Boom in Scents.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXII, Issue I, 2 January 1904, Page 60

Boom in Scents.

Women are using more perfumes now than for a long time, and they have novel ways of introducing fragrant articles into the wardrobe. One often sees a soft mass of pink, pale blue, or lavender—preferably pink—glimmer faintly through the front of a dress bodice, ?nd fancies that it is the dainty satin bow of the lingerie, but the bit of colour possesses a sentimental interest not connected with an ordinary satin bow, for it is nothing less than a silken heart, tide with ribbon loops and filled with cotton batting and delicately

scented with sachet powdes. ‘Not only do women wear these pretty satin hearts in the fronts of their lingerie, but they have small puffs of perfume tied with a ribbon in the centre of a lace frilled on coloured silk embroidered handkcrchie.> which they tuck in their sleeves to distribute the fragrance of their favourite perfume through the clothing. Society loves a novelty in the way of a perfume, as it enjoys a change in the style of dress and the flavour of a new dish, and every season there is a vogue for special new toilet essences. During autumn and early winter the popular scents will be those which society women are now adopting —a new and very strong essence of violets. a lasting and fascinating perfume, a penetrating yet delicate fragrance, which does not disclose its identity with any one flower or scent, and Oriental sandalwood. Other ivwv toilette essences of the season are one with a delicate suggestion of old Spanish leather. another a true reproduction of the fragrance of Southern jessamine, sweet orchid (a peculiar and pleasant perfume). and lavender, of which Parisian women use fi. great deal.