Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04

Dear M'Liss-would you be so kind as
10 send me the recipe for making perfume
from fresh flowers and oelige J. NJ
A clever little book that | have says
that a simple way of obtaining the per-
fume from fresh flowers is to gather them
dry when at their best and to put tnein
into a wide-mouthed bottle or jar hali
full of pure olive oil.
II many different kinds Of flowers are
used. such as violets, roses, carnations
Jasmine, honeysuckle, lilacs, the result
will be millefeurs, or mixed bouquet
After soaking for about ~ hours, take
out the flowers and squeeze them through
n horsehair bag, letting the oil run pack
into the jar or bottle. Throw in more
flowers and let stand another - hours
Repeat the squeezing process. BY this
time the oil should be saturated with the
perfume.
Then add TO the perfumed oil an equal
quantity of alcohol-pure-which should
be shaken up every day for two weeks.
Then the alcohol which has absorbed the
perfume should be poured off and the oil
thrown away. You have your perfume
nice and lasting violet odor may be
obtained by putting hall ounce of orris
root. broken in small pieces, into bottle
with two ounces Of alcohol, cork tight
and shake well. After four or five days
a few drops will recall the true violet
scent.
Dear MIiss-I am intending to give
a party on my 18th birthday l have
large number of girl friends, but not
quite enough boy friends, and l would
prefer having an equal number of boys
ard girls. Would 1t be improper for me
70 ask an intimate boy friend to bring
another boy with him? Should l give
this fgiend an invitation for the boy ne
is to bring. even il have never met him?
PleaseN tell me some interesting games
10 nlay. c. b. {.
You are too young to assume the re-
sponsibility OF inviting guests The invita-
tons to the party should come from
YOUR mother, who, should, or course
know all of the boys and girls VINO are
bidden. II the boy whom you term as
your intimate boy friend though, OF
such, Is known TO your mother and ap-
proyed of by her, there Is no improperly
fn his bringing his friend to your party
IL would be better though Tor MN 10
bring the boy to your house before the
party, so that you and your mother may
have the opportunity OF looking MN
over to drop into the vernacular.
aKnight OF the Whistle" is a funny
game and should help you greatly In
making your guests feel at ease. Have
every one who knows the game out OF the
room in which il is played. Each one
comes in alone, and Is told that he must
bA presented 10 the Grand Commander
of the order OF the Silver Whistle. The
ceremony of initiation is simple. and
harruless The novice is blindfolded,
While one Of the members hides the silver
whistle which the new member must
subsequently hnd.
Now the blindfolded one is led into the
centre OF the room. by the Commander,
where. while the others crowd around
him. he is turned about several times in
order TO distract his attention while
some one attaches the whistle, which hangs
from a short piece OF string to the back
Of hts coat the whistle is blown once
or twice. just to give the novice an idea
where il Is. then the bandage is taken
from his eyes and he proceeds TO search
for H. OF course every time he turns
his back. some one blows the whistle,
sending him to another corner Of the room
70 search When he finds II, he becomes
\ knight and helps to enjoy the fun OF the
her lnitiations
3afloons' Is another lively game.
&c the players into sides, letting the
nlay against the men. Seat the sides
straight rows. I or 5 feet apart
equal distance between the chairs.
81 string Is tightly fxed 70 the
toy balloon Is then thrown into
III slae trying % get the balloon
iha opnosIns sides part Of the
~ L fall on their oNn side .