American Fork Citizen | 1920-01-31 | Page 6 | Artificial Scents

Artificial Scents. Tho great bulk of perfumes nre chemical productions. Tho Wall Street Journal says the commerclnl problem Is whether the American-perfumer of tho futuro Is to bo an artisan or an artist. Shall ho deal with the fragrance of flowers or chemical odors and scents? Tho Idea of tho layman Is that tho cosmetic chemist seeks the odor of flowers; but ns n matter of fact synthetic chemlstvy not only crowns his work with tho crushed oil of roses, violets and Jessamine, but seeks to rka! tho fragrance of flowers with superior scents originating wholly within the Inborntory and trade-marked trade-marked as such.