Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-22

49, N'ot'tiiu d NttI Is llc
sum that considerable number of
women in New York spend for face
creams. lotions. perfumes. bath and
toilet powders according to Il Metro
politan druggist, who has Il smart
clientele.
Yes said he, 81 know off hand of
at least twenty women who spend
fully $4,000 year on toilet articles
such as perfumes. face creams ton
les. toilet and bath powders. and this
is entirely exclusive of toilet articles
such as powder boxes. bath sponees
manicure articles, etc.
This may sound like an exagpera.
ton. but when tell you that we have
perfume costing SEQ bottle that is
bought by rich women by the dozen
bottles and that powders. both hath
and toilet. with the same scent are
equally costly, you can perhaps sec
how much money could be spent in
this way.
"You saw that woman who Just
went out OF here?' pointing to n black
CARRIED person. That is the maid of
one OF my richest customers She
Just now ordered $3.50 worth OF toilet
w 'dhc oOuln WIFI nGf
For instance. there were In the
order two pint bottles of n fine toilet
water costing $25 each: two pounds
OF bath powder at the same price ana
two half pint bottles of extract, Ill Of
which came to $3.50. Besides which
there was bath sponge at S25 with
race creams and unguents bringing
the total UP to $3.50.
infnrnct q, &c al.
today is tn have n certain perfume
made for them exclusively. It Is nat.
urallv an expensive oneration lut
ANYTHING to be individual.
at is productive of some funny chi.
sheen. They all follow IN, another.
AID if ono woman gets something
aew or unusual they all wan the
s;'mc thing
They will come to Nc AMI say.
caauallr. That is ratho- cool PER.
fumc that Mrs. Blank uses. Do YOU
know what it is?' That is trade Sc.
crct. or rather matter between nv
customer and myself. so merely
say: 1T is made to Mrs. Blanks or.
know III ha very glad to tell YOU or
u.
he
THAT settles it. for Mrs. Blank has
No intention of divuIging the secret.
She means. if possible. 10 be lndvid.
ual and have things that every other
woman doesn't have.
ITO show YOU how this thing works
one of nv customers with no end of
money came in the other day. saving:
Cant
fnme? I have asked two or three
wouldn't dream Of using connections
they sent me | want something del
iratn and lastin" and one that is de-
cidcdlv distinctive
Come in ~ couple Of weeks and It
viii be ready for vou.' replied
II snt nv chemist to work and had
n v"rict" OF Odcrs made nm. one of
which nv customer decided or. II
has violet as Il body. Int is combined
with other delightful evancscent
ndors. She was so rleaScd with 1t
that she took not only the extract.
but had toilet water. bath and toilet
powders made M with the same odor
and has since used nothing else.
"One woman came In here the 9TH
- ~ "''' olhtIeu Sou worth OF
toilet stuff tn he sent 10 Italy. whore
she Is to sDc"h the winter So that
is th" wav the q. new counts IN
Most OF these women Of whom
sneak think no more of spcndinr sew
eral hundred dollars on toilet things
mt one time than they do OF buying
q postage stamD. However. happcn
to know that thcv spend ton times
that amount in philanthropic WAYS.
which surely does mitigate their
seeming offences in other lines"
Greens Of the almond, lettuce and
rosnda shades and in various light
vcllowish tones more modsh than
kacominc. arc prominent in the
French color lists.
MORE PAY FOR TRAlNMEN.
Chesapeake G. oaio Announces Re-
eult Of Conference.
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