Antique cookbooks often contain formulas for cosmetics, herbal cures, medicines, poisons and perfumes. This is from the 1902 "Woman's Favorite Cook Book".
Sachet Powder
A charming sachet powder for wardrobes, boxes, etc., far finer than any mixture sold at the shops, is the following: Coriander, orris root, rose leaves and aromatic calamus, each one ounce; lavender flowers, two ounces; rhodium wood, one-fourth of a drachm; musk, five grains. These are to be mixed and reduced to a coarse powder. This scent on clothes is as if all fragrant flowers had been pressed in their folds.
