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The Ladies Dressing Table

The Ladies Dressing Table-A Return to Elegance The Ladies Dressing Table There were treasures on Mother’s dressing table … a Wedgwood pin dish, a little porcelain Mary and her lamb, the pale green, flowered top of a rose bowl that had broken, and Mother’s silver-backed comb and brush and mirror. All these things held meaning for me. Each was …capable of evoking a rush of memories. —Blackberry Winter In earlier days, the powder room was as delightful and fine a place as any room in the home, filled with feminine furnishings, charming appointments and quiet and peaceful splendors. Among the delicate fittings, a dainty dressing table rendered in graceful curves and form served as a lovely repository of elegant enchantments and sweet necessities, and stood as an enduring emblem of feminine grace and old fashioned charm. To accompany the dressing table, a satin slipper chair with a lovely ruffled cushion offered a place for “quiet contemplation and leisurely indulgence” and allowed the lady to be seated comfortably at her meticulously appointed table. To cast a soft reflection, a lovely old Venetian glass mirror was situated among the dainty treasures, along with a glorious assemblage of crystal candlesticks, valued for lending a warm glow to the gracious and genial surroundings and to a room rich with the opulence of rare gems in shades of scarlet, crimson, mahogany and gold. In this place of peacefulness and pleasure, a collection of precious perfumes in crystal flacons were displayed upon the ladies dressing table, along with elegant etched glass bottles and other glistening repositories, filled with fragrant smelling salts, floral scented waters, luxurious lotions and delicate skin creams with which to keep the lady’s complexion soft and supple. Hand painted porcelain boxes, filled with lightly scented powders and patters could often be found, along with decorative talk shakers, hatpin holders, ornate hair receivers and dainty pin trays for holding delicate miscellany. To keep the ladies hair perfectly groomed and luxuriously radiant, a filigree comb and brush set, along with a lovely hand held mirror, frequently monogrammed with the ladies initials, could be found upon the dressing table, as well as decorative hairpins, tortoise shell combs and other delightful hair dressing amenities, neatly displayed in lovely china, porcelain or crystal receptacles. Precious Perfumes Mother always smelled beautiful. I remember burrowing into her neck just for the soft loveliness of scented skin. —The Summer of the Great-Grandmother Serving as the crown jewels of the ladies toilette, luxurious perfumes and sweetly scented floral waters, made from intriguing blends of rare and precious flowers, aromatic spices and fragrant essential oils were carefully blended to perfection, creating delicate scents evocative of a rose garden and displaying the subtle artistry of a skilled apothecary. To preserve the integrity of these precious perfumes, scent bottles made from heavy crystal in lovely jewel tone shades were topped with intricate reticulated filigree stoppers with a lovely glass dauber for applying one’s favorite perfume in the old French fashion, “on the wrists and behind the ear.” Enchanted Embrace Perfume 10 Drops oil of lavender 30 Drops oil of rosewood 30 Drops oil of rose 40 Drops oil of vanilla 40 Drops oil of geranium 20 Drops oil of sandalwood 20 Drops oil of nutmeg 1-ounce almond oil In a small glass bottle, combine the essential oils with the almond oil and shake gently to thoroughly combine. On her pattern, her daughters model themselves; by her counsels they are directed; through her virtues all are honored. —Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management the ladies vanity the ladies dressing table vanity dressing table
The Ladies Dressing Table-A Return to Elegance The Ladies Dressing Table There were treasures on Mother’s dressing table … a Wedgwood pin dish, a little porcelain Mary and her lamb, the pale green, flowered top of a rose bowl that had broken, and Mother’s silver-backed comb and brush and mirror. All these things held meaning for me. Each was …capable of evoking a rush of memories. —Blackberry Winter In earlier days, the powder room was as delightful and fine a place as any room in the home, filled with feminine furnishings, charming appointments and quiet and peaceful splendors. Among the delicate fittings, a dainty dressing table rendered in graceful curves and form served as a lovely repository of elegant enchantments and sweet necessities, and stood as an enduring emblem of feminine grace and old fashioned charm. To accompany the dressing table, a satin slipper chair with a lovely ruffled cushion offered a place for “quiet contemplation and leisurely indulgence” and allowed the lady to be seated comfortably at her meticulously appointed table. To cast a soft reflection, a lovely old Venetian glass mirror was situated among the dainty treasures, along with a glorious assemblage of crystal candlesticks, valued for lending a warm glow to the gracious and genial surroundings and to a room rich with the opulence of rare gems in shades of scarlet, crimson, mahogany and gold. In this place of peacefulness and pleasure, a collection of precious perfumes in crystal flacons were displayed upon the ladies dressing table, along with elegant etched glass bottles and other glistening repositories, filled with fragrant smelling salts, floral scented waters, luxurious lotions and delicate skin creams with which to keep the lady’s complexion soft and supple. Hand painted porcelain boxes, filled with lightly scented powders and patters could often be found, along with decorative talk shakers, hatpin holders, ornate hair receivers and dainty pin trays for holding delicate miscellany. To keep the ladies hair perfectly groomed and luxuriously radiant, a filigree comb and brush set, along with a lovely hand held mirror, frequently monogrammed with the ladies initials, could be found upon the dressing table, as well as decorative hairpins, tortoise shell combs and other delightful hair dressing amenities, neatly displayed in lovely china, porcelain or crystal receptacles. Precious Perfumes Mother always smelled beautiful. I remember burrowing into her neck just for the soft loveliness of scented skin. —The Summer of the Great-Grandmother Serving as the crown jewels of the ladies toilette, luxurious perfumes and sweetly scented floral waters, made from intriguing blends of rare and precious flowers, aromatic spices and fragrant essential oils were carefully blended to perfection, creating delicate scents evocative of a rose garden and displaying the subtle artistry of a skilled apothecary. To preserve the integrity of these precious perfumes, scent bottles made from heavy crystal in lovely jewel tone shades were topped with intricate reticulated filigree stoppers with a lovely glass dauber for applying one’s favorite perfume in the old French fashion, “on the wrists and behind the ear.” Enchanted Embrace Perfume 10 Drops oil of lavender 30 Drops oil of rosewood 30 Drops oil of rose 40 Drops oil of vanilla 40 Drops oil of geranium 20 Drops oil of sandalwood 20 Drops oil of nutmeg 1-ounce almond oil In a small glass bottle, combine the essential oils with the almond oil and shake gently to thoroughly combine. On her pattern, her daughters model themselves; by her counsels they are directed; through her virtues all are honored. —Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management the ladies vanity the ladies dressing table vanity dressing table
The Ladies Dressing Table

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