Evening star., 1939-10-09

Next to our "yen" for sable coats
and strawberries out of season, this
department has a most disconcert-
ing weakness for f1ossy trimmings
on a dressing table. There is some
thing about the sight of lovely bot
ties and jars that makes us feel out
rageously pampered-a pleasant SEN
sation we can assure you.
If you've ever watched the ladies
adjourn to their hostess room,
you've also seen the reaction to
dresser laden with exquisite per-
fumes and atomizers. All women
seem to feel the same about them,
for they fall into the same class
with orchids and caviar-real luxury.
The other day we had the doubtful
pleasure of looking at display of
the newest atomizers. However, be-
fore the firm sends its representa-
tive down here with fire in his eye
and a baseball bat in his hand, we
hasten to add that it was doubtful
only because the new items were so
lovely and intriguing that it was all
we could do not to walk of with a
few. In case you didn't know, kid
dies, atomizers these days are some
thing more than bottles to squirt
perfume from. They have so many
new features and are SO lovely in
design that we're tempted to say
buy some, even if you have nothing
but colored water to put in them!
From all this talk about luxury
you might get the idea that ato-
mixers these days are very expensive
That's not so. True enough, there
are those which cost more than you
or I could hope to pay, but we've
seen some very charming ones that
cost only few cents, and those for
d few dollars are just as elaborate
as anything you could hope for.
One of the prettiest and most in
expensive types is the set of three
tiny atomizers on a gold plated
rack. Some sets have plain bottles
with different colored bulbs to dis
tlnguish the perfumes; others have
assorted flower designs on the bot
ties for the same purpose, and all
are equipped with new features such
as leak-proof closures that do won
ders in preventing evaporation.
Those closures have proved to be
one of the things that women have
found most satisfactory in selecting
their atomizers. There are really
two types, but both work on the
same principal. A simple twist OF
the bulb and your atomizer is closed
so that no perfume can come out
Another simple movement and the
atomizer is ready for use. Not only
does this arrangement help to pre-
vent evaporation, but it is in
valuable for travelling. Your good
perfume cannot spill all over your
enthusiastically running them as well
as your disposition. Incidentally, be
sure to see the travelling atomizers
which come in all sizes neatly en-
closed in trim leather cases.
While you're looking, ask the sales
person to open them and show you
the wick inside. It's great feature,
for we've discovered that it saves
your perfume-makes it last much
longer. Atomizers are grand for
busy people. too. It's so much
easier to spray a bit of perfume than
to be continually opening-and
hence losing-your fine fragrances.
You II find that the aroma is much
more subtle. this way, too. Many
smart girls we know use atomizers
to spray brilliantine and liquid
deodrants, and of course they make
good use of their matching perfume
and eau de cologne sets.
Where once a great many bottles
were imported, We are now finding
more and more being manufactured
in this country. The ones we've seen