Richard Hudnut, R.S.V.P., Répondez S'il Vous Plaît, 15 ml. or 0.5 oz. Flacon, Parfum Extrait, Julien Viard, 1936, New York, NY, USA ..

Richard Alexander Hudnut lived from June 2, 1855- October 30, 1928, and was an American businessman recognized as the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. The company once maintained separate US and European headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on the Rue de la Paix in Paris, respectively.

Although his fortune had been built around cosmetics and beauty products, he preferred to be known as a "perfumer”. Hudnut's father Alexander was a pharmacist with a store at Broadway and Ann Street in New York City. The name Hudnut derives from Hodnet, from Shropshire in England. After graduating from Princeton University, Richard Hudnut toured France and returned with the idea of introducing French-style perfumes and cosmetics to American women. In 1880 he registered his name as a trademark in both France and the United States.

Early Richard Hudnut fragrances included Queen Anne Cologne in 1880, Violet Sec in 1896, Aimée, DuBarry, Vanity, and Three Flowers, all of which were produced in the early 1900’s. Product lines include Violet Sec Toilet Water, DuBarry Beauty Products, Yankee Clover products, Three Flowers products, and a highly successful line of hair care products.

Launched in 1923, R.S.V.P was beautifully presented in a flacon resembling a bottle of ink with a feather pen to illustrate the response to the invitation. It is classified as a floral chypre fragrance for women. Piquant, spicy floral, woody-mossy-leafy chypre perfume reminiscent of the forest. Cleopatra's Boudoir.

Top notes are Bergamot, Neroli, and Lemon
Heart notes are Rose, Jasmin, and Spices
Base notes are Tonka Bean, Sandalwood, Oak Moss, Patchouli, Ambergris, and Labdanum

Drug and Cosmetic Industry, Volume 41, 1937: "R.S.V.P." a new romance perfume with a heady fragrance .. a French "bouquet" with a flirtatious undertone that makes it a perfume after a man's heart. Hudnut points out that the name has the advantage of being pronounced without embarrassment by customers, especially ... The shape and detail of the package suggest the envelope of a billet-doux and with its Richard Hudnut seal inscribed with.." Cleopatra's Boudoir.

Highly collectible flacon, especially for those Julien Viard collectors! Comes in its original presentation box. Still sealed with its original shrink wrap seal, absolutely no evaporation, indicating an excellent seal.