Royal Hunt Bouquet #1: 1 pint Esprit de rose triple 1/2 pint tonka bean 1/4 pint extract of neroli  1/4 pint extract of acacia 1/4 p...

Bouquet de Flora Perfume: 1 pint Esprit de rose 1 pint Esprit de tuberose 1 pint Esprit de violet 2 oz Otto of bergamot 1 1/2 oz Extr...

TO dress well requires good taste, good sense and refinement. A woman of good sense will neither make dress her first nor her last object i...

1 lb dried and ground Lemon peel   1/4 lb lemon thyme 1 dram otto of lemon-grass 1/2 oz otto of lemon-peel 1 oz otto of bergamot

Mix together: 2 fluid ounces oil of bergamot 2 fluid drachms oil of neroli 1/2 fluid ounce oil of jasmin 2 fluid drachms oil of garde...

1 pint Extrait de tubereuse 1 pint Extrait de rose de pomade 1 pint Extrait de rose triple 1/4 pint Extract of musk 1/4 pint Extract ...

THE selection and proper arrangement of colors, so that they will produce the most pleasant harmony, is one of the most desirable requisite...

Cut some white curd soap in small pieces, pour boiling water on them, and add a little pearlash. When the soap is quite dissolved, and th...

There are two modes of preparing this article:-- 1. Take sheets of light cartridge paper, and dip them into a solution of alum--say, alum...

1 lb Santal-wood, in powder 1-1/2 lb Gum benzoin 1/4 lb. Gum Tolu 1 - 1/2 oz Nitrate of potass 3 drachms  Otto of santal 3 drachms ot...

May Flowers Bouquet: 1/2 pint Extract of rose 1/2 pint Extract of jasmine 1/2 pint Extract of orange flower 1/2 pint Extract of cassi...

1/2 pint Extrait de jasmine 1/2 pint Extrait de tuberose 1/2 pint Extrait de cassie 1/2 pint Extrait de orange flower 10 drops Otto o...

1/2 pint Extrait de rose, triple 1/2 pint Extrait de sandalwood 1/2 pint Extrait de vetiver 1/2 pint Extrait de patchouli 1/8 pint Ex...

In cleaning patent-leather boots, first remove all the dirt upon them with a sponge or flannel; then the boot should be rubbed lightly over...

1 lb powdered vetiver 1/2 lb sandalwood powder 1/2 lb orris root powder 1/2 lb black currant leaves 1/4 lb benzoin powder 5 drops ott...

6 gallons Spirit (from grape), 60 over proof 5 oz Otto of orange peel 5 oz Otto of citron peel 3 oz Otto of neroli, Petale 2 oz Otto ...

Nearly all the tulip tribe, although beautiful to the eye, are inodorous. The variety called the Duc Van Thol, however, yields an exquisite...

Extrait Commun des Mille-Fleurs: infusion de vanille 2 liters infusion de lavande 1 liter infusion d'ambrette 1.5 liters grain alcohol ...

Take 8 ounces of soft-soap, of olive oil,  and spirits of wine, each 4 ounces, 1 ounce of lemon-juice, sufficient silver-sand to form into ...

This is a similar preparation to pot pourri. No regular form can be given for it, as it is generally made, or "knocked up," with ...