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TOILET RECIPES, ITEMS.
COLOGNE WATER. (Superior.)
Oil of lavender, two drachms; oil of rosemary, one drachm and a half; orange,
lemon and bergamot, one drachm each of the oil; also two drachms of the essence
of musk, attar of rose ten drops, and a pint of proof spirit. Shake all together
thoroughly three times a day for a week.
JOCKEY CLUB BOUQUET.
Mix one pint extract of rose, one pint extract of tuberose, half a pint of
extract of cassia, four ounces extract of jasmine, and three ounces tincture of
civet. Filter the mixture.
ROSE-WATER.
Preferable to the distilled for a perfume, or for culinary purposes: Attar of
rose, twelve drops; rub it up with half an ounce of white sugar and two drachms
carbonate magnesia; then add gradually one quart of water, and two ounces of
proof spirit, and filter through paper
BAY RUM.
French proof spirit one gallon, extract bay, six ounces. Mix and color with
caramel; needs no filtering.
LAVENDER WATER.
Oil of lavender, two ounces; orris root, half an ounce; spirits of wine, one
pint. Mix and keep two or three weeks. It may then be strained through two
thicknesses of blotting-paper and is ready for use.
CREAM OF LILIES.
Best white castor oil; pour in a little strong solution of sal tartar in water,
and shake it until it looks thick and white. Perfume with lavender.
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