The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-10

| bureau and 1t may well stand upon
your modern one. Never use 1t on
your handkerchief, but have a cloth
| with which to apply it to the face oc-
casionally when the skin is oily. A
| few drops IN the bath are stimulating
| and delicious.
Cologne.-AlcohoI coo per cent?, 1
gallon; oil of orange, l ounce; oil Of
| bergamot. l ounce; oil of cedrat. 2
drains; oil of rosemary. l dram; oil of
nerolf. dramf Mix thoroughly. The
receipt is as generous as 1t Is old
fashioned, and you may prefer to re-
duce the quantity.
The powder box must be filled with
carefully chosen powder. A cheap
i make of face powder will ruin the
skin, stopping the pores and darken-
ing them. l thoroughly indorse the
use of powder by any woman whose
skin tends to oiliness, but she must
make it matter of religion to wash
every particle of 1t off at night. and
she must apply 1t in a strong light,
otherwise she may go forth into the
bright day unconsciously bearing a
likeness to a clown.
Face Powder.-Powdered arrow
root. l ounce; powdered oleate of
zinc, 12 ounce; oil of roses. 8 drops.
Sift the mixture through the finest
boiling cloth.
Perfumes are so much more abused
than properly used that it is with fear
and trembling 1 give formulas for
, them. The over-use~. of badly made
perfumes has caused many people of
fastidious taste to renounce them al
together and declare that the odor of
soap and water Is quite enough for
them. But the faintest hint of the
most delicate perfume Is delicious to
anyone not foolishly prejudiced, and
from the following you may choose
your favorite flower and have its
fragrance on hand all the year around.
Use mere drop on your handkerchief
or use an atomizer. A drop placed on
stationery box will last for a long
time, giving a faint hint of perfume
to your note paper and cards.
Lily OF the Valley.-Extract of tube
rose, ounces; extract of rose, 2 ounces
| extract of cassia. 2 ounces; extract of
| vanilla, l 1-2 ounces; extract Of or
| ange flower l ounce; extract of jas
mine, / 12 ounces; oil of bitter al
monds, drop. Mix and bottle for a
month before using.
| Rose.-Finest simple esprit de rose
1 pint; essence of rose geranium, Ia
fluid dram; essence of ambergris, 1-2
| fluid dram.
| Violet Water.-Rectified spirits, 1 i'm
| perial quart; f1orentine orris root, Gin
! coarse powder), IL pounds.
! Put the orris root under pressure to
extract its perfume Let the mixture
stand at least two weeks. Filter sew
eral times through altering paper
which your druggist will furnish.
| Carnation.-Extract of rose. ounces
| extract of acacia flower. 8 ounces; ex-
tract of orange flower, 3 ounces: extract
of vanilla. Sc grams; extract Of cloves
| 10 drops.
| For the care of the hands you must
| have orange wood sticks. a file, an
emory board and nail scissors. There
| should be at least two buffers, one for
/ applying the paste and one for the
powder and final polishing.
Rose Paste for Nails.-Ol of al
monds. IL ounces; alkanet root, 2
ounces; spermaceti. 1-2 ounces; white
| wax, drains. Melt in a hot water
bath. Strain and beat. adding / dram
| altar of rose when nearly cold.
| Powder for Nails.--Pure oxide OF
zinc, ounce; carmine (No. 49) enough
| to tint pink. Perfume family with oil
! of orange
| A delightful toilet water. which you
can prepare for yourself. is to be used
in the bath. 1t is made as follows:
Bath Water.-Cologne water. 2
/ ounces; tincture of benZoin. l Ia
ounces; tincture camphor. 1 ounce.
1t is better to keep all the perfumes