Imperial Water

Take:

• 5 quarts of Brandy, in which dissolve:
• 1 ounce of Frankincense
• 1 ounce Mastic, 
• 1 ounce Benjamin
• 1 ounce Gum Arabic 
• 1/2 ounce Cloves 
• 1/2 ounce Nutmegs; 
• 1 1/2 ounce Pine-nut Kernels 
• 3 sweet Almonds 
• 3 grains of Musk 

Bruise these ingredients in a marble mortar, distill in a vapour bath, and keep the water that is drawn off in a glass bottle, tightly stoppered.

This water takes away wrinkles, and renders the skin extremely delicate; it also whitens the Teeth, and abates the toothache, sweetens the breath, and Strengthens the gums. Foreign ladies prize it highly.

Various Queen Victoria Formulas

Queen Victoria Perfume:

• Orange flowers essence 600 grammes
• Tuberose essence 1250 grammes
• Violet essence 2500 grammes
• Rose essence 2500 grammes
• Civet essence 100 grammes
• Acacia essence 200 grammes
• Bergamot essence 25 grammes
• Lemon oil 10 grammes

Queen Victoria Bouquet:

• Lemon Oil 3/8 dr 
• Bergamot Oil 5/8 dr
• Zibethin Tincture 3 dr
• Orange Flower 1 1/4 oz 
• Cassie 1 1/2 oz
• Jasmine 1 1/2 oz
• Tuberose 3 oz
• Violet 4 oz
• Rose 4 1/2 oz

New Victoria Perfume:

• Cloves, bruised, 2 scruples
• Vanilla, cut small, 1 dr.
• Oil of cedrat 4 drops
• Oil of santal 1 dr
• Cinnamon 12 grs.
• Oil of verbena 8 drops
• Otto of roses 8 drops
• Oil of neroli 20 drops
• Oil of lavender 1 dr.
• Ambergris 16 grs.
• Tincture of musk 1 dr.
• Rectified spirit 16 fluid oz

Digest for a few days, and filter. Or the whole except the musk and ambergris may be distilled in a water-bath, and these added to the distilled spirit.

Another similar perfume is -

• Vanilla 1/2 dr.
• Yellow Sanders 6 drs.
• Cloves No. 16,
• Neroli 3 drops,
• Oil of lavender 6 drops
• Rectified spirit 4 oz.

Digest for 3 days, and add

• 4 oz. of orange-flower water
• water q. s.; distil 6 oz.
• add essence of musk 1 dr. 

Common Milk of Roses

This is not quite so expensive a  receipt as the last; and, at the same time is not so good,

Take:

• 1 ounce of Jordan almonds
• 5 ounces of distilled rose-water
• 1 ounce of spirit of wine
• 1 drachm of Venetian soap
• 2 drops of otto of roses 

Beat the almonds (previously blanched and well dried with a  cloth) in a mortar, until they become a complete paste, then beat the soap and mix with the almonds, and after- wards add the rose-water and spirit. Strain through * very fine muslin or linen, and add the otto of roses. The common milk of roses sold in the shops, frequently contains salt of tartar, or pearlash, combined with olive oil and rose-water, and therefore it is better to make it yourself to ensure it being good.

Bouquet des Fleurs du Val d'Andorre Perfume

• 1 pint extrait de jasmine
• 1 pint extrait de violette
• 1 pint extrait de rose
• 1 pint extrait de tuberose
• 1 pint extract of orris
• 1/4 oz otto of geranium

Indian Bouquet

• Orris Oil, Concrete 1/16 dr 
• Patchouly Oil 3/16 dr
• Ambrette Oil 1/8 dr
• Zibethin (10% solution) 3/8 dr
• Musk 1/2 dr
• Ionone 1/2 dr
• Orris Tincture 10 dr
• Orange Flower 12 dr
• Jasmine 14 1/2 oz 

Various White Rose Formulas

Extract White Rose #1:

• 4 parts Triple Extract Rose 
• 4 parts Triple Extract Violet
• 4 parts Extract Orris 
• 4 parts Essence Rose 
• 2 parts Triple Extract Jasmine  
• 1 part Essence Patchouly 

Mix. This may be diluted with 4 pans of Cologne Spirit if desired.

