The Washington times., 1908-08-28
.SACHETS ARE MADE
OF LAVENDER HEADS
Quaint, Pungent Odor Is as
Healthful as 1t Is De-
lightful.

One of the sachets prepared for the
English bazaars is made from lavender
heads. OF course, lavender can be
bought here in quantities and its
quaint, pungent odor is as heaIthflil as
IL is clean smelling. A novel way OF
packing the lavender at these bazaars
was the placing Of It in fiat baskets in
stead of in the ordir .ry bags of var
ious sizes. shapes. ana materials.
The lavender is first placed in cheese
cloth and then fitted tightly into the
basket the cloth being broHght over the
top and the cover then fastened down.
The BASKET should be packed as tightly
as possible and jied WITH lavender rib
bons. matching The color Of the Iaven-
der flowers. The basket should be open
enough TO admit OF the ready escape of
the odor. These baskets, when fat and
not large. may be easily packed 81
drawers and with ones folded clothes.
Is used to scent a room large baskets
should be filled and the cover left so
IL may be united and thrown back the
top OF the cheeseclOth or Eauze-covered
heads being yelled by bit OF lavender
hina silk or other suitable thin ma
te. Il. embroidered perhaps in silver or
lavender, and tied at each corner TO
the basket with narrow lavender rib
bon The lid should be shut at night
20 keep TIE scent IN. and il it IS desired
90 retain the scent a long time the bas-
.let may be lined throughout with
channels skin or something OF that ma
tuve, so that only when the basket IS
open can the scent freely escape.
urasfIry M,Ss Cant Po--c-
Another lavender scent case may be
made of a small fat cardboard box,
wHch should be perforated with many
small holes. A stlletto is the proper in
strument for doing this. Then fill with
lavender. The box should be Of the
sort in which the. top comes quite TO the
bottom OF the box. or else Of the type
where the edges meet in the center so
that the sides may be smooth.
Then take a bit OF suede OF leather
Or any brOcade or cretOnne and make
cover Ike a book cover. Two bits Of
cretonne or leaeaer Joined over the back
Of the box, where the title Of the book
appears. with strip of different leather
or plain stuff, makes a pretty cover
On the back of the book its title. any
tancled name, may be printed in laven-
der ink
A Quaint Conceit.
One such volume OF perfume had the
white edges OF the box striped with
many fine lines with violet ink. 10 rep
resent the edges of the leaves, and a
tiny book cover was made out OF a bit
Of green tapestry, the exact size OF the
box: presumably a box large enough 70
ht tho tapestry was selected. The woven
edges OF the tapestry were turned IN
der, and the whole was lined with dull
greer tafeta silk slip. stitched 10 the
tapes try.
Down the back Of the book a strip OF
dull light green satin ribbon just the
depth Of the box was drawn taut. a bit
OF Dashboard being slipped under the
tapestry, and across this ribbon In slant
ing letters, the title was painted IN Law
ender paint. The cover was then tied
on the box by three strips OF narrow
silver braid, arranged like clasps, one
at each end and one in the center, the
ends being sewed under the edges OF
the tapestry.
The holes in the cardboard top and
bottom were quite large, as the tapes
try and silk made a rather heavy cover
ing. Another book was white celIuIoid
ana tied with lavender ribbon. On the
lavender satin back was painted in pale
green, Lavender and old Lace"