The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
THE PERFUMES
OF The ORIENT
They Have Come Into Vogue
With Eastern Costumes and
Are Said to Be Good For
Health and Looks.

- LOWER baths are in high cs.
TEEN with Partisan elegantcs
They are supposed to improve
the health ana looks. Rose
baths are particularly popular and are
supposed Ia be highly beneficial for the
skin. The water Of the bath is made
lukewarm and quantities Of rose leaves
are strewn in the water. and their
petals crushed to extract the juice
Plain rOscwater really is healing for
the skin. and. no doubt. some of this
poured i'm the water of the bath would
be quite rs ellicaciouS as the rose
leaves. Indeed. roSowater is II favor.
tie toilet accessory with many womer
who have been noted for the beauty OF
their compilations
There is little doubt that good per
fume is wholesome tonic. Sachets
placed in the clothing and scattered
about the room undoubtedly act as dis
inTcctautS, The sachcts for wear may
| be made of white silk or fine lawn aud
lace, trimmed and fastened to the lin
! gcrie
old fashioned perfumes are better
a distinctly soothing effect on the
| nerves BAY leaves. rosemary. laven-
| der. rose leaves. myrrh orris root. vio-
lets. lemon. mint. are all considered o..
| pecialy beneficial Just why perfumes
/ Soothe the nerves il is hard to say
| The DANES of long ago used to he
! licyc that sage ten was a fine thing for
! the complexion Combined with ordi.
nary tea it was used for making the
| hair thicker aud glossicr The scent
OF sage was also liked. Those who ate,
smeled and hathed in sage believed
that they were thus proonging theil
lives. Who knows? There may be more
in some of those simple old herb cures
than any of MS are aware OF.
Most of the perfumes just mention
ed were used in the drawers or in
chests where clothes were kept. and
when the garments were taken out
! they had. of course u delicate odor OF
the perfume still cIinging to them.
IIoneysuckle blossoms rose geran
UNI and lily Of the valley are delight
| ful. and their fresh leaves may all be
used like those of the rose in impart
ing fragrance to the bath.
Lavender is said 80 be - good brait
stimulant and Is therefore u better per
fumc for the slow and sluggish thar
for one of alert mind
4 delightful face wash is made OF
tiucturc of bcnZoin, water and lit
tie glyccrin. And. 10y the way. ben
zoin is most refreshing put into tho
basin in which YOU wash your face anc
hands 1t turns the water II little
cloudy or milky. and it has pleasant
pungent odor.
There are times and seasons foi
perfumes MS i'm everything else. Just
at present the fashion leaders approve
Of them. Rare old scents that suggest
the orient are favored. Paris sets the
style for MS where perfumes are con
cerned. The leaders of the monde fol
lowing the lead of the courts Of Flu
rope. Most royal ladies have specia
perfumers and guard the secrets OF
their preparation rs carefully as
prime minister does the more weighty
affairs of state
The empress of Russia is most e1
travagant user OF perfume. Her sup
plies of it come from Paris. Her apart
mcnts In the royal palaces and hel
cabins i'm the royal yacht are daily
sprayed with essences of lilac. jasmine
t,I. nd al a. Nlnlnf
cases of perfume are sent directly or
their arrival from France 10 the impc
rial laboratory for analysis before they
reach the empress
Formerly Christina. the queen moth
or of Spain. used perfume made IRON
flower found in the Philippines. bu
since Spain lost those islands the queer
has abandoned the use of Il aud adopt
ell instead eau d'cspagne. mauufactur
ell in Madrid
The royal pcrfumer becomes poetic
when he talks OF Roumania and tn
poet queen of that country. GARNER
sylvia
Her ma jesty the queen " Rouma
MIA" he says. is proud Of her whit
hair and her complexion In spite o
her sixty years not wrinkle is to b
seen on her forehead. thanks to tn
marvellous water of which she alon
possesses the secret This water !
distilled from flowers found only In th
heart Of distant forest into wbicl
none but the queens flower gatherer
may penetrate. Around that foreS
there is at all times Gordon OF sen
tinels who protect II FOR the queen.
This seems like one Of the FAIR
tales the queen loves TO write for chi
dren. but il may be true. for all is pos
sible in the wild land where that &c
mantle woman reigns
Queen Wilhelmiua OF the Netherlsnd
viii have nothing TO say of perfume
water for her baths or scented powdc
or soap \ daily bath. taken for se'
en- minutes followed by 3 minute
cold douchinc. is her rule. but she
! not quite hopeless from the perfumer
point of view. for she uses n pint G
! eau de cologne daily.
The English court is conservative
Queen Alexandra remaius faithful
the EsS Bouquet. which has been |
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