The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21
PRIZE BATH ROOM.
1T BELONGS TO MISS ANGELICA
GERRY.

Induced the Smart Set to study the
Question of POise Seriously, and "A
Famous Spanish Woman Has Ex-
planned Why Americans With
Small, Well Shaped Feet, Develop
Thick Ankles and Clumsy Hips.
New York, May 19-Modern art, with
modern science, has done more for the
bath room in newly-built American pal
aces than for any other apartment 1t is
quite safe to assert that never before has
luxury loving humanity known anything
to equal the sumptuous little natatoriums
In such houses as Mrs. Pagets, Mrs. Ger
rvs, and dozens of others in New York
city. The prize bath room is In the Ger
ry mansion, on the corner of Sixty-first
street and Fifth avenue. There are five
provided for the use of guests and family
with two handsome ones in the servants
quarters; but to the daughter Of the
house Miss Angelica, belongs the excfu-
sive joy of The most beautiful in the lot
This is a square room measuring about
ten feet each way, walled and fioored in
cream white tiles, decorated profusely and
gracefully with violets. The door itself
is overla.d with similarly ornamented tiles
so that when it is closed the symmetry of
the walls is preserved, and 1t requires
sharp eyes 10 detect the way by which
entrance and exit is made A dome of
heavy rosy violet glass sheds all the light
needed into this cool, dainty grotto, and
no tub occupies any of the flowery floor
space. Instead portion of the thing is
slightly depressed and here the bather
stands to receive from tubes, heavily plat
ed with silver, a spray or shower bath at
exactly the temperature desired.
In Mrs. Jules Vatable's new home, in
which the perfection of appointments is
a wonder even to the admirably housed
New Workers, the mistress own bathroom
is a little octagon chamber walled with
mirrors of the deepest. richest French
plate, and so artfully are the costly sheets
of crystal joined that the room seems to
be enclosed with an unknown sweep of
silvery reelection. One large mirror forms
the door, a single sheet of glass covers
the ceiling and all the basins handles,
etc, necessary in the fitting and trimming
off. are done in cut crystal, while at
night cut crystal globes enclose the
branches of electric light.
A colonaded circular room, in pure
white and gold, is Mrs Hugh Almeric
Pagets Roman bath. Charming nereids
are sculptured on the walls; by three steps
the bather goes down into an unusually
large bathing pool into which water
spouts from dolphin mouths, and all the
faucets knobs etc, are mounted In the
best silver gilt. Though every convenience
is supplied in The natatorium, the air of
antique simplicity has been admirably pre-
served, and one might easily believe it
to be the bath of Roman princess in the
days of Augustus.
Mrs. ]. 5. Moor is the happy possessor
also of a distinctive and beautiful bath
room. Here the walls, floor, tub basins
etc. are all of the most polished pink
marble, and Diana, with her nymphs at
a forest pool, appears on an admirably
painted ceiling canvas. Pink in the
flowers and draperies prevail in the pic
lure and then about Mrs. Moor's ample
marble tub are hung voluminous pink
draperies. This tub itself is cut in the
form Of a huge shell, and sets high on a
das Of marble. while the rosy curtains,
lined with oiled silk, can be drawn about
the tub TO protect the rest of the room
when the bather wishes to use the spray
bath.
Literature Among the FashiOnabIes.
It is a grevious mistake to believe that
society as typified in New York. has no
time nor patience for literature. Since
the war with Spain, the smart women
especially, have been vigorously studying
Spanish in order 20 enjoy Spanish litera-
ture, and in our own language they not
only read most of the popular books of the
day, but have very strong preferences for
certain authors and certain works. 1t is
interesting, perhaps, TO know that lone
before Miss Mary Letter tlet George Ma
thaniel Curzon, she had a strong liking
for Kipling's books, especially plain
Tales From the Hills" and Under the
Hoodars,' and confessed they were her
favorite romances. After thoroughly mas
tering four languages and familiarizine.
himself with the literatures of Spain
France and Italy, George Vanderbilt does
not hesitate to admit his preference for
German works and he is collecting val;,-
able library of Teutonic literature. while
in English his favorite novel is "The Hon
Peter Sterling for whose author he feets
a warm friendship
Charles de Kay and John Jacob Aston
VINO have both put their pens 10 nano, Il,
serious and entertaining composition no
knowledge liking each for snacia,
DOOR, and at least once a year Mr.. Aston
IcduS Wenty thousand Leagues Hinder
the Sea-" while Mr.. De Kay refreshes his
memory with the gay humor of "Mv LADY
Nicotine" Curiously enough. alice in
Wonderland" is a scrt of annual low to
many fashionable women, and Mrs Harr1,
Whitney, Mrs Heweit and Others aprae
that they have never exhausted its cbarp,
Mrs Fl. Mckay Twombly reads neither
romance, history nor poetry, but she has
collected the finest little library on the
best methods of caring mentally. nhvsical-
ly and spiritually for children. Of apv
private individual in New York r p
Meyer and Ian Maclaren are the favorita
authors of Miss Margaret Thorne. and tbe
books that have been popular this wear IN
smart society are David Harum ;, s.,rba
Open Question: and DR.. Carter's religfo,,s
works. If I Were Christ and In His
Steps"
Individualizing CoIors.
Every year our women add sonatbir,,
toward the lifting of sartorial fashion
nearer to the realm of really high ART
Those fortunate ladies who have clotbas
to buy and plenty of money to buv tbero
with, have nearly all had recent resort 70
the advice of artists as to color ana faint