The morning times., 1896-10-18
SUBTLE PERFUMES.
Only the Vaguest Fragrance Is Dried
on Lingerie.

1t requires infinite good taste and some
outlay to wear perfumes this winter, for
on good authority only the hopelessly in
artistic woman puts any scented waters on
her handkerchief All her clothing must
be imprcgnated with fragrance by means
OF sachc,s, or perfume dried on.
Her sachets Continue 10 he chiefly of
orris powder, or that novel and interest
ing potpourri, OF heliotrope, lavender and
orange blossoms, dried and ground up
together With these is mixed the saw
dust OF sandal wood and the result is
s,rong, sweet and lasting power 4 few
spoonsful Of this ought to he sewed into
a little flannel bag, then into china silk
cover and disposed about ones bureau
drawers and closet shelves, TO diffuse de-
licious odors.
Extrava.aDt women buy their saChets
In the form of huge flowers. Big roses,
ong throated lilies, dahlias and great
satin narigoldS. which have odurous power
stored down in their large green muslin,
canyX. beneath the cxqui sitely tinted
petals. Spread among lace trimmed lin
gere tn G effect is very Luxurious and beau
tiful, and those who don't do this have
every piece of linen separately perfumed
before it is put on. The maid, with an
exceedingly small atomizcr. lightly sprays
over the linen little violet or diluted
oil OF ros water, and thenputs the ga ments
for n moment into the oven. Just for
moment and the oven must be barely warm,
or if the oven is not convenient she holds
the moistcned clothes 10 the steam radator
or register.
In an instant almost they are warm and
dry and retain just enough perfume to
vaguely delight ones senses. Since the
new open aluminium boot trees have come
into common use. every lady insists that
her shoesare put away and her slippers, too,
with long narrow muslin sachet bags in
their toes. Her stockings 20 into a long
reticule of wadded satin and her handker-
chiefs into the prettieSt little japanese cab
met, that. with its many drawers, sits on
her dressing ia bles. White mouchoirs 90 in
one drawer, pink edged ones into another,
blue, black, scarlet and lace trim med ones
into a third. fourth and fifth Once q
week, when clean handkerchiefS come from
the laundry, all the drawers are taken out,
the old Sachct powder tossed in the fire
and fresh spoonsful sprinkled like sand
among the contents.
Perhaps the last among the whims OF
fastidious womenis the small saches blanket
that lies all day between the sheets and
| is taken out at night. 1t is heavily i'm
pregnated in its quilted wool center with
lavender or violet powder. and can bc
bought all prepared at the shops like the
| new perfumed veiis and fans and gloves
Careful straining is the means whereby
| those last tbrpp articles
| delicious odor, that does not last, how
| ever, but few days.
The same code of fashion that still
| frowns on the use OF perfume on one:s
Stationery discourages the mixing of odors.
| II You elect to us eheliotrOpc, use that
only and with everything, or confine Your
self strictly to violet or the exquisi
French Mel du Copuclne, in English called
uasturtium honey. In the bath pour cologne
| or perfumed ammonia, and on your dress
ing table, To rub into tue palms OF your
hands, dab lightly about the back of your
neck and anoint Your ears, keep tiny
square jug of A la Refine des Aheliis
or Violette du Gar. The first is supposed
to be an extract from the bread bees
make to feed their queen on the richest
pollen in the flowers. The other Is n new
distillation from Russian violets, and,
though exceedingly costly, this is as pure
q bouquet of the violet as ottar OF rose
is OF the roses. All of these new honeys and
waters are applied by very exquisite per
sons with the finest camel's hair brush
and then, IL friction is administered To
the perfumed flesh, the pores will ac-
cept and hold the odor an unusually long
line. EDYTHE yANE.