Mix the ingredients intimately and pass the mixture through a fine sieve. _Farin d'amandes amères_ (_almond meal_).--Best quality wheat flour and almond meal each 3 lbs., bitter-almond oil 1 oz. Mix the ingredients intimately and pass the mixture through a fine sieve. _Pate d'amandes au miel_ (_honey almond paste_).--Best quality almond meal 2 lbs., honey 4 lbs., chemically pure glycerin of 28° B. 2 lbs., fresh olive oil 4 lbs., bitter-almond oil 1¾ ozs., the yolks of 20 eggs. Sift the almond meal into a capacious earthenware dish. Mix the honey and glycerin after slightly warming them. Beat the yolks of the eggs in a small dish with a tablespoon until a uniform mass is formed. Now add alternately of the mixture of honey and glycerin and of the olive oil to the almond meal, work the whole thoroughly with the pestle, then add the yolks of the eggs, stirring constantly, and finally the bitter-almond oil. The whole now forms a viscous mass. It is best to keep the freshly-prepared paste in a well-closed earthenware pot in a cool place for about 14 days before distributing it into boxes, because after the ingredients are mixed together a slight fermentation takes place which might cause damage by bursting the lids of the porcelain boxes. Ladies use this paste for producing a fine soft skin, upon the hands, face, and neck, for which, in fact, it has proved excellent. _Poudre de riz à la rose._--Rice flour 4 lbs., prepared talc 19 ozs., _Extrait rose_ No. 1, 3½ ozs., French rose-geranium oil 14 drachms, clove oil 2¾ drachms. The ingredients are intimately mixed and passed through a sieve. The perfumes are brought together in a glass and thoroughly shaken. The same directions hold good for all succeeding receipts for _Poudre de riz_. Of talc only the whitest pieces should be used, the Briancon talc or French chalk being very suitable for the purpose, it yielding a very white and delicate powder. It is prepared as follows: Over 1 part of talc pour 2 parts of vinegar, let it stand, with frequent shaking, for 14 days, then filter and thoroughly wash the talc with distilled water. If rose-colored _poudre de riz rose_ is demanded, add to the proportions of weight above given about 1 oz. of madder, triturate it thoroughly with the powder, perfume, triturate again, and finally pass the whole through a fine sieve. These rice powders are best kept in well-closed tin canisters. _Poudre de riz héliotrope._--Rice flour 4 lbs., prepared talc 19 ozs., bergamot oil 10 drachms, French rose-geranium oil 5 drachms, clove oil 2½ drachms, vanilla tincture 10 drachms, _Extrait héliotrope_ No. 1, 1¾ ozs. Proceed as directed for _Poudre de riz à la rose_. _Poudre de riz à la violette._--Rice flour 4 lbs., prepared talc 19 ozs., bergamot oil 10 drachms, liquid orris-root oil 2½ drachms, _Extrait Violette_ No. 1, 1 oz., cumarin tincture 5 drachms. Proceed as directed for _Poudre riz à la rose_.