Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1913 — Delicate Perfume. [ARTICLE]

Delicate Perfume.

Some of the richest and most expensive perfumes can be made in the following way: Select your blossoms, whatever essence you desire, pluck from the stems and drop into a jar half filled with almond or olive oil. Allow these flowers qj leaves to He for 24 hours in the oil, then squeeze through a cheesecloth bag into a perfectly clean glass dish. Repeat this operation until you have procured the strength you desire. Pour this essence into a new jar and thoroughly mix with an equal quantity of pure rectified spirits. Let this mixture stand for three weeks, shaking aqd mixing it thoroughly every day. After this process it must be again strained, and then it is ready to be bottled for use.