sh ops ▁such ▁as ▁Bac car at ▁or ▁Da um ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁loose ▁pow ders ▁sc ented ▁with ▁Bulgar ian ▁Rose , ▁the ▁Pom pon ▁P oud re . ▁ ▁Business ▁ ▁Car on ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁French ▁perf ume ▁houses ▁still ▁exclus ively ▁dedicated ▁to ▁perf ume . ▁ ▁After ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁, ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Ernest ▁D alt ro ff ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁Bron x ▁International ▁Ex position ▁of ▁Science , ▁Arts ▁and ▁Indust ries ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁his ▁compet itor ▁François ▁C oty , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁prize ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁go - a head ▁company , ▁opening ▁up ▁the ▁American ▁market ▁for ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁Inter war ▁period . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁affili ate , ▁" The ▁Car on ▁Corporation ", ▁opened ▁a ▁store ▁on ▁Fif th ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁a ▁factory ▁outside ▁the ▁city . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁Car on ' s ▁total ▁business ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Ernest ▁D alt ro ff ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁management ▁in ▁France ▁to ▁F é lic ité ▁W an p ou ille . ▁During ▁the ▁German ▁military ▁administration ▁in ▁occupied ▁France ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁heavily ▁tax ed ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Car on ▁risk ed