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the average woman with the wltct fumes use. "Just recently. sbe con
age woman's high percentage of flded, "I beard a girl being1 discussed
romance Jn her makeup, an Income
like Miss Blllle Burke's $4000 a week
would carry no happier prospect In- her
Tnlnd than the opportunity It would
afford her to satisfy the Insatiate fem
inine longing: for lovely perfumes,
sachets, and sweet-smelling powders.
Since the beginning: of the world
romance has ever issued forth with
the pulling of the stopper from the
perfume bottle. It isn't at all non-
understandable nor unpardonable for a
20th century maid, therefore, to wish
with all her heart and soul for the
"wherewithal" to purchase the mystlo
power and subtle influence of a sweet
odor. "
oood perfumes are expensive, iney
tire a luxury. Miss Billie Burke pays
J25 an ounce for the specially prepared
flower scent which clings tantalizingly
to her dainty person. It Is an exquisite
combination of rose and springtime
' odors. If I may use such an expression
I will say this perfume is "worfderf ully
becoming" to the clever little movie
' star. It's like her hats, her dresses.
her style of coiffure, perfectly adapted
to her own Individual self. And that's
the secret of perfume using!
"I think a woman does not realise the
effect to be trained by choosing a per-
: fume to suit her own very self," the
little golden-haired star volunteered.
"lis me same as wim domes, m
laiess siyio is mo
think she would aaopc
les, mere are cnanses in periuma
styles Just as in clothes styles," Miss
' Burke added. "Every time a new stage,
srrand opera, or movie star Is created
along comes a. brand-new perfume.
which enthusiastic fans adopt out of
compliment to the admired one.
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fastidious woman should find out what
to her is the sweetest and most becom
ing odor of all and stick'to it. A per-
fume isn't like Jast season s hat for It
can be worn again this ear ana next
year and for all the jears to come, witn
perfect taste.
"If a woman will fix her arrecuons
permanently upon one perfume she win
individualize it, and In turn it will In-
divldualize her, and she won't then
make the mistake common to many of
producing that intensely disagreeable
effect by putting rose perfume in her
glove box, orange flower In her hand
kerchief box, orris root among her
lingerie, violet In her gowns, etc."
"You believe in applying the same
rule of harmony to odors as you do
to colors, then?" I suggested.
"Yes," she answered.
And if one's
olfactory nerves have not been culti-
vated to a keen appreciation of this
harmony it is up to every one to train
them, for by her taste in odors a
girl may be Judged.
"I can't stand a heavy perfume," she
added emphatically. "It - nauseates. I the pure gold, a streak of yellow grains
co think that people addicted to them and dust. Above the lead Is the lighter
should be more consierate of their black iron sand.
neighbors. They are so trying, so suf- After the gold and lead are thus sep
focatinff, and there isn't one woman in arated. they are passed over Wllfley
10.000 whose type would warrant a tables covered with mercury. The mer-
strong, heavy odor. The only person I cury takes up the gold, and it is then
can think of for whom there might be through the furnace and vaporized,
an excuse for the choice of heavy odors to Set the Bold out.
is the large-featured Egyptian type.
And she is not a frequent type at all. Until now the mines and mills have
"Strong, cheap perfumes are always been working at 4000 or 6000 tons per
suggestive to me," said Miss Burke, day, but during the present year the
"of a saving on soap and water. A manager expects to increase this
strong soap smell is infinitely more amount to. at least 10,000 tons, and
pleasing to the olfactory sense, for it at from that time on there will be a steady
least evidences a state of cleanliness, stream of gold ore moving out of the
But there is no legitimate excuse, for mountains through the mills and down
a good bathing soap without odor Is to the sea. Ten thousand tons of ore
easily within the finances of every one, at $1.50 of gold to the ton means $15.
and where it is used and a rood per- 000 per day added to the g-old supply
fume cannot be afforded, then perfume of the world. It means that the out
should not be resorted to at all. put of this mine will eventually be
"I have known girls to 'lose out' with
men because of tha strong, cheap, per-
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by a couple of men. Their Judgment of
her In brief was: "She's a nice girl,
but she reeks of frightful perfume."
To be correctly perfumed, according
to the theory and practice of the high
priced movie star. Miss Burke, there
should be a faint suggestion only of a
sweet scent. And consistent on this Is
she to the last little detail. The same
exquisite fragrance tickled my olfactory
nerves when, she crossed the room in
her peach pink boudoir and pulled open
the drawer full of exquisite French
lingerie as greeted me when I entered
her luxurious clothes closet. Her glove
box. her handkerchief box repeated the
same exquisite delicacy of odor, all in
perfect harmony with the alluring, soft-
toned, peach-tinted colorng of the room
and the little lady herself.
It seems to me that in any art she
might adopt, be it the movies or the
art of using- perfume or any other art.
Miss Burke's individualism must stand
out as the biggest feature of her suc-
cesa- she's Billie Burke in the movies.
