The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08
THE STORY OF ALTAR OF ROSES.
Origin of the Favorite Perfume and
Its History.

1t was In the days Of tho srnnamoth-
ers, or possibly even the great-grandmoth-
era that the slender little bottle Of altar Of
roses searishet In all It's glory. II was
then that every fair dame, In her silk
quilted peftlcoat and gay-c6lored boufYan,
drsperies. with her picturesque. elaborate
cnifure. had On tap Of her claw-socted high
bureau. or in the drawer with her greatest
treasures and dainiiess articles OF dress, at
ieas; enc OF the sweet scented Walls
They were -seh pretty iittis things Of
clear glass with qus!nf designs I'm go,i on
the OUTSIDE. icng and slender. a pleasant
sire To hold In ms iady's fair white hand.
and suggesting all sorts of mysterious
charms OF the East. less known then than
new, Within the last few months there
has been almost furore among New York
women for some usw-raew 10 New York
and fascinating Eastern perfumes and
they call TO mind the little hottie Of altar
OF roses st.li in existence, but little heard
OF outside Of romantic old novels The
new perfumes are interesting enough IN
themselves for a, ieas, passing mention.
First on the isgt comes the Gal Rea Dee
a Greek perfume named after the Persian
festival called the Scattering Of the Roses
the festival which was IN process OF cese-
hraston at the time when iIaIia Roekh
Left Delhi for Cashmere for the ceIebra-
ton OF her uupttais with the young
king. Beautiful children strewed roses
through the streets II Delhi until every
part 81 the city was as fragran, as II a
caravan q. musk from kho;en haa pass
ed through e." There Is sanale wood
perfume. reminiscent Of the candle. wood
boxes. also treasures Of the granimoth-
ess sweet scented. and beautifully cary
Ell. In which she kept her tads and her
love letters The young woman Of today
takes the perfume IN this form instead
- IN the hos. which IKE tire altar Of
r0sans r. st!ii IN existence. but ncs a.
much household treasure as In years
EAST
There II portorai Aaxanla, Grange bios
sofn: Nicr~Tta crsn. vtcset: Chseae snu-
anes. ard another Eastern treasure that
TIRE stri ~ today sas - a cream THAT her
grandmother would have given Der @yes Z,
havs hat ora tat IL Is guaranteed a made
from the very sane recipe ss tAas used ~
ira neaa.fes IN the harsrss ~ Targev. ara
that Ass been gs~=t ~ :A<ar stree a. fzrx
ago az tAe lays ~ tins Remain empire Az
tAe~A are interesting. sGs they 80 aot hava
tse Same fascination az Tire quaint little
bottles Of altar Of ras~s In every arv9 ~
waacA vsss tire sznprs~snN. fragrance az
acres ~ beautiful rosss
There - cus vUse THAT T. *sv5tef - ms
manufacture - the altar OF sae Essential
81 IKE beautiful Ted Damask rose he
ROSA .sesE&Scszss ISe Very same rose
VIII wsfGh IRE young king rad arches
made and thrown trssEs hessge 20 hedge
Ter two mites outside OF Cashmere alezx
TIE rsxs wnscA izs.a Eoaka passed os
her tourney. '.sha&e -ar~ss tosers from
which he Altar GuL more pr~-sous sear
geld Is DISTILLED "
bulgaria 10 shs cates ccantsy trcns which
GENES TIE altar. kaxsnassx being The
center ard principal snaskst place. ale
a very considerable amount also zaaas
u Germany. From Persia. tie lA19 ss