Orchidée Bleue by Corday: launched 1925.

1937 retail prices:

Perfume.. $2.75, 12.50 to $17.50
Eau de Cologne... $1.50, $2.75 and $5.
Face Powder ...$1
Lipstick...$1
Compact double..$5.25
Dusting Powder..$1.50


So what does it smell like? As reported in Stage Magazine in 1937: "exotic... exciting... dangerous as the jungles where orchids grow."

Top notes of lemon, citrus
Middle notes: orchid, rose, carnation
Base notes:
Discontinued, date unknown.

The Express Messenger - Volumes 20-22 - Page 17, 1937:
"Out of New York City by airyx on the Thursday before Mother’s Day were shipped by Parfums Corday, Inc., a large perfume distributor, 8735 orchids to dealer representatives in fifty-nine widely scattered cities as gifts to purchasers of a perfume called "Orchidee Bleue." The orchids were packed one each in oval-shaped cellophane boxes and shipped to Corday dealers by Gurney Chrysler, Inc. New York florist.It was reported afterward that every orchid reached ts destination in perfect condition."

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