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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13300, 9 February 1914, Page 4

It is worth noting how manufac- \ ture of perfumes' lias increased m price , (writes a London correspondent), l'rac- [ tically all the iJoral essences are dearer, ; with the result that , the -use of artificial ' odors, mainly of coal tar, origin/ .has [ become more common. Oil of* -lavender, which forms the basis of mainy popular scents, has advanced m price because of an increased demand and a deficient | harvest "in" the South of France. Essence ' of lemon, which enters into the comI, position of both expensive and inexpensive perfumes, is nearly three times its normal value, although prices are • now tending lower. Attar of roses is quoted at extreme- rates, -an. ounce being ' worth something like £5. This precious 1 substance. is an ingredient of dozens of 1 popular perfumes, and its very high '< price is partly due to the recent urr--1 settled state bf . Bulgaria, the country 1 of production. Oil of gdraninm is also considerably dearer, andj with few ex- ! ceptions, the prices of all the materials 1 used m the manufacture of perfumes are •tending upward, • ■