following books (besides others mentioned in the course of the work):-Sir Gardner Wilkinson's "Ancient Egyptians;" Mr. Layard's "Nineveh;" Mr. Eastwick's excellent translations of Sâdi's "Gulistan," and the "Anvar-í Suhaili;" Mr. Monier Williams's no less admirable adaptation of "Śakoontalá;" Consul Petherick's "Egypt, the Soudan, and Central Africa;" Dr. Livingstone's "Travels," and Mr. Wright's "Domestic Manners and Sentiments During the Middle Ages." I have not the honour of knowing these authors, but I hope they will excuse me for having borrowed from them what belonged to my subject. In conclusion, I crave for this offspring of my leisure hours (which are but few), the same indulgence which has been shown to the objects contained in the Workmen's Exhibitions lately held in various parts of the Metropolis, in which the labour and difficulty in producing an article is more taken into account than the actual merit of the production. Mine is a plain, unvarnished tale, without any literary pretension whatever; and if I have picked up a few gems on my way, and inserted them in my mosaic work, I claim but to be the humble cement which holds them together. 96, STRAND, 15th December, 1864. EUGENE RIMMEL. fernes-Solomon's Song-Aromatics used by the Jews-Camphire- The garden of Eden-Ancient authors and modern discoveries- 59 Greek deities and sacrifices-Eleusinian mysteries-Juno's toilet- Pallas and Penelope-Phaon's transformation-Medea's renovating process-Origin of Greek perfumery-Diogenes' notions about scents- List of Greek perfumes-Athenian perfumers-Grecian entertain- ments-Socrates' horror of scents and baths-Milto-Greek cosmetics and hair dye-Laïs and Myron-Funeral rites-Anacreon's wish- The toilet tribunal-Grecian ladies' head-dresses-Hair cut off in Early Roman sacrifices-Religious worship and funeral rites- . 97 The Eastern Empire-The Arabs-Avicenna-The invention of rose-water-Oriental courtesies-Censer and Gulabdan-Mahomet's Paradise-Musky walls-Turkish baths-Scented clay used as soap- Sâdi's "Gulistan "-Hafiz's love of flowers-Tanjtâkh and Yezdijird— Turkish ladies-List of Oriental cosmetics and mode of preparing Perfumery used in India 2000 years ago-Sakoontalá-Sacred fires-Ointments - Henna - The five Hindú heavens-Káma, the Indian Cupid-Religious ceremonies-Tibetan altar-Cochin-Chinese sacrifices-Hindú marriages and funerals-Origin of otto of roses— Indian flowers and essences-Extracts from Indian poems relating to flowers and perfumes-Hindú perfumers and barbers-Incense used by Mussulmans-Exorcisms-Cosmetics-Origin of soorma-Indian mode of dressing the hair-Himalayan fashions-Chinese censers- Chinese funerals-Chinese perfumers and cosmetics-Chinese flowers- Three styles of coiffure used in China-Japanese perfumers and cos- Savage modes of adornment—African ointments-Tola pomatum- Bridal toilet at Fernando Po-African head-dresses: the cocked-hat, nimbus, and shoe-brush styles-The Ounyamonezi-King Radama's system of hair-cutting-Arab, Nubian, and Abyssinian coiffures-The language of oyster-shells-A begging bridegroom-A pat on the head-A bath in a teacup-The enamelling process in Soudan- Fashions in Central Africa-The Neam-Nam and Como peasants- Blue hair and red skin-The Tagals and Loo-Choo Islanders-Lord Macaulay's New Zealander-Tattooing in New Zealand-The artist's song-Embalmed heads-Rainbow style of hair dyeing in Fee-jee- Powdered beaux-White versus black-Nooka-hiva and Tahiti-Terra CHAPTER X. FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN TIMES. Gauls and Britons-The Druids-Roman conquest-Clovis-Char- PAGE 189 CHAPTER XI. THE COMMERCIAL USES OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS. Countries whence perfumery materials are obtained - Proposed 223 CHAPTER XII. MATERIALS USED IN PERFUMERY. The animal series, musk, civet, and ambergris-The floral, herbal, APPENDIX 241 265 |