Show DONT NEED SCENT why perfumes eske are not in america writer sees cause for congratulation in the fact that heavy artificial odors are not needed here at as in europe that the sense of smell is sadly neglected la Is an opinion expressed every once in a while by those who pride themselves on a highly cultivated olfactory faculty just the other day a perfumer complained about the lack ot of appreciation a api lon of the pleasures of 0 smell especially amon among americans well tor for our own part we are glad that americans americana ore are lacking in the cultivation ot of this most neglected of the senses we are arc especially thankful that the men of our race and country almost entirely neglect the use of perfumes the perfumer who Is making the complaint points out the fact that while we cultivate the sense of sound touch taste to a certain degree and the sense of sight we leave that of smelling practically uncultivated well there Is this difference that the man or woman who indulges her appreciation of odors by wearing perfumes necessarily inflicts these odors on all who come near her even the woman who wears bright and clashe clashing colors does not do this tor for we c can look 1001 away but there Is no way of avoiding a perfume while we breathe we have to use our smelling faculties cant you recall how often your pleasure at the theater and your powers of concentration at church or the lecture have been well nigh destroyed simply because of a nearby per perfume furne no ko matter how ar artistic the perfume may be if it Is kept id in a close audience or near to you for long iong at a time it is sure to become annoying not to say really sickening As a matter of fact one reason why w by we americans go in so little for perfumes Is because we tire are of all nations the most free from unpleasant odors our cities our houses lio our theaters theatt hrs art an sweet to the nostrils compared to th cities and public places of europe in italy where no one can visit venice or florence without being shocked by the smells of the city one finds a high appreciation of perfumes in the orient where the faculty of smelling is developed to a fine art the impression of the city odors Is something that the occidental traveler never forgets the characteristic odors of bombay of calcutta of constantinople and hong kong made up of a marvelous complex of mistakes of sanitation Is something that th at the traveler cannot describe buti but the recollection of it Is unpleasantly vivid all A his life for our own part we like the american way best the most desirable fragrance that we can our cities in our drawing rooms or theaters Is the fragrance of fresh air ear air so fresh that it Is sweet to the nostrils and what can compare with the smells of the country the pine tree the fresh mown hay the hillside after a storm the breezes that blow over miles of ocean the apple orchord and the grape arbor these are the smells that the americans appreciate and love buffalo express |