Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1898 — Sweet Lavender. [ARTICLE]

Sweet Lavender.

The days of our great-grandmothers are coming back to us, and the dainty housekeeper Is not satisfied unless her linen closet Is redolent with the sweet, fresh fragrance of lavender, says a Washington paper. Scented beds are a great fad in England, also. While sachets of lavender laid in press and bureau drawers, In oaken chest and linen closet, are the usual means of imparting this fragrance, the solidified perfume made up in the form of “sweet balls’’ (grandmother’s fashion redivivus) will be found more satisfactory and lasting. The rule for this, as given by an expert in the art, is to mix a quarter of a pound of crushed lavender flowers with ten drops of oil of lavender and make it into a dough'with a little gum tragacanth. Knead this into balls about the size of a marble, roll in powdered orris root, and put in a tight tin box to dry. A supply of these may be made and be kept on hand in a closely-corked bottle, to replace the bld ones when their pungency has vanished.