The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-07
The PERFUMES
or TIE Orient

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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 rosewater really is healing for
the skin. and. no doubt, some of this
poured in the water of the bath would
be quite as etIicaciOus as the rose
leaves Indeed, rosewater is a favor
ite toilet accessory With many women
who have been noted for the beauty OF
their colnpleNinnS
There is little doubt that a good per
fume is d wholesome tonic Sachets
placed in the clothing and scattered
about the room undoubtedly act us dis
infectants The sachrts tor Wear li.av
be made Of white Six or fine lawn and
lace, trimmed and fastened to the lin
gerie. ".@
Old fashioned perfumes are hettpr
than new ones S mr If item haze
q distinctly soothing effect Oh tn"
nerves !.:y leaves. rosemary, la%Hn
Ger rose leaves, myrTh, orriS root. VIC
let's lemon mint are all considered Is
pecialty beneficial Just why perfumes
soothe the nerves it is hard to shy
! Tie DANES Of long ago used to be-
| lieve that sage tea WAS a tine thing for
| the complexion Combined With ordl
/ nary tea it was used for making the
7 hair thicker ana gio~sier Tho scent
I Of sage WAS also liked Those who ate
! smelled and bnthed in sage believed
, that they We're thus prolonging their
lives. Who knows? There may be more
! in some Of those simple old herb cures
! than any of us are aware Of. .
| Most of the perfumes just mention
! ed We're used in the drawers or in
chests where clothes We're kept, and
when the garments were taken out
they had, Of course. a delicate Otor Of
the perfume still clingng to them
IIuneysuckle blossoms, rose Seranl-
UNI and lily Of the valley are delight
full, and their fresh leaves may all be
used like those Of the rose iii i'nparl-
ing fragrance to the bath.
Lavender is said to be good brain
stimulant and is therefore II better per-
fume for the SLOW and sluggish than
for one Of alert mind.
A delightful face wash is made OF
tincture OF benZoin, water and lit
tie s'ycerin And, by the way, ben
Zoin is most refreshing put into the
basin ia which you wash your face and
hands 1t turns the water Il little
c,oudy:or milky. ana it has a pleasant.
pungent odor.
There are times and seasons for
perfumes as in everything else, lust
Ut present The fashion leaders approve
Of them. Rare old scents that suggest
the orient are favored. Paris sets the
style for us where perfumes are CON
ceined Tho leaders of the monde fol
lowing the lead Of the courts OF Eu-
rope. Most royal ladies have special
perfumers and guard the secrets Of
their preparation as carefully as 9
prime minister does the more weighty
affairs Of state.
The empress Of Russia is most ex-
travagant user of perfume. Her sup
plies Of it come from Paris. Her apart
ments in the royal palaces and her
cabins in the royal yacht are daily
sprayed with essences Of lilac. jasmine,
jonquil, tuberose and white violet. The
cases of perfume are sent directly on
their arrival from France to the impe-
rial laboratory for analysis before they
reach the empress.
Formerly Christina. the queen moth
er of Spain. used perfume made from
flower found in the Philippines. but
since Spain lost those islands the queen
has abandoned the use Of 1t and adopt
ed instead eau d'espagne. manufacture
ed in Madrid.
The royal perfumer becomes poetic
when be talks Of Roumania and the
poet queen Of that country. Carmen
sylvia
Her majesty the queen OF Rouma-
MAJ he says. rs proud Of her white
hair and her complexion. In spite of
her sixty years not wrinkle is to be
seen on her forehead, thanks to the
marvellous water Of which she alone
possesses the secret This water is
distilled from flowers found only in the
heart Of distant forest into which
none but the queens flower gatherers
may penetrate Around that forest
there is at all times a Gordon Of Sen
tinels who protect it for the queen"
This seems like one Of the fairy
tales the queen loves to write for chill
dren, but it may be true, for all IS pos
sible ID the Wild land where that 70
mantle. woman rpi~uc
Queen Wihelmina III the Netherland:
will have nothing to say of perfumec
water for her baths or scented powder
or soap \ daily bath, taken for sew
en- minutes. followed BY minutes
cold douching. is her rule, but she is
not quite hopeless from the perfumer's
point Of view. for she uses pint Of
eau de cologne daily.
The English court is conservative
Queen Alexandra remains faithful t
the Ess Bouquet. which has been II
use by the royal family Of England
since 1920 The recipe for this per
| f,1na is iea lo,1slv Guarded nv the man