_Almond Bloom._--Boil one ounce of Brazil dust in three pints of
distilled water, and strain; add six drachms of isinglass, 2 drachms of
cochineal, one ounce of alum, and eight drachms of borax; boil again and
strain through a fine cloth.
_Fine Carmine._--(prepared from cochineal) is used alone, or deduced
with starch, &c. And also the coloring matter of safflower and other
vegetable colors, in the form of pink saucers, &c.
_Face Powder._--Starch, one pound; oxide of bismuth, four ounces.
_Face Whites._--French chalk is one of the most innocent; finely
powdered. White starch is also used.
_Rouge._--Mix vermillion with enough gum tragacanth dissolved in water
to form a thin paste; add a few drops of almond oil, place the mixture
in rouge pots, and dry by a very gentle heat.
_Turkish Rouge._--Take half pint alcohol and one ounce of alkanet;
macerate ten days and pour off the liquid, which should be bottled. This
is the simplest and one of the best articles of the kind.
_Caution._--White lead, and all cosmetic powders containing it should
never be applied to the skin, as it is the most dangerous article that
could be used.
_Mouth Pastiles, for Perfuming the Breath._--Extract of licorice, three
ounces; oil of cloves, one and a half drachms; oil of cinnamon, fifteen
drops. Mix, and divide into one-grain pills, and silver them.
2. Catechu, seven drachms; orris powder, forty grains; sugar, three
ounces; oil of rosemary, (or of clove, peppermint, or cinnamon,) four
drops. Mix, and roll flat on an oiled marble slab, and cut into very
small lozenges.
_Oil for the Hair._--A very excellent ready-made oil for the hair which
answers all common purposes, is made by mixing one part brandy with
three parts of sweet oil. Add any scent you prefer.
_Oil of Roses._--Fine olive oil, one pint; otto of roses, sixteen drops.
If required red, color with alkanet root, and strain before adding the
otto. For common sale essence of bergamot or of lemon is often
substituted, wholly or in part, for the expensive otto.