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THE TOILETTE.

with cold wet cloths, in this manner excellent Eau de Cologne may be obtained at a very small expense.



TRANSPARENT SOAP.

Put into a bottle, Windsor soap in shavings, half fill it with spirits of wine, set it near the fire till the soap is dissolved, when, pour it into moulds to cool.



MILK OF ROSES.

Put into a bottle one pint of rose-water, one ounce of oil of almonds; shake well together, then add fifty drops of oil of tartar.



HUNGARY WATER.

Put into a bottle one pint of spirits of wine, one gill of water, and half an ounce of oil of rosemary; shake well together.



LAVENDER WATER.

Take three drachms of English oil of lavender, spirits of wine one pint; shake in a quart bottle,