Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-07
BATH ROOM LINURIl.>
some styles of nath Robes Tb,t Ara
Pretty nnd ComforGabIe

From Iaipet's Bazar.
The present fashion Is To h,,-a MS ,,...,,.
baths in the house as possible. and .II 4r.s
hItlhgs OF the bath room are mad. r,ra-r
comfortable and luxurious som. r..b
rooms are. Of course. much more IuNurinls
'lah others, but one and all are fitted up
SC that not a single luxury-in older laws
luxury. now a ne, ssijy-shaU h, Lack
ing
Inc bath robes now worn are very dainty
garments. ana while OF course. th,y arc
not made tight fitting. They are mo- longer
the shar~less, MISUNDERSTANDING Thing fh.,.
formerly were. but. on The contrary ara.
very graceful and most carefully made.
The purpose Of bath robe Is 10 ba,, a
garment that can be easily slippe1 on ana
on, ami which must at the SAM, tirr.. '.
warm enough TO prevent a chin after COM
ing out of The bath. The material ought,
therefore. to be selected with care. and
almost all the new bath gowns are lined.
There are two different styles thar ar, ,s-
PeclallE popular-one made on the uiau Of
a Japanese kimono. and another stvI,
which has considerable fuiIr.sz IN tho
back, but the fuIlncss Shirrcd ir several
rows 80 that it tits close over the sbo,l-
gers. III" latter style is made with tho
long shawi-iike sleeves and d. Fastened ian
AZ the waist with a cord anl tas-,l E-I31-
mel flannel cashmere and even silk are
used Tor these wrappers. and th.g are lined
throughout with a flannel. an aillrra-s
cloth. or. most Luxurious OF all have a
Wadded lining. II is rather a fad fa have,
ines" wrappers I'm most delicate shades Il
colorinS. There are some mad, up in an
white that are most attractive on in "A
hedNy whit" Camels hair has the farinrs
turned back on the oul-d. of both fHr
sleeves ana the fronts, the facing made of
rt = h..
the quilted silk wrappers and th. oIH-flzE-
toned blanket wrappers. and som. pretty
styles com" in ciderdoWn flannel m. coil
lar ana sleeves bound with satin ribbon.
These last are sold ready made for ID sur
prlslngiy small sum Of money They are
most useful and wear well. The ordinary
bath tuweling that at one time Was made
up INTO bath wrappers t. not often used
now, nut Is very good summer material
for this purpose.
Many Of the new bath rooms are most
luxurious. Not only Is the tub of porce-
lam, and whatever plumbing there may
be Of silver or nickel. but all smaller fix
lures, such as sponge racks. soap dishes
etc, are also Of silver or nickel The basin
ana pitcher are often of cut glass while
the tooth mug and other implements are
either of glass or Of fine china. There Is "A
large white rug put directly in front of the
bath tub, but the ordinary cloth mat COW
cred with a crash towel is often substituted
Where expense is not considered the white
AtL rug -. loNtNtIs generally lf-lI Many
Of the bath rooms have hard wood floors
others are tiled, others again are covered
with hnoleum or oil cloth. hut the floor COW
ering must always correspond with the
wall, which can be either tiled or covered
with tiled wall paper.
There are a great many perfumes and
unguents now used, some of which are alb
solutcly harmless and very pleasant. one
thing in particular makes bathing delight
and that is the little bags made Of cheese
cloth filled with bran or oatmeal. orriS root.
and some fine soap chopped up. This gives
a milky look to the water, il very good FOR
the skin and leaves a pleasant perfume
The many toilet waters must needs be
chosen carefully. Anything with "a very
strong scent should he avoided. but 4 few
drops Of the good perfumes Will make
bath much pleasanter. These bottles kept
in the bath room. either on tn" WasEStand
or on a small white wooden shelf. should
be in silver stands; indeed everything I'm
the bath room must he as dainty as p0Ssi-
bic. and the woodwork should he white, II
possible
Bath slippers should never have heels. or
else should be made Of some material like
quilted satin or silk. on the plan Of what
are called ROmeos slashed at the sides
These are easily slipped on or Oft. are very
warm and most comfortable. An attractive
idea Is To have the wrapper aud The slippers
of the same color. or If a white wrapprr Is
used to have it tied with colored ribbons
and then have the slippers match the rib
bons IN color. This Is not such an exDen-
siNe Idea as II seems. for both wrapper
ana slippers can be bought ready made
The towels that should always hang IN
the bath room are, first and foremost the
bath towels of the best quality and largest
size. Then there should be the very fine
damask towels, and also two or three tow
els Of rather heavier damask and a very
fine face cloth. This face cloth will often
remove dust and dirt from the face where.
sponge is practically useless. The num-
Der OF sponges can only be decided upnn
by ones personal ideas. but there must be
at least two-one large and one small A
much-disputed question of the day is the
soap The fine French soaps are the pleas
ATTEST. but they do not agree with every
ones skin, and some people prefer the
pam soaps. In fitting up bath room for
a guest there must always be a fresh cake
OF soap in its paper wrappugs This soap
can afterward be taken. washed off and
used by children or servants: but Il 4, the
height of rudeness to offer a guest any soar
that has been used before
The mesh brushes seen I'm every wel1-an-
pointed bath room are of course private
belongings.