Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-03

"nile not perfumes exactly, toilet waters are always scented, and their use Is very beneficial to the skin. par. Eelealarly in the summer, when it needs all the refreshment it can get The scented waters are diluted with plain water TOT use, for some of the yin. esafs are so strongly perfumed as to seem disagreeable when used full strength
 From 20 drops to a teaspoonful of the toilet water is put in basin bath, the water so treated being intended TOT the rinsing after cleaning sponge or tub bath. The liquid is left 10 dry on the skin, as one of the chief purposes Of the toilet water is it's ton lc effect. After weary day, a rub ooWn With a good toilet water, proper. y diluted, makes one feel like new being, and while it is very convenient to get the vinegars ready made they can De turned out at home very easily ana sometimes much more cheaply.
 Of all the fragrant toilet waters none IS so much used as rose water, and when this is pure it possesses the greatest cosmetic virtues. One for mula for this delicious toilet water calls for four pounds Of rose petals and ten quarts of water. The water is first distilled and then poured cold upon the petals, which are shaken around in the liquid. Then the vessel Is loosely covered and put in a cool, dark place for several weeks, until the liquid becomes odorous. Then it Is again distilled, and the drippngs are gathered in small bottles and closely corked.
 Another formula calls for putting the rose petals in an earthern far and covering them with a weak brine of common salt. The roses may be gathered every day, and the petals added as they come handy.
 An improved still can be made by fastening an india rubber tube to the spout of tea kettle and passing it through cold water to condense the steam. The distillate,, or drippings should be received in a glass or earth
 
 come in contact with copper, zinc or l lead, they will exidize the metals Stills for home use, however, can be l bought very cheaply in the shops from dollar and a half up. Many other garden blooms with pungent odors, or even faintly delicate ones. can be used for exquisite and helpful toilet waters-mignonett lil- ies of the valley. clove-pinks, valer- ian, heliotrope, honeysuckle, violets, gardenias, jasmine. etc. In New Or leans and Charleston Creole ladies often drop the more richly scented blooms into pure alcohol, allowing i them to digest or soak in the spirits, when the odor thoroughly permeates the alcohol.
 A toilet liquid much used by the ladies of the olden times, and often called to this day angel water" is much esteemed for it's beauty value. It can be made at home in the follow ing manner:
 l kOSe-WaC1f ounces l Orange-flo%er water ...............5 D ounces Essence Of amberSris ............1 drachm | Essence of musk .................12 drachm
 Mingle the various substances and agitate the bottle for several hours, continuing the shaking during the day quite frequently for some weeks. Keep the bottle closely stoppered and in a warm, dark place. Let it stand for two weeks or longer, then decant the liquid, and if it is not perfectl.' clear, filter it. Properly made, angel water should be almost colorless.
 There are many uses for bay rum, one being that it is admirable for mas Saging the scalp after the shampoo when one is likely to catch cold or the hair needs some little dressing tc keep it in order. But if it is used toe often or too lavishly on the head il will dry out the locks. Bay rum oi very good sort is cheap enough at the drug store, but if one is clever at turning out beauty preparations this formula would give about as pure a thing as could be had:
 Oil of bay .........................z4 .z4V grains Oil of orange ...................... l6 grams Oil of pimenta .,.,.............. 16 grains Alcohol .............'......'', '.,... 't qual Mater ,,,..............25 fluid ounces
 Dissolve the oils in the alcohol and S-~A~ %H ~ add the water Then stir into the liquid about two ounces Of precipateo ] l:.aa nnd Altar Th{e