Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13


Who does not love the faint, elusive
odor of violet in ones lingerie, or the
good old fashioned lavender which our
grandmothers used in their linen clos
cts? In the good old times they grew
their own sweet herbs. Their gardens
contained the fragrant rose geraniums,
lemon verbenas, orris, lavender and
pink sweet clover, out of which they
fashioned their little scent bags" and
laid them in the dresser drawers or in
the closets where they kept their
linens.
heliotrope, violet or whatever our ia
vorite perfume may be, from the drug
store at so much an ounce. We buy
cotton wadding and fancy ribbon and
bits of lace and make all of these
dainty and desirable scent bags" for
ourselves and as gifts for friends.
They are used in thousand ways
For the dresser drawer of the lady, for
her corset cover, to tie around her
waist to attach to her coat hanger,
for her glove, veil and handkerchief
boxes and her stationery box, and for
various boxes in which are kept diff
ferent belongings. Large pads for the
dresser drawers are made of china
silk. Cut two sheets of silk the size
of the drawer and place between them
a sheet of wadding in which you have
sprinkled the sachet powder. Band
and tie as you would a small comforter
and lay fiat in the bottom of the
drawer. These can be made of sheer
muslin or even crepe paper.
For sofa pillows we have the spicy
scent of pine, spruce or sweet clover.
For gifts sachets may be made in all
sorts of fancy shapes. A very pretty
one is a flower cluster made of SILK
or ribbon. A small bunch of ten or
dozen roses makes very attractive 9
sachet Make the roses of different |
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each one of which has been put tiny $
wad of cotton filled with the sachet {
powder. The wire stems should be T
covered with green silk and the bunch :
as a whole tied together with bow ;
of green ribbon. :
To the girl who can use a brush and :
water colors there is an endless va :
riety of ways to make attractive and t,
artistic sachetS. One shown in store
window not long ago was made of two
shades of narrow ribbon about one and
a half inches wide. 1t was made as
pansy using the pansy colors. 1t was I
made with five petals, three of the y
lighter yellow and two of the darker. l
The ribbon was arranged to represent I
the petals, but it was the few touches I
of water color that completed it, MAX e
ing it perfect a
other flower sachets can be made of |
ribbon or silk. Or designs outside of t
the flower world, such as hearts, fig I
ureS and envelope shapes. simple t
heart-shaped sachet may be cut from a
lowered ribbon, the edges turned in c
and basted together and finished round n
the edge with dainty lace or button t.
holed with embroidery silk. The C
sachet powder is put in the cotton fill o
ing inside. Or still more quickly made
is a sachet in envelope shape with the n
edges bound round in bright color. q
The point of the envelope is fastened 8
with either ribbon ties or tiny but n
tonholed loop and a covered button. a
In our grandmother and great q
grandmothers' time they used spiced !,
apples for scent. A small apple was
stuck full of cloves. When the skin =
was dry the apple was ready for the =
linen box or the dresser drawer Like 3
all other good old fashioned things, :,
this idea has been revived. Besides II
the apple, they now use small round
orange or a tangerine. In fact, 1t is :
sometimes called the tangerine, though I
it is the same as the spiced apple or "
the scent apple Remove from the u
cloves the small crushable centers. D
With darning needle punch a hole j
in the fruit and insert a Glove, Con- o
tinue this until the surface is evenly t
and thickly covered and then put in a
some warm place to dry the skin. If
you desire to make them more attrac- o
tive run a cord through the apple with c
a needle, leaving short ends outside. o
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