3 oz.
" cassie, 3 oz.
" rose (from pomade) 3 oz.
Otto of almonds, 3 drops.

This mixture, in a general way, gives more satisfaction to the customer
than the pure violet.

WINDSOR CASTLE BOUQUET.

Alcohol, 1 pint.
Otto of neroli, }
" rose, } each, 1/4 oz.
" lavender, }
" bergamot, }
" cloves, 8 drops.
Extract of orris, 1 pint.
" jasmine, } each, 1/4 "
" cassie, }
" musk, } each, 2-1/2 oz.
" ambergris, }

YACHT CLUB BOUQUET.

Extract of santal, 1 pint.
" neroli, 1 "
" jasmine, } each, 1/2 "
" rose triple, }
" vanilla, 1/4 "
Flowers of benzoin, 1/4 oz.

We have now completed the branch of the Art of Perfumery which relates
to handkerchief perfumes, or wet perfumery. Although we have rather too
much encroached upon the space of this work in giving the composition of
so many bouquets, yet there are many left unnoticed which are popular.
Those that are given are noted more particularly for the peculiar
character of their odor, and are selected from more than a thousand
recipes that have been practically tried.

Those readers who require to know anything about the simple extracts of
flowers are referred to them under their respective alphabetical titles.

SECTION VII.

The previous articles have exclusively treated of Wet Perfumes; the
present matter relates, to Dry Perfumes,--sachet powders, tablets,
pastilles, fumigation by the aid of heat of volatile odorous resins, &c.
&c. The perfumes used by the ancients were, undoubtedly, nothing more
than the odoriferous gums which naturally exude from various trees and
shrubs indigenous to the Eastern hemisphere: that they were very
extensively used and much valued, we have only to read the Scriptures
for proofs:--"Who is this that cometh ... perfumed with myrrh and
frankincense, with all the powders of the merchant?" (Song of Solomon,
3:6.) Abstaining from the use of perfume in Eastern countries is
considered as a sign of humiliation:--"The Lord will take away the
tablets, and it shall come t