with glycerine and rice powder, a
kiss anywhere on the face is a positive
annoyance. Every man of the world
knows this. That's why he kisses his
wife's back hair, and his daughter back
of the ear. And that's why the women
scent their scalpg and brush the essence
through and through the hair until it is
fluffy and fragrant
So much for the toilet waters. Now
for the toilet sachets.
Monte Carlo Is the place to get es-
sence of orris. and the only place. When
woman is caught in that wicked little
principality, and feels called to exnlain
she can always say that she came for a
supply of orris-violet, and be believed
The price, like everything else. is as
high as the Alps A four-ounce bottle
se,ls for rs francs, but one drop on the
lace collaret or revers will make the
whole dress smell like violet The vio-
let of Grasse, which belongs to Nice, is
exquisite, and preferred to Monte Carlo
by the people who detest the very men
tion Of the gamblers paradise. 1t has
such an affinity for silk that If the dry
will cling to it like roses in Moore's vase
But the violet of violets is the Ajcardi
found in San Reno, which is mentioned
in the guide books, and has actually ad-
ded to the fame of the place. The scent,
triple extract, Is sold exclusively In
little shop below the sidewalk at SS
bottle of about six ounces. This violet
shop is violet scented and bottlc-walled.
and buyers come from all the courts aHd
gay cities Of Europe. No lover of violet
scent will ever know the true scent of
vlolets until she goes to San Reno with
12 francs to spare. To use one drop of
1t is to feel a fine contempt for all other
perfumes.
Paris is the great market place for
Peau d dEspagne. The sachets can be
bought in any first-class drug store, but
the Parsians alone know where to get
the skin with the exquisite and indefin-
able odor. 1t looks like kid. Squares,
one and a half inches in surface, retail
at $15O, These are cut into strips a
quarter of an inch wide and sewed in
the seams of the evening dresses. Usual
ly, five are put in toilet, one under
each sleeve, two in the side cores of the
skirt about the knee line and one at the
back in the hem. Peau d'Espagne never
loses It's scent.