_THERE is expressed from the grapes that ripen on the sunny slopes of Aÿ
a wine called_ Fine Fleur d’Aÿ blanc—_Fine Flower of white Aÿ—a
sparkling, golden, perfumed nectar, to sip of which is an exhilaration._
_In every ideal home there exists an essence that likewise diffuses its
fragrance—the fine flower of noble womanhood, without which the house is
a habitation, not a home._
_Alone under the ministering care of woman may the routine of daily life
be relieved and varied, and the course of the household made to flow
free from friction and asperity. Caressed by her gentle touch, order
ranges itself, beauty finds a dwelling-place, and peace enters as an
abiding guest. Pre-eminently it is woman that idealizes the home, and,
with her sweet, refining presence, mingled with the joyous laugh of
children, creates its atmosphere of serenity and content._
_To the gentler sex, therefore—to the old and to the young, to the dark
and to the fair, to all who woo for us the sunshine of the home—a health
in the Fine Flower of Aÿ!_
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