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Toilet Preparations: Perfume

Or finely powdered carmine can be used by taking a piece of fine unscented pomatum about the size of a pea, and placing on it a bit of carmine the size of a pin head. Mix the two together and apply with a bit of cotton. dered carmine, 1 ounce. Perfume with essential oils as desired.

Or the rouge ordinarily used for theatrical purposes may be prepared by mixing fine French chalk with any quantity of powdered carmine necessary to give the required color. Or the so-called Turkish rouge may be prepared by putting 1 ounce of alkanet in a glass fruit jar and pouring over it 1 ounce of alcohol.

Let stand for a week or 10 days, shaking frequently; strain and bottle for use.

Or vinegar rouge may be prepared by mixing together 1½ drams each of powdered cochineal and carmine lake and 3 drams of alcohol. Pour over these pint of alcohol and let stand 2 or 3 weeks; afterwards strain and bottle for use. • Perfume with essential oils according to taste. Or, for another vinegar rouge, dissolve 25 grains of balsam of Peru in 12 ounces of alcohol; dissolve separately 15 grains of alum in 6 ounces of rose water; mix the two solutions and add 2 drams of acetic acid; let stand 3 or 4 hours, shaking occasionally; and finally add 1 dram of the finest quality of powdered carmine dissolved in dram of aqua ammonia.

Shake well, allow to settle for 10 or 15 minutes, and pour off the clear liquor.

Or dissolve ounce of gum tragacanth in hot water and color with vermilion; add a few drops of almond oil, and evaporate the excess of moisture with gentle heat.