The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-18
PERFUMES IAN AID TO HEALTE
The Woman With Scented Handke,
 chiefs . Public Dsnefacter.

New York Sun.
 | To preserve ones beauty. and enhance ones attractiveness, perfumes are neces | sary. They are also stimulating and re | freshing, especially lavender, lemon, ros, and violet. They may prove even mor' | beneficial by destroying disease germs. chief is calculated to make it antsepti, and to destroy the germs in 1t. The us' of perfumed or antiseptfc handkerchie Is, therefore. consistent with the Aictate1 of bacteriolSgy. So that, instead of prac tictng luxurious habit, Q woman wht puts scent on her handkerchief may ac tually be doing good to her neighbors by checking the distribution of infectious materials. A' The basis of all perfumes Is an essen. tial oil of some kind, derived either nat. urally from flowers or leaves. or artih. cially by synthetic process. In either case, the essential oil Is a powerful an tiseptic and possesses disinfecting prop. critics. not less in degree than those oi carbolic acid.
 The love of perfumes has never been the monopoly of the sybarite. Nero, the tyrant, had not only his garments, but distilled from the choicest roses of his empire.
 Louis XIV. was inseparable from the heavy scent of orange blossoms. The great Richelieu lived in rooms so filled with flower odors hat his courtiera nearly swooSned upon entering them.
 Queen Elizabeth of England, psrfumed her wigs with Spanish leather steeped in musk. In the boudoirs rof fashionable ladies perfumed candles were burned and perfumed blocks or cakes were thrown in- to the fire in order to i'll the air with fragrance, and coffers containing expen- sive scents were kept hanging in the room. A kind of scented lczenge was used to perfume the breath, and wigs or ones own locks we're scented.
 The old process of pertaining the hair was first to wash 1t thoroughly, drying it carefully. and then heavily impreg- pastille. The head was loosely covered with cloth. the pastille being held un- der the cloth. first on one side of the head. then on the other. as near the roots as possible.
 In Paris today . fashionable hairdresser will impart any perfume desired to the hair. It is done by dusting the scalp thickly with finely powdered orris root If a violet odor is desired.
 After 1t has been thoroughly rubbed into the scalp hot dry cloths are wrapped about the head: Finally the powder is carefully and thoroughly brushed out. The delicate fragrance like that of violets is delightful, but 1t is as short lived as consumes hours.
 Every woman may not care to 20 to the trouble of pertaining her hair, but it Is well to perfume slightly all dresses, underclothing and bed linen. as we'll as ones stationery.
 Don't let the scent so beyond a sugges- tion; never strong enough to be very mo- tIceable to others
 If perfumes. as some will tell you, sxer- else a very material effect on certain temperaments, they should be chosen with deiiberation and discretion, If you want to be lovable and aimabie.
 A violet scented atmosphere, for ex- ample. makes those who are surrounded by It's influence affectionate and peace loving women of lovabls natures are al- ways fond of violets.
 Heliotrope usually finds devotees among the, dainty. neat, and rather unassurninR dispositions. who dislike fuss and notori- ety.
 Rose perfume is most freolientlv used by those of warm-hearted, unimaEinatiye temperaTnents who are Inclined to extray- asanee and have a disregard of the more serious issues of life,