Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
Perfume and
Scent

TT rs now an accepted fact that the
dainty woman has one perfume to
= which she adheres. Just as firmly
does she hold to the habit OF sprinkling
1t sparingly on her possessions.
MY Lady Dainty considers II posi-.
lively vulgar to overscent her little ac-
cessorie,. and she is none too plea sed
IL she is made the recipient of the much
scented article. She would far rather
have the frivolous coat hanger which
you have made for her devoid of sweet
ness than reeking with II.
Remember the Peterkin family and
their sailed coffee 1t is difficult indeed
to take out the surerfuous ingredient,
but so very easy and simple to put 1t in.
Fragrance may be tucked in through
a ripped opening, on a cotton vad.
Have you ever heard OF baking the
cotton wadding on which you have
sprinkled some scent powder?
The least bit OF the powder is placed
between layers Of wadding. which is
then baked slightly in quick oven to
secure" il. 1t is thus made more per-
manent. This is an English trick and
the little stay-at- home English girl is a
model your own.
Lavender leaves are A pleasing relief
among scents. Orris is one of the de-
lights of the dressing table. A faint
suggestion of sandalwood fragrance is
nicer than the .lal sachet, and many
of the oriental odors are relief, but
should be used most sparingly. because
they are heavy.
Coat hangers need almost no scent al
though it must be remembered that their
metal frames are very wearing on coat
Innings, and that it is advisable to stuff
and cover them. if only with soft lawn.
From skirt hangers may be suspended
pair OF little bags filled with great
deal of cotton and tiny bit of scent.
Bureau drawers need. as a bottom
covering. pad of delicate silk, wadded
and touched with fragrance. Closet
shelves are often treated in a like care
full manner: but their covers should ne
thum btacked to the back edge of the
wooden shelf to prevent their pulling
out. Either of these soft pads may be
made of silk muslin or even of pretty
silkaline. fufted with ribbon or with
embroidery floss.
The veil case whether of silk or wide
ribbon. whether a roll or a book-shsped
folder. is one of the little niceties for
the careful woman. and its wadded in
terror can be made more useful by just
pleasant amount of fragrance. The
same rule applies to the handkerchief
case. And then there are the countless
little cambria envelopes to be slipped
within the folds of the undermuslins re-
posing in bureau drawers or among the
blouses in the shirtwaist box. These en-
velopes are buttoned shut. to contain
without mishap the powder, which is
first wrapped in white tissue paper.
Larger scent pillows are made for the
linen closet. and here. too an added
precaution is necessary. The slightest
possible scent is a delight when it goes
out from the fresh linen sheet or pillow
case, or when it is shaken out from The
folds of fair linen towel. but an ex-
cess of it is odious.
There are housekeepers who much
prefer an odor suggestive of the cedar
chest for blankets and linens. and this
is got by the use Of bags filled with
cedar shavingS.
The question of scent is a large one,
and could well be touched on occasion
ally with the approval OF the popular
woman. whose friends are legion. She
it Is who suffers most from an excess
Of sweetness.