The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
ROSE JARS AND ROSE PILLOW.

the rose leaf" sighed the pretty
girl.
The rose leaf, soft as down, clear,
beautiful and pink. lay in her
palm.
you can have just such COM
plexion," said the beauty specialist,
IF you will try"
The pretty girl, says the New York
Sun, looked at her in amazement.
Go and study the rose" advised the
specialist.
The pretty girl did as she was told.
and the result was fine. complexion.
And this is what she did:
She made rose leaf pillows. not heavy
with spice, but full of soothing scent
These were for the nerves. for the
tired out senses and for general sooth-
ing purposes.
Then, too, she studied the mysteries
of a good rose jar.
These are tars that are called sweet
jars. These are for the sweet scent
ing of the halls and parlors. They are
nice in the dining room, where they
can be opEned and stirred a few min
utes beforC meals, and they are exqui-
site upon the verandas and in the
sleeping rooms.
Such great sweet FAIRS are made by
the matrons of England. who put them
up every year as regularly as
they put up their jams and mar
malades.
The effect upon the nerves, the
mind, and the temperament is good.
The sweet jar pays for itself in
doing away with family wrangles It
acts as a great soother upon the family
tempers.
But more important than the sweet
jar is the aromatic jar. This is made
with rose leaves for foundation, but
it does not stop at rose leaves by any
means.
The best aromatic jars are heavy
with spicy odors. They are scented
with pinks. And they breathe Gina
mon and all the aromatic spices of
woods and meadows.
The trouble in making an aromatic
jar is that it's composition is little I'M
derstood. And, when done, it smells
more like something to eat, more
like a fruit cake, than like a spice
jar. 1t should be made not so much
from the spice box as from the
meadows.
The rose leaf Jar should be stirred
from the bottom every day and should
be carried from room to room after
the busting is over, in order that it
| may scent the air and freshen it and
disinfect 1t.
There are many varieties of spice
| jar, but the rose leaf jar is the sweet
est and best of all.
The woman who wants to get the
most and the best out of June
| roses can make a rose leaf vine
gar. This is an excellent thing for the
| bath.
The rose leaves are covered with
white wine vinegar and the whole is
left to stand a week. 1t is then
strained and put away to be add
ed to the bath. This is a very Sim
pie preparation and a very invigorat-
| ing one.
A more expensive bath lotion is
made by taking the full blown roses
and pounding them in NOR
tar bowl. The mashed roses are
then put into a big mouthed bottle of
| quart size.
A pint of the spirits of cologne is
now poured into the bottle. and the
| whole is allowed to stand A few days.
Finally there is added five drops of
altar of rose, or, if this is too ex-
pensive. there are imitation of at
| tar which do very well. This makes
an excellent addition to the bath, and
only a teaspoonful is required.
The girl who gathered rose leaves
all summer and patiently dried them
in the sun to make rose pillows for
fall was rewarded by a pillow of sweet
smells.
To do this as it should be done, do
not draw the line at rose leaves, but
add all the other flowers of the gar
| den, all those whose petals can be
| picked and dried. Gather them in
great armful and pull off the petals
| and spread them out upon a sheet
to dry. Toss them until all the mois-
ture is exhausted and then fill your
| pillows with them.
1t is a very good idea, when put
| ting the dried leaves into the pill
lows, to be sure that they are thorough
| ly dry. And also to add about a tea
| spoonful of rose geranium perfume to,
| say a peck of the leaves.
Toss well until the oil is all alb
sorbed and fill your pillows with the
| leaves. This makes one of the best
quoting agencies known for the
| nerves.
Rose leaf perfumes are very nice
| things and particularly soothing. They
| act upon the nerves rather than upon
the complexion. STILL upon the nerves
hinge many things. and the woman
whose nerves are in a good state
is pretty sure to have nice conf
plexion.
To make a nice rose leaf perfume
take a pint of rose leaves and put
them in a gallon jar. Cover them
with the best alcohol, using perhaps
a quart. Add to this two grains Of
musk.
| of the oil of rose geranium. Let it
stand three months if you can wait so
| long; otherwise a few weeks will suf-
| flee. Pour off until there is not drop
! of the fluid left Bottle and you will
| have a nice perfume. This can be
added to the bath. A generous table
spoonful will be enough