Acacia Extract.—
French acacia 400 parts Tincture of amber (1 in 10) 3 parts Eucalyptus oil 0.5 parts Lavender oil 1 part Bergamot oil 1 part Tincture of musk 2 parts Tincture of orris root 150 parts Spirit of wine, 80 per cent 500 parts
Bishop Essence.—
Fresh green peel of unripe oranges 60.0 grams Curaçao orange peel 180.0 grams Malaga orange peel 90.0 grams Ceylon cinnamon 2.0 grams Cloves 7.5 grams Vanilla 11.0 grams Orange flower oil 4 drops Spirit of wine 1,500.0 grams Hungarian wine 720.0 grams
A dark-brown tincture of pleasant taste and smell.
Caroline Bouquet.—
Oil of lemon 15 minims Oil of bergamot 1 drachm Essence of rose 4 ounces Essence of tuberose 4 ounces Essence of violet 4 ounces Tincture of orris 2 ounces
Alexandra Bouquet.—
Oil of bergamot 3 1/2 drachms Oil of rose geranium 1/2 drachm Oil of rose 1/2 drachm Oil of cassia 15 minims Deodorized alcohol 1 pint
Navy Bouquet.—
Spirit of sandalwood 10 ounces Extract of patchouli 10 ounces Spirit of rose 10 ounces Spirit of vetivert 10 ounces Extract of verbena 12 ounces
Bridal Bouquet.—Sandal oil, 30 minims; rose extract, 4 fluidounces; jasmine extract, 4 fluidounces; orange flower extract, 16 fluidounces; essence of vanilla, 1 fluidounce; essence of musk, 2 fluidounces; tincture of storax, 2 fluidounces. (The tincture of storax is prepared with liquid storax and alcohol [90 per cent], 1:20, by macerating for 7 days.)
Irish Bouquet.—
White rose essence 5,000 parts Vanilla essence 450 parts Rose oil 5 parts Spirit 100 parts
Essence Bouquet.—
I.—Spirit 8,000 parts Distilled water 2,000 parts Iris tincture 250 parts Vanilla herb tincture 100 parts Benzoin tincture 40 parts Bergamot oil 50 parts Storax tincture 50 parts Clove oil 15 parts Palmarosa oil 12 parts Lemon-grass oil 15 parts
II.—Extract of rose (2d) 64 ounces Extract of jasmine (2d) 12 ounces Extract of cassie (2d) 8 ounces Tincture of orris (1 to 4) 64 ounces Oil of bergamot 1/2 ounce Oil of cloves 1 drachm Oil of ylang-ylang 1/2 drachm Tincture of benzoin (1 to 8) 2 ounces Glycerine 4 ounces
Bouquet Canang.—
Ylang-ylang oil 45 minims Grain musk 3 grains Rose oil 15 minims Tonka beans 3 Cassie oil 5 minims Tincture orris rhizome 1 fluidounce {516} Civet 1 grain Almond oil 1/2 minim Storax tincture 3 fluidrachms Alcohol, 90 per cent 9 fluidounces
Mix, and digest 1 month. The above is a very delicious perfume.
Cassie oil or otto is derived from the flowers of Acacia farnesiana Mimosa farnesiana, L. (N. O. Leguminosæ, suborder Mimoseæ). It must not be confounded with cassia otto, the essential oil obtained from Cinnamomum cassia.
Cashmere Nosegay.—
I.—Essence of violet, from pomade 1 pint Essence of rose, from pomade 1 1/2 pints Tincture of benzoin, (1 to 4) 1/2 pint Tincture of civet (1 to 64) 1/4 pint Tincture of Tonka (1 to 4) 1/4 pint Benzoic acid 1/2 ounce Oil of patchouli 1/4 ounce Oil of sandal 1/2 ounce Rose water 1/2 pint
II.—Essence violet 120 ounces Essence rose 180 ounces Tincture benjamin (1 in 4) 60 ounces Tincture civet (1 in 62) 30 ounces Tincture Tonka (1 in 4) 30 ounces Oil patchouli 3 ounces Oil sandalwood 6 ounces Rose water 60 ounces
Clove Pink.—
I.—Essence of rose 2 ounces Essence of orange flower 6 ounces Tincture of vanilla 3 1/2 ounces Oil of cloves 20 minims
II.—Essence of cassie 5 ounces Essence of orange flower 5 ounces Essence of rose 10 ounces Spirit of rose 7 ounces Tincture of vanilla 3 ounces Oil of cloves 12 minims
Frangipanni.—
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