Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1893 — New Toilet Exquisite. [ARTICLE]

New Toilet Exquisite.

A new luminous fungus has been forwarded from Tahiti to Europe. It is said to emit at night a light resembling that of the glowworm, which it retains for a period of twenty-four hours after having been gathered. It is used by the native women in bouquets of flowers for personal adornments in the hair and dress.