.)

White wax, 10 oz.
Fresh rose-oil, 1 lb.
" acacia oil, 1/2 lb.
" jasmine oil, 1/2 lb.
" fleur d'orange oil, 1 lb.
" tubereuse oil, 1 lb.

Melt the wax in the huiles by a water-bath, at the lowest possible
temperature. Stir the mixture as it cools; do not pour out the Philocome
until it is nearly cool enough to set; let the jars, bottles, or pots
into which it is filled for sale be slightly warmed, or at least of the
same temperature as the Philocome, otherwise the bottles chill the
material as it is poured in, and make it appear of an uneven texture.

PHILOCOME. (_Second quality_.)

White wax, 5 oz.
Almond oil, 2 lbs.
Otto of bergamot, 1 oz.
" lemon, 1/2 oz.
" lavender, 2 drachms.
" cloves, 1 drachm.

FLUID PHILOCOME.

Take 1 ounce of wax to 1 pound of oil.

POMMADE HONGROISE. (_For the Moustache_.)

Lead plaster, 1 lb.
Acacia huile, 2 oz.
Otto of roses, 2 drachms.
" cloves, 1 drachm.
" almonds, 1 drachm.

Color to the tint required with ground amber and sienna in oil; mix the
ingredients by first melting the plaster in a vessel in boiling water.
Lead plaster is made with oxide of lead boiled with olive oil: it is
best to procure it ready made from the wholesale druggists.

HARD OR STICK POMATUMS.

Purified suet, 1 lb.
White wax, 1 lb.
Jasmine pomatum, 1/2 lb.
Tubereuse pomatum, 1/2 lb.
Otto of rose, 1 drachm.

ANOTHER FORM,--_cheaper_.

Suet, 1 lb.
Wax, 1/2 lb.
Otto of bergamot, 1 oz.
" cassia, 1 drachm.

The above recipes produce WHITE BATONS. BROWN and
BLACK BATONS are also in demand. They are made in the same way
as the above, but colored with lamp-black or umber ground in oil. Such
colors are best purchased ready ground at an artist's colorman's.

BLACK AND BROWN COSMETIQUE.

Such as is sold by RIMMEL, is prepared with a nicely-scented
soap strongly colored with lamp-black or with umber. The soap is melted,
and the coloring added while the soap is soft; when cold it is cut up in
oblong pieces.

It is used as a temporary dye for the moustache, applied with a small
brush and water.

SECTION XIII.

HAIR DYES AND DEPILATORY.

By way of personal adornment, few pra