The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06
VOuEN AMI PERFt MES.
Color AMI Actions by which Their prefer
rnc~- Are Made Manifest.

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Wood violrt7 Fifty ocn'- an ounoe
Thank YOU Anything else Now, ! knew
that girl would ask for violet before she
| spoke a word Why Well, ! can't es-
plain IL exactly, only when one has sold
Ierfumes NJ long A. | have she anticipates
her customers tastes at n single glance
Sometimes get the tip from the woman's
gown or her carriage or her general APP
poarance, but almost invariably | can Law
INV hand on the right bottle Of perfume or
narha' hcfore the woman ask for II
The clerk paused suddenly rested her
slender. wpl'-kau' hand ON a both" 81 high
| priced toilet wntcr and cast a Significant
glaror In the direction Of a voung woman
| who was teariur down upon th" perfume
counter The nevcus wore a stylish
goif skirt and "A chic Fedora. and had Just
finished a glL,- 81 milk and yichv at the
soda counter Whom she had carried on
her purchase. which. sure enough proved
| g. IT, tho bottle Of toilet water. the clerk
remarked
I was right Won 800 That sort ~ a girl
vell-grcomcd. tailor-made, and given 20
| athl.tic~, like toilet water in her daily hath
She Il use hay rum like her brother, only II :
a trifc too masculine
.While violet II the most popular NJ all
extracts. u II particularly the favorte ~
the woman who dresses In gray | have
| one customer " ho aHec's The most stunning
gray frocks. cloth. -ilk and velvet in winter,
~eNuunsite lawns and dimiiies In summer,
and almost ~ strong il her passion for
violet. just A. she buys gray stockings,
gloves and purses 10 match her gowns 20
-. -. .,..T t.tI,f arsn.-rFN in violet IL
perfumes her ammonia water, her faoe and
tooth powders She buys violet extract,
zap and toilet water. and quantities 81
sarh.,. We, when she il near vou. YOU can
detect lust the ~fainte-' mos' illlsive 81
perfumes WHY Because she under
stands the art 81 using them
Then take tho woman who wears n great
deal 4 purple. heliotrop" OF any Of ~"
blending tiut-. aud She will use h"l'"'rof"
extract Which j. heavier and NOR" lasting
than violet The rosebud grl, ~" ~ reachy
ch..k- and i,aby hluo eycS. goes In Tor
white ros.. crab apple blossom or lilies
OF the valley. odor~ that arr delicate
Tn. snowy women, particularly those
who wear diamonds and over-trimmed
gowns when they shop Of mornings. select
the hea West perfumes. like frangipanni
Whenever an oVpr-dre-sed woman APP
prlacl.~ me- ] can safely gamhlo ON her
ordering 'he strongest perfume Ia stock
p. lie have odd faucie- about perfumes
FIR instance. = certain firm reCsntlv placed
on 'h. market a new perfume, "a Boxes
done ~ Scotch plhiis 4 customer who
RAJ qlWaNs hrugh' white rose spied the
boxes one dav and instantly pnunc"d upon
them I uf"nrd "a let her sample the eN-
,rtc. from IN. large bottle. hut she waved
- aside. saving Oh. never mind dare
sav ~ all night. and | want i, Just for the
-lkr II the boxes send ny hall a dozen
h.ttl,s. Pleas And | was not surprised
- nud that her husbands first name was
Donald
.S1mctime- 7 can even tell what a girls
sw~,iheart has tsen saying I" her from
tta way she ordcrs perfume Only vesier-
day a tgll blonde swept Ia here and asked Tor
hly extract, any kind OF hlies would d"
when ] offered her the extract to test sire
shook her head and said with a npturous
smile oh, rs all right It's the name !
want. | don't car how Il smells Vow,
IN wager my new blue satin stock that he
had told her the night before that ali" was
his tall, stately lily
girl Imaginable driftNd In and asked for
iausy I.rf,line She had the most t"auti-
ful owes grat vclvety bluc AFFAIR.", over
hung with lgshcs that cast the l%ovrli"-'
shadows. Frum the fauway look IN thnS'
owes 7 knew she was thinking ~ how b"
had whispered Ina her ewes made him
thiuk Of grat pan-y hlns- ms, and ! hated
to toll her that parSi"- had u" rS'riun"
whatever Sh" booked S di~apP iui"d.
and murmurei oh. dear, - that ~ I'm
p, ~nrry Aud she slipIssd away. Ni'h'u'
henrIng my c~Npana,iau that vipl"is and
uan-i.s wrr- oftou much alik"
only old-faShiourd l-sple i'luinr i't
lavender now Thcra'- on" white haired
southern woman VIII huNs ~ regularly
aud ia inyc io v-sp into her linen closet
-Df c,urSr Won W. -Su the viulrt tablets
u-,d ~ r-,rf,lno IA" hrath' Wei. know
"a wnmAN VIII went a step iur'i't ara
.Ipr..I .ai-l.-o,lprrr for The sam" Iur-
T. - What vas OBJ" result N."i i
heard Of beer las -N" wts taxing ~" h'EI"N
cur. Pact t-pui-hN