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Toilet Preparations: Brazil

Liquid Rouge. - Rouge in liquid form is variously known as "bloom of youth," "bloom of roses," "almond bloom," "Turkish bloom," etc. These various preparations are based upon distilled water and alcohol, or other spirit, as vehicles, and are colored with Brazil wood, red sanders, cochineal, and various other red colinstances they contain an adhesive ingredient, as isinglass, and various specifics, as benzoin, alum, borax, and the like.

Or mix 4 of powdered French chalk with 2 drams of oil of almonds and 1 dram of powdered carmine. oring matter. ounces Or powdered French chalk, 4 ounces; rectified lard, 4 ounces; pow- In some Put in a glass fruit jar 2 drams of dragon's blood, 2 ounces of red sanders, and 1½ ounces of gum benzoin; pour over these 2 ounces of 90 per cent alcohol and 4 ounces of pure soft water. Seal the jar and let stand a week or 10 days, shaking frequently; filter and bottle for use. Or put in a glass fruit jar 4 ounces of finely powdered cochineal; add 4 fluid ounces of distilled water and the same amount of aqua ammonia; cover with a wet cloth and let simmer 3 or 4 hours in a double boiler. This preparation is ready for use as soon as it is cool.

Or, for a larger quantity, put in a 2-gallon glass fruit jar 1 pound of gum benzoin, 24 ounces of dragon's blood, and 14 pounds of red sanders.

Cover with 1 gallon of alcohol; let stand 2 weeks or more, shaking frequently; strain or filter for use. Or put 1 ounce of Brazil wood in a double boiler; cover with 1 ounce of pure soft water, and let boil 15 or 20 minutes. Strain through cheese cloth; return to the fire; add 1/2 ounce of borax, ounce of cochineal, 1 ounce of alum, and ounce of isinglass. Dissolve with gentle heat, stirring constantly, and strain or filter for use.

Or put in a fruit jar with tight rubber ring 1 ounce of finely pulverized carmine, and add 1 ounce of pure, fresh aqua ammonia. Seal tightly and let stand 3 or 4 days, shaking frequently. Add 1 pint of rose water, fluid ounce of essence of roses, and ounce of 90 per cent alcohol. Seal; let stand a few days, shaking frequently; pour off the liquor and bottle for use. Or put in a gallon glass bottle 1 ounce of powdered Brazil wood and 1 ounce of cochineal; pour over this 2 quarts of boiling hot soft water; let stand for 3 or 4 days, shaking frequently; strain through cheese cloth, and add 2 drams each of isinglass and gum arabic, and 2 ounces of 95 per cent alcohol. Perfume with essential oils or essences as desired.

Or put in a quart fruit jar 1½ ounces of red-rose leaves, dried and pulverized. Add 1 pint of pure soft water, boiling hot; simmer with gentle heat in a double boiler for 2 or 3 hours, taking care that the water does not approach the boiling point. Strain the liquor, and add the strained juice of 2 or 3 large lemons; let stand 24 hours, filter, and add 4 fluid ounces of 95 per cent alcohol as a preservative.

Circassian Cream.-Put in a glass fruit jar 4 ounces of fresh suet, 6 ounces of olive oil, 1½ ounces of powdered gum benzoin, and ounce of alkanet root. Place the jar in a double boiler and simmer with gentle heat for several hours. Let stand 24 hours more; heat, and strain through cheese cloth, and when cold perfume with dram of essence of ambergris, dram of oil of lavender, or any other essential oil preferred. Chapped Lips. - Preparations recommended for chapped lips are usually based upon white wax, spermaceti, or beeswax, with the addition of almond oil and such specifics as benzoin, honey, unsalted butter, and the like, adding perfumes and coloring matter according to taste.

Melt together with gentle heat 2 ounces of white wax and 1 ounce of spermaceti; add 2 ounces of pure strained honey, and continue to heat and stir until fully incorporated.

Add in a thin stream 4 ounces of oil of almonds; remove from the fire and continue stirring until the mixture is nearly cold; finally perfume with any essential oil according to taste.

Or cover with rose water in a glass fruit jar 4 ounces of unsalted butter divided into small pieces; seal, and set aside in a cellar or other cool place for 4 or 5 days. Drain off the rose water, and put the butter in a porcelain double boiler; melt with gentle heat, and stir in 1 ounce each of spermaceti and grated beeswax, ounce of powdered alkanet root, 1 ounce of powdered borax, ounce of confectioner's sugar, 2 drams of powdered gum benzoin, and a double spoonful of strained lemon TOILET PREPARATIONS juice. Beat into an emulsion with an egg beater, and set over a slow fire, stirring constantly. Just before it comes to a boil remove from the fire; cool, strain, and bottle for use.

Or put in a clean double boiler 4 ounces of unsalted butter and 2 ounces of grated beeswax; squeeze in through a piece of cloth the juice of a bunch of ripe grapes; add the pulp of the grapes and a large apple, chopped fine. Simmer with gentle heat, and when all dissolved add ounce each of benjamin and storax, also ounce of alkanet root. Mix until all are incorporated; strain through a piece of fine linen; remelt and pour into jars or molds for use.

Or use pure clarified honey. Perfume as desired.

Or mix equal quantities of white sugar candy, white wax, oil of almonds, and spermaceti, melting all together with gentle heat.