The Washington herald., 1914-03-20
DAINTY
P E R F UNI ES
FOR
MILADY

What is so fascinating to woman
as perfume?e Not alone does 1t appeal
10 her vanity, but its Irresistible qualify
of femininity makes it Of paramount In
terest to her. No expenditure for 1t she
looks upon as an extravaganza.
There has always been keen compe-
tition between the French and American
perfumers for miladys favor, but with
out a doubt the French are in the lead.
1t is contended frequently that the lat
ter capitvate merely through the better
appearance of the goods rather than
greater merit, but this is not entirely
true, though it cannot be disputed the
French know how to place perfume be-
fore the world as an art and not only
as a commercial enterprise From the
very names they select for them, one
senses their own appreciation of the op-
Dortunity to give something Of the really
beautiful to the woman's world. a new
perfume on the market appears in a fiat
diamond shaped bottle, a well known
artist having put all his artistic skill
into designing It.
Newest Odors.
Bouquet odors are the newest and
have superseded the one odor perfumes,
with possibly two exceptions, and they
are the old time favorites, rose and
violet. In bouquet odors all the skill of
the distiller has been called upon to
strike the exact balance. as the frag-
rance must be neither too heavy nor
too elusive. and clever, indeed, is the
woman who can rightly judge the proper
balance for use.
The day has passed when II is con-
sidered unrefined to have enough of
the garden in this concentrated form
about one to slightly pervade the i'm
mediate atmosphere, but alas for the
woman who claims attention through
aboundant and overpowering perfumes.
The mode of the moment is to have
not alone ones extract and toilet water
matching, but face powder bath powder,
soap. bath salts, face creams and often
brilliantine and smelling salts carving
the same scent This is a most salts
factory notion, and so in lire with good
taste and common sense that ii is rec
commended as more than a mere fad.
Many women select a favorite among
perfumes, and hold to il. and no more
consider changing their particular seIec-
ton than the sun would change its
course. Others, not so conservative, take
the keenest interest in the newest that
the season offers.
sometimes woman enjoys several
kinds. and will use one or the other as
may please her whim. but when indulg-
remove
all traces of the first before she touches
the second, even to the extent of chang
ing any garments on which the scent
may be. Though ii may no longer be
POSSIBLE for her to notice that il still
exists unevaporated. if she comes into
Il very warm atmosphere, the mixture
Of the two flavors will be decidedly un-
pleasant
Never Spray Dresses.
Another. item to guard against is the
StaA that extracts and toilet waters
Leave on sEaTments-i They should never
be sprayed. for the effect will be re-
gretable. Probably the safest method
Is to saturate small piece of cotton
with the perfume, and then pin it on
the garment until the odor evaporates-
For those who like to spray the hair
with perfume, II is best to choose a
delicate flavor like lily-of-the-valley, or
violet; and though toilet waters may be
had in the nonalcoholic grades, these
are not practical for spraying the
hair. Due allowance must be made for
drying out. following the use of per-
fume in this way. OF course this spray
ing is always done with an ordinary |
atOmizer. There is a new one to be !
had with a lock catch at the neck of |
the bottle. which absolutely prevents any |
leakage. |
a toilet water in which America has |
never been surpassed is Jasmine. 1t has |
a sweet, refreshing quality, which is |
very pleasant 1t is not more costly than |
any other of the best toilet waters and |
is Individual in that il is unlike any |
other. taking the place of bath salt with |
many.