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From a 1922 issue of Photoplay magazine:

“And a fragrant scent of incense clings bewitchingly….

Just a tiny bit of incense curling from a Vantine burner on her dressing table, yet wherever she may go, tonight the subtle fragrance will surely cling, a rare and exotic perfume. For the fragrance of Vantine’s Temple Incense is the true and fascinating fragrance of the Orient, bewitching and mysterious in is appeal.

You, too, may know the spell of incense. The burning of incense has been a symbol welcome - an old world custom for thousands of years, and because of Vantine’s , you, too, may enjoy the same refreshing scents today. For a little incense burning in your home will charm and please your most fastidious guest. Or alone tonight in your room, the tiny wisp s of fragrance may readily rise to delight you and to and refresh you.

Which is your choice? Sandalwood, Wistaria, Rose, Violet and Pine are the five fragrances in which you may buy Vantine’s Incense. Each is as delightful as the other and your choice of one is merely a matter of personal preference. So try tonight, the fragrance which appeals most to you.

Vantine’s Temple Incense is sold at druggists, department stores and gift shops in two forms - powder and cones in three packages, 25 cents, 50 cents and 75 cents. “

Vantine’s powder incense was meant to be used indoors and outdoors. The package often included a small paper cone to make incense cones. All of Vantine’s incenses were made in Japan and imported into the USA. The instructions suggest scenting your clothes by placing a burner of incense "in the center floor of the wardrobe.  Do not allow the clothes in the wardrobe to come in contact with the burner."   Also they suggest sprinkling some incense over the glowing embers in the fireplace or as a sachet for one's clothing, lingerie or other intimate belongings. The incense was available in various scents: Sandalwood, Lotus, Violet, Wistaria, Narcisse, Orange Blossom, Amour, Oriental Night, Lilac, Cherry Blossom, Gardenia, Good Luck, Rose, Pine and Jasmin.

An earlier ad in the June 1921 Cosmopolitan magazine read

”Everywhere in Burma tonight, little fires are being lighted, and in each home, a little Burmese lady is sprinkling sweet powders over a live and glowing coal. All through India, up through China, in fact all the length and breadth of the Eastern world, millions of people are happier and more rested because faint wisps of incense are rising in their homes. And because of Vantine’s the same delicate scents of the East may arise tonight in your home and delight you. - to refresh you- top enchant you.

Vantine’s Temple Incense is the name to think of. The druggist, the gift shop and the department store are your sources of supply for all over the country, these are the stations where you can get the true Eastern incense.- the incense the East uses and Vantine’s have imported for years. Which do you think you prefer? It comes in three delicate fragrances, Sandalwood, Wistaria and Pine. Some like the Oriental fullness of Sandalwood, others choose the sweetness of Wistaria and still others prefer the clear and balmy fragrance of Pine."