Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1901 — Perfumes Were Popular. [ARTICLE]

Perfumes Were Popular.

The rage for perfumes reached its height during the reign of Louis XV. Throughout the continent his court was known as the “scented court.” It was then the custom when giving a large entertainment for the hostess to inform her guests what particular odor she would use for perfuming her rooms, and each guest would use that odor in making her toilet. At court a different perfume was used for each day of the week. Much more attention was paid to the use of perfume than to soap and water, and cleanliness was not numbered among the virtues of that age.