She's Billy Burke in the perfume she
adopts. Wherein lies the secret of why
Bome folks are so much more success
ful than other folks. They're them
selves, with convictions of their own
and tne strength of mind to stand up
lor their convictions.
no one could persuade the little
Golden-haired star thnr. lh tlintiM
adODt a different iwrfnma frrnn .
to which She has already attached her-
self. And that's why her words on
the use of perfume should be given
serious consideration. ; ,
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Burke's remarkable wardrobA oxh
a dainty fragrance from its padded and
Silk Patterned COVPri n IT ThlH la mnriA
possible by the use of tlnv sachet
bajra inserted therein. In the linings
of her hfU boxe, are inserted tiDy padg
of the Bamo delectablo odor
"I have known a number of girls,"
sa!d Mlsg Burke "who In an effort to
get an lndlvlduai perfume selected an
odor which harmonized with ih.ir mn.t
becoming color. One girl especially I
have in mind, whose favorite color was
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tables flooded with water in such a
way that gravity separates the miner-
als from the rocks, the heavle.it partl-
cles falling to the lovfrer side of the table,
You can then see the various minerals,
each having Its own streak of color.
There is the lead with its mixture of
gold and silver; there at the bottom
more than $5,000,000 worth of gold per
year, and it the estimates of the engi
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yellow, adopted the orange odors with
effective results. Another girl with a
TnAdnrM for nfnlr tha rn rnnHnn
tnn In nerfumn Vlnlof ill MffnrtlvM
for the rirl who wears blues as her
best color, and so on."
I noticed an absence on Miss Burke's
dressing table of the highly ornate bot-
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ment about such bottles to Miss Burke,
tn Whlh ahA M.nnn1fti1'
"I think lots of titrfumra -nownrta v
are bought for their lovely bottles,
dont you? n lgn.t BO much a ouestion
'of the contents as of the container. If
the container be of graceful shape, with
Grecian urn handles perhaps or a cover-
ing of gold lace, the buyer will let
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perfume is bought without being
whiffed."
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neers are correct It means that this
output will continue for from 75 to 100
years to come. To return to my former
comparison, all this will be made
of
pcaa of gold and pinches of dust.
As to the human element in the Gas
tineau mines, the labor' and manage-
ment seem to be excellent. There are
now about 1100 men emplcTyed upon the
property, and I am told that the num
ber will not be greatly increased when
the mine is working; at double its
present capacity, the machinery being
such that units can be added and the
same men do double the work.
The men are of a better class than
the average miner of the United States
proper. ' Fully one-third of them are
Americans, and. In addition, there are
large numbers of English, Irish and
Scotch. There are also Slavs, Italians.
Swedes and Norwegians. Not a few
have come here as prospectors and
have been attracted to the work by the
high wages paid. Common laborers
get $3 and upward a day, and skilled
men $4.50 ami $5. The experts and of
ficers receive the highest of salaries.
The general manager, Mr. B. L. Thane,
is a young Callfornian who has made
a record for his efficiency and mining
ability.
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According- to Miss Billie Burke, the
smart thing to do is to choose one scent
and stick to it. Sachet powder in
vftrlnna Blllt hfum ntiil naiiilivi hanrcrl
for one's frocks, perfume, toilet water.
and face powder all can be bought In
the same scent.
And I add, in defense of fostering
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perfume expenditure, that history is
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lnfliipnnn evorciaed unon man hv ner-
fumes. -Their use and disuse have
marked the rise and fall of nations,
The senses of the 20th century man
have not materially changed. This
being the case, and romantic love and
personal beauty being so closely allied,
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is an art not to be ignored by any
woman who can afford it.
cared for. The company , has large
bunkhouses. or dormitories, in which
the men sleep, and it also has dining
halls which will seat 500 at one meal.
I sat down with that number at dinner.
The food was excellent and better
cooked than in most of the restaurants
scattered throughout the States. The
company serves 2000 such meals every
day for the miners, and an equal num
ber, I Judge, to the hands in the mills.
I -was interested in the kitchens.
They have steam cookers and bakers.
They have boilers that will cook a
barrel of soup at a time, an'd ranges
as wide as a dlnlng--table and 12 feet
In length. The vegetables are peeled
by electricity, the coffee is ground by
an electric current, and the same force
washes the dishes and mixes the bread,
taking a whole barrel of flour for one
big lump of dough.
Connected with the eating estab
lishment is a bakery that turns out
serves hot rolls every night and hot
cakes for breakfast. The company
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charges its men $1 a day for board and
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spent in keeping up this part of the
establishment.
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77ie perfame used by
this $4,000 a week
movie star, is an ex
quisite combination of
rose and springtime ,
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and heated by steam. The rent Daid is
$4 per month per room, and each family
boards itself. The company has its
own stores, where the men can buy for
cash or for coupons advanced on the
basis of their monthly wages. There
are al8 cluroom8' eqUiPP.e W"h
bill,ard arrangements and tables tor
cards checkers and dominoes. The
CSOT nlght d day BhIft8 ot nln8
hou each, and for this reason the
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clubrooms are usually filled day and
night by those who are off work.
lUsifl la also a reading room, with tie.
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latest magazines and papers, and the
men have their clubs of one kind or
another.
Portrait of a Young Man.
Collier's '"Weekly.
Behold our hero lying stretched out
on the soft upholstery of a couch at
his club. No attitude of more complete
relaxation could be found; if there were
one he would find it. On a table at his
side stands his whisky and soda and
at Just the right distance to give the
fuoat grateful warmth, crackle a wood
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fire. Outside the keen aid has tha
frosty twang of midwinter and the
north wind sweeps along, cleansing
heaven and earth. Inside the club
house the air is warm and heavy with,
tobacco. Our hero yawns and moves
one silken ankle the fraction of an
inch. He lights a cigarette and drops
the glowing match on the carpet be
cause it is too much work to reach over
to the ash tray. Still he does reach al
most as far to pick up his whisky and
soda. He turns a page of the book he
is reading. It la entitled "The Art ot
Skating,