468 XII. CONSISTENT AND DRY COMPOUNDS.— 



Pearl powder. Magistery of bismuth, French chalk scraped 

 / fine by Dutch rushes, ana p. oeq. ; cosmetic. 



Plain hair powder. Starch powdered, and sifted very fine. 



Poudre de roses communes. Starch powder 25lb., rose leaves 

 lib. ; stir them with your hand every four hours, to prevent 

 heating: the next day sift them out, and put in fresh leaves; 

 repeat this three times; the box should be open all the time. 



Poudre de roses musquees. Starch powder 3lb., musk rose 

 leaves lib. ; they do not require stirring as they do not heat: the 

 next day sift, and put in fresh for three times ; the box should be_ 

 close. 



Poudre de jonquille. As poudre de roses musquees, but with] 

 jonquilles for roses. 



Poudre dejleurs d^ oranges. Starch powder 25lb., orange flowersj 

 lib. ; stir up twice a day : repeat this three times, keeping thej 

 chest close during the makino: and after. 



Poudre de jasmine. Starch powder 20lb., jasmine flowers no.l 

 10,000, laid in beds together for twenty-four hours ; they do not^ 

 heat : repeat this for three or four days. 



Poudre de violette. Orrice, powdered and sifted. 



Violet powder. Starch powder 28lb., pulv. iridis 1.5 oz., ess. 

 Bergam. 5iij, ol. rhod. ver. gtt. xxv. 



Poudre blanche melangee. Add 2 oz. of parfum ^ parfumer les 

 autres poudres to lib. of poudre de jasmin, or de fleurs d'oranges, 



Poudre de chipre. Wash oak moss for three days in running 

 water, dry it in the sun very well, otherwise it will not powder 

 fine ; then perfume it once or twice with jasmine or musk rose 

 flowers, which will make it take other scents better. 



Povdre de chipre de Montpellier. Poudre de chipre perfumed 

 with flowers as before, 2lb., civette gr. xviij, musk 5ss, ground 

 with a little sugar. 



Poudre fine a la Mareschalle. Oak moss in powder 2lb., plain 

 powder lib., cloves 1 oz., calamus arom. inpowd. 1 oz., cyperus in 

 powd. 2 oz., rotten wood in powder 2 oz. ; mix all well together. 

 Rotten oak wood should be used, because it is red and gives a fine 

 colour. 



Mareschale powder, Pulv. caryoph. arom. 10^ oz., starch powd. 

 281b. 



Poudre de frangipane. Poudre de fleurs d'orange 61b., poudre 

 de chipre 61b. ; pour 1 oz. essence of amber into a very hot mortar, 

 cover it with powder, and beat well together ; mix this with the 

 whole by sifting, then put half a drachm of civette and a little 