White Rose #2:

• Patchouly Oil 1/4 dr 
• Bergamot Oil 1/2 dr
• Geranium Oil 1/2 dr
• Linaloe Oil 1/2 dr
• Sandal Oil 3/4 dr 
• Benzoin Tincture 10 1/2 dr 
• Tuberose 11 dr
• Cassie 1 oz 
• Rose 13 1/2 oz 

White Rose Bouquet #3:

• Oil rose 2 drs 
• Oil cedar 6 mins 
• Oil patchouli 4 mins 
• Oil orange 1/2 dr 
• Extract tuberose 2 ozs
• Extract iris 2 ozs 
• Extract jasmine 2 ozs 
• Extract musk 2 ozs 
• Benzoic acid 1 dr 
• Alcohol 1 to 4 pints diluted with 4 ounces of rose water 

Essence of White Rose

• 1 quart Esprit de rose from pomatum,
• 1 quart Esprit de rose triple
• 1 quart Esprit de violette
• 1 pint Extract of jasmine
• 1/2 Extract of patchouly

White Rose:

• Tincture of rose 24 ounces 
• Tincture of violet 12 ounces 
• Tincture of cassle 6 ounces 
• Tincture of jasmine 12 ounce 
• Tincture of orris 16 ounces 
• Tincture of musk 4 ounces 
• Tincture of ambergris 1 dram 
• Oil of rose l 1/2 drams 
• Oil of sandalwood 1 dram 
• Oil of patchouli 10 drops 

Mix and fiiter if necessary. Color light green with chlorophyll.


White Rose Cologne #1:

• 1 drachm Oil Neroli Bigarade  
• 1/2 drachm Oil Neroli Petitgrain 
• 2 drachms Oil Bergamot 
• 1 drachm Oil Patchouly  
• 3 drachms Oil Rose 
• 2 ounces Extract Musk  
• 2 ounces Tincture Tolu 
• 7 pints Cologne Spirit 
• 1 pint Rose Water 

Dissolve the Oils in the Spirit and add the Rose Water let stand 30 days and filter


White Rose Cologne #2:

• 1 dram rose oil
• 1 1/2 dram bergamot oil
• 10 drops patchouli oil
• 1 dram sweet orange oil
• 8 oz tincture of orris
• 2 oz tincture of musk
• 2 oz tincture of civet
• 4 oz jasmine extract
• 4 1/2 pint of cologne spirits
• 8 oz rose water

Dissolve the oils in the spirit, add the tinctures, and lastly, add the rose water; let stand three days, and filter with 1/2 oz magnesia. Color green if desired, with tincture of ambergris, a few grains of green analine dissolved in alcohol or with tincture of chlorophyll.

White Rose 

• Rose oil 25 minims 
• Rose geranium oil 20 minims 
• Patchouli oil 5 minims 
• Ionone 3 minims 
• Jasmine oil synthetic 5 minims 
• Alcohol 10 ounces 

To Clean Kid Leather Boots

Mix a little white of egg and ink in a bottle, so that the composition may be well shaken up when required for use.

Apply to the kid with a piece of sponge and rub dry.

The best thing to rub dry with is the palm of the hand.

When the kid shows symptoms of cracking, rub in a few drops of sweet oil.

The soles and heels should be polished with common blacking.

Eau de Bruler for the Perfume Lamp

• 1 pint Eau de Cologne
•  2 oz. Tincture of benzoin
• 1 oz" Tincture of vanilla
•  1/2 drachm. Otto of thyme
• 1/2 drachm. Otto of  mint.
• 1/2 drachm. Otto of  nutmeg

Bouquet of All Nations Perfume

Countries wherein the Odors are produced.

• Turkey - 1/2 pint Esprit de rose triple
• Africa - 1/2 pint Extract of jasmine
• England - 1/4 pint Extract of lavender
• France - 1/2 pint Extract of tuberose
• South America - 1/4 pint Extract of vanilla
• Timor - 1/4 pint Extract of sandalwood
• Italy - 1 pint Extract of violet
• Hindoostan - 1/4 pint Extract of patchouli
• Ceylon - 1 drachm Otto of citronella
• Sardinia - 1/4 oz Otto of lemons
• Tonquin - 1/4 pint Extract of musk

ALL NATIONS BOUQUET Mix 

• Violet Essence two fluidounces 
• Jasmine Essence one fluidounce 
• Tuberose Essence one fluidounce 
• Rose Spirit one fluidounce 
• Sandal Spirit half a fluidounce 
• Lavender Extract half a fluidounce 
• Patchouly Extract half a fluidounce 
• Musk Tincture one fluidounce 
• Vanilla Tincture half a fluidounce 
• Lemon Otto fifteen minims 
• Citronella Otto eight minims 

This is an agreeable perfume but without any very special claims to favor.  

Vinaigre des Quatre Voleurs

Also known as 4 Thieves' vinegar.

Dried tops of large and small (pontic)

• wormwood 2 oz
• rosemary 2 oz
• sage 2 oz
• mint 2 oz 
• rue 2 oz
• lavender-flowers 2 oz

Add:

• calamus root 1/4 oz
• cinnamon 1/4 oz
• cloves 1/4 oz
• nutmeg 1/4 oz
• garlic 1/4 oz

Mix into:

• camphor 1/2 oz.
• concentrated acetic acid 2 oz.
• strong vinegar 8 lbs

Macerate the herbs, etc, in the vinegar for a fortnight, strain, press, and add the camphor dissolved in the acetic acid.