Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1900-11-09
MODERN BATHROOMS.
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1 Bathrooms In dwelling-houses are .
comparatively modern convenience,
but public bathing places are - old
10 civilization. The Greeks and Ro-
mans spent large. sