The morning times., 1896-02-16

chair. When you seat yourself in the
steamer chair you will have on only the
regulation white sheet of the Turkish bath.
Over it you fling large warm robe, ma ybe
steamer rug, or 4 great gray eiderdown
blanket, or anything you have that is warm.
You carelessly fold IL at the back OF the
neck 10 make a nice pillow, and the rest
you tuck in well around you for fear of
, draughts. The room becomes so warm,
though, and the bath is so thorough, that
you are glad TO throw 1t off ere long.
But this is only part of the genuine Turk
ish bath. In the bathrub you draw "a guam
lity of boiling water, hot enough to steam;
and should ii cool you pun out the stopper
aud refill the tub. Two Filings will be
enough to keep the air moist through q
bath an hour long.
There is another thing needed. This is
analcohol lamp and u Kettle of water. Such
simple thing as an afternoon tea kettle,
allowed 10 boil hard, with the cover OF the
kettle off, will give enough steam to fill
The little room full.
Fifteen minutes before you take the bath
light the lamp under the pan of water
which is safely tucked away under your
chair, and light also the ether lamps and set
the tub running full of boiling water.
Close the door OF your bathroom. AT the
end OF fifteen minutes the steam Will pour
out when you open the door, and you can
take your seat in the chair ready for gen
lie steaming. There viii not be enough
steam arise from the apparatus under your
chair TO penetrate uncomfortably the seat
of your chair and the robe in which you are
tucked.
WHAT TO DRINK.
A glass OF cold water and sip of come
thing stronger is the feature OF the Turkish
bath. IL is well 10 take the water at the
steaming stage, but leave the "hot stuff
until the drying.
Many ladies who have this bath in their
homes have lattice work incloSing the
lamp under the chair, and a protection of
wire also. The lattice will do if one
exercises any care at all. But one can If
one desires, have a strong wooden partition
or cage inclostng all the space under the
chair, like the old-fashioned inyalid's
chairs. This is a matter of personal prefer
ence.
For the cooling process afterward Il is
only necessary to turn out the lamps and
allow the steam 10 subside A dip in the
warm water of the tub answers the place
OF the shampooer. Let the water in the
tub cool until quite cold, and the gradations
OF the Turkish bath are experienced. Rest
an hour before going out, the same as
though in a Turkish bath establishment.
This, properly worked, is a great success.
Bat it, like every other new thing needs
little experiment and ingenuity. The lamp,
properly cared for, is no more formidable
than under the coffee pot. Several women
rigging up these baths have taken the gas
jet TO the floor by a pipe and there made
gas lamp under a large kettle OF water.
Either WAY is good.
Women who have. experienced such
luxury as the Turkish bath at home are
enthusiastic about II. All the beautiful
women of the stage and opera have tried
it, and successfully, and the Princess of
Wales has a private Turkish bath at
Sandringham, which, not so very much
more elaborate than this, is much liked
by h-r. 1t has low ceiling, is small and
i heated by lamps like the one described.
During Lent the number of Turkish baths
taken is as three to one during other seasons.
So the bath establishmentssay and they add