Take two pecks of fresh, dry damask rose-leaves; strip them from
their leaves and stalks; have ready 16 pounds of fine hair-powder.
Strew a layer of rose-leaves, on sheets of paper, at the bottom
of a box, cover them over with a layer of hair-powder; then strew
alternately a layer of roses and powder, until the whole of each has
been used.
When they have lain 24 hours, sift the powder out, and expose it to
the air 24 hours more. Stir it often. Add fresh rose-leaves, twice,
as before, and proceed in the same way; after this dry the powder
well by a gentle heat, and pass it through a fine sieve. Lastly,
pour ten drops of oil of rhodium, or three drops of otto of roses,
on loaf-sugar, which triturate in a glass mortar, and stir well into
the powder, which put into a box, or glass, for use. This hair-powder
perfume will be excellent, and will keep well.