The perfume process is a "secret"? one, known only to. the "expert" chemist. Eastern oils, flowers and roots and finest grade alcohol are used in mystifying proportions.
A very complete laboratory is fitted out with interesting machinery for refining Florida Water. Huge barrels of Florida Water stand about the floor. Their contents are syphoned with rubber tubes into large glass cylinders preparatory to straining through the machines. Florida Water in its crude state is thick and muddy in. appearance. After its refinement it is poured into bottles of varying sizes, ranging from: a gallon to half and quarter pints. The machines can strain 4,000 large and 7,000 small bottles, an_hour.
The labelling machines are used when the factory speeds up. One machine can label 3,000 bottles an hour. When business is not too rushing the girls do this part of the work by hand.
Nature to-Adorn, The cold et machines resemble huge oper: ice: an freezers that whirl appetizing contents about 4 jous rate of speed. This ite" preparation is of the "vanishing" sort, and one machine can make several thousand jars of it in a few whirls, Lip and face rouge are made with a heavy cream by adding a "secret" for the tint.
A certain brand of compact powder informs one why so many Chinese and Japanese women look whitewashed. This block of powder (no doubt held together by some greasy medium) is moistened with a sponge and applied wet, as a wall is colourwashed. It is very sticky and must This interesting establishment makes liquid and witchhazel soaps. hair tonic, bath salt, corn cure, salve, and various other prepara: tions not coming strictly under the heading of cosmetics or medicine.
We were shown a number of plush and satin-lined boxes, each containing its fragrant bottle, and told that these were "'alice same Paris," but we have our doubts.
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