Essence Of Jessamine

This is obtained in the following way: A layer of flowers is spread over the bottom of a hair sieve, and upon the flower is laid a layer of small and detached bits of the finest cotton wool, which have been dipped in oil of Ben - that oil being preferable to any other, as it does not become rancid. Over the cotton is laid another layer of flowers, and so on alternately cotton and flowers, until the sieve is full. When these have lain twenty-four hours, the flowers are removed and fresh ones introduced, a process repeated until the cotton is quite impregnated with the odor. The oil is then pressed out of the cotton. Add to it some highly rectified spirits of wine, and keep it in closely stopped bottles. The jonquil rose, or heliotrope, may be served in the same way.

How To Make A Scent Jar

Gather rose leaves on a fine day, lay them in a broad mouthed jar, and sprinkle a little common salt over each layer of leaves. Lavender blossoms or any sweet-scented flowers may be added. Strew over the whole, a little bay salt, well pounded, some orris root, sliced, cloves, cinnamon, and angelica root, sliced. Mix the ingredients and cover the jar close.

Bouquet De La Heine

A highly fragrant and much esteemed perfume for the handkerchief, etc., compounded as follows: Oils of bergamot and lavender, of each, thirty drops; neroli, fifteen drops; oils of verbena and cloves, of each, five drops; essence of musk, ambergris, and jasmine, of each, half a drachm; rectified spirit of wine, two ounces; mix.

Honey Soap

Cut into thin shavings, two pounds of common yellow or white soap; set it over the fire with just enough water to keep it from burning; when quite melted, add a quarter of a pound of honey, and stir the mixture till it boils; then take it off and add a few drops of any agreeable perfume; pour it into a deep dish to cool.

Violet Perfume

Drop twelve drops of oil of rhodium on a piece of loaf sugar, grind this well in a glass mortar, and mix it thoroughly with three pounds of orris-root powder. This will resemble the perfume of violet. If more oil of rhodium be added, a rose perfume, instead of violet, will be produced.