The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
Perfumes Rare
and >1acl,et's $ Fair,
Both French and American Perfumes
Suggesting Carnations and Garden
Piaks Oriental 0dors for Tcakwo0d
Enthusiasts-Men Approve the New
Eyasiye Scent Called Enigma-Somr
Daiaty and New Designs in Sachet
Bags

HE man who enjoys suggestion of
II his favofite perfume about his Hn-
en- and neekwear is no longer con-
sidered prig, while the up to date girl
is as particular in the choice of the fra
GRANGE which permeates her clothing as
she is in the selection of her shirtwaist
material or the cut of her frock. Each
year, however, one certain perfume has
particular vogue. The long popularity of
the yiolet's sweetness gave way last year
to the heavier oder of the clover, followed
: this season by decided tendency toward
-tae pungent fragrance of the carnation-
( This spicy odor is obtained from the
novelty French Mes Delices, and is car
ried also by the lighter American per-
fume, Du Barry.
In spite of the oppressive sweetness of
the Oriental perfumes, of which sandal
wood is invariably the basis, they always
enjoy certain vogue among persons who
revel in carved teakwood and massive
draperies. Ediol. Chrysis, a lasting Egyp-
tian cologne. and Geisha Flowers, COM
bination of the Oriental odors, are new
and popular offerings. Viorene is an
Oriental sachet with a suggestion of
violet.
In marked contrast to these heavy
scents. is the exquisite delicacy of ENG
ma, blending OF the sweetness of many
flowers. as the name implies 1t is an
especial favorite with men because of its
evasive fragrance
The American housewife has not vet
learned to appreciate the value of laven-
der leaves as means of keeping the
household linen fresh and sweet. English
women prefer the piquant sweetness of
lavender to any other scent, and their
cupboards and chests are always literally
supplied with bags of the fine leaves. Very
pretty for this purpose are the fiat cush-
ions, six or eight inches square, in jap
anese crepe paper. showing Oriental
scenes. Sandal wood sticks, an inch
square and five inches long are handy and
useful for laying among curtains and
draperies when they are put away In the
spring, and the fragrance will remain long
after the hangings are unpacked In the
fall.
splendid powder for use In sachets
is composed of violet and carnation in
equal parts. It has an especially delicate
odor. Another fayorite combination is
heliotrope and violet. and the girl who
prefers the simple violet scent will find
the sweetness of the powder more lasting
If she mixes it with orris root. Combined
-sachet powders retain their fragrance
longer if mixed at home
To give a delicate fragrance to a bodice,
tiny little bags made of china silk and
filed with sacllet, should be sewed under
each arms eye. These sachet bags serve
also as padding for the underarm seam,
or for the front of a bodice. Coat hang
ers covered with silk are filed with
sachet powder and have ten or fifteen wee
sachet bags dangling from long narrow
ribbons on each end
Dainty sachets for keeping lingerie
and neckwear sweet are square cushions
of satin. filed with three thicknesses of
sheet wadding and finished around the
edge with a silk cord. These are prettiest
when decorated with children in Dutch
| costume.