The first four ingredients should be in the finest possible powder and well dried. Triturate the oil of wintergreen with part of the chalk, and mix this with the balance of the chalk. Sift each ingredient separately through a sieve (No. 80 or finer), and mix well together, afterwards sifting the mixture 5 or 6 times. The finer the sieve and the more the mixture is sifted, the finer and lighter the powder will be. {252}
This powder will cost about 15 cents a pound.
Pink, rose-flavored powder of the Caswell and Hazard, Hudnut, or McMahan type, once so popular in New York. It was made in two styles, with and without soap.
| II.— | Precipitated chalk | 1 pound |
|---|---|---|
| Florentine orris | 2 ounces | |
| Sugar | 1 1/2 ounces | |
| White castile soap | 1 ounce | |
| No. 40 carmine | 15 grains | |
| Oil of rose | 12 drops | |
| Oil of cloves | 4 drops |
Dissolve the carmine in an ounce of water of ammonia and triturate this with part of the chalk until the chalk is uniformly dyed. Then spread it in a thin layer on a sheet of paper and allow the ammonia to evaporate. When there is no ammoniacal odor left, mix this dyed chalk with the rest of the chalk and sift the whole several times until thoroughly mixed. Then proceed to make up the powder as in the previous formula, first sifting each ingredient separately and then together, being careful thoroughly to triturate the oils of rose and cloves with the orris after it is sifted and before it is added to the other powders. The oil of cloves is used to back up the oil of rose. It strengthens and accentuates the rose odor. Be careful not to get a drop too much, or it will predominate over the rose.
Violet Tooth Powder.—
| Precipitated chalk | 1 pound |
| Florentine orris | 4 ounces |
| Castile soap | 1 ounce |
| Sugar | 1 1/2 ounces |
| Extract of violet | 1/4 ounce |
| Evergreen coloring, R. & F., quantity sufficient. | |
Proceed as in the second formula, dyeing the chalk with the evergreen coloring to the desired shade before mixing.
| III.— | Precipitated chalk | 16 pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Powdered orris | 4 pounds | |
| Powdered cuttlefish bone | 2 pounds | |
| Ultramarine | 9 1/2 ounces | |
| Geranium lake | 340 grains | |
| Jasmine | 110 minims | |
| Oil of neroli | 110 minims | |
| Oil of bitter almonds | 35 minims | |
| Vanillin | 50 grains | |
| Artificial musk (Lautier’s) | 60 grains | |
| Saccharine | 140 grains |
Rub up the perfumes with 2 ounces of alcohol, dissolve the saccharine in warm water, add all to the orris, and set aside to dry. Rub the colors up with water and some chalk, and when dry pass all through a mixer and sifter twice to bring out the color.