Thus, heliotrope, vanilla, orange blossom and almond blend together; citron, lemon, vervain and orange peel belong together, but they produce a stronger impression on the sense of smell, and are of a higher octave; and so with a still higher class, as patchouly, sandal-wood and vitavert."
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island"
Roger Thompson Finlay
I bought a box of "Meen Fun" once, and tried to powder; but I guess I didn't understand the art as well as the women do; it was mean fun in good earnest, for the girl I was going to take to singing-school wanted to know if I'd been helping my ma make biscuits for supper; and then she took her handkerchief and brushed my face, which wasn't so bad as it might have been, for her handkerchief had patchouly on it and was as soft as silk.
"The Blunders of a Bashful Man"
Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
And on this legitimate errand she one day carried her fluttering attractiveness and patchouly into the Maitland house.
"That Fortune"
Charles Dudley Warner Last Updated: February 22, 2009