CHANEL, Christian Dior, Elizabeth Arden:it may no longer be 1962, but some of the biggest names in perfume are still with us. Not every modern perfume department, however, would have fire buckets and a fire extinguisher on such prominent display as did the perfume bar at the main entrance of Copland and Lye. The upmarket Sauchiehall Street store, said the Glasgow Herald (in an extensive feature written by an un-named ‘Woman Reporter’), had installed the perfume bar as a temporary feature two Christmasses prior to this, and it had proved so popular that it had been retained. French perfume was its speciality. Copland and Lye itself had been in existence for decades. There had been a time when ladies, clad in voluminous Victorian or Edwardian finery, had arrived at its front door in a horse-drawn carriage, or a tram. Now it offered “a wealth of new materials, and products that they never dreamt of.” The store was famous for its fashion and women’s departments, and for its bridal wear, but “mere males” were free to roam the selection of bowler hats, tweed coats and Italian ties. Elsewhere, the tasteful and well-appointed displays ranged from candlewick bedspreads to Swiss-embroidered christening gowns, moth-proof wardrobes and, for £41 19s, a Royal Worcester figurine of Mary Queen of Scots. A matching one of the Queen was £64 10s, the difference in price due simply to the fact that Elizabeth had more ruffs around her neck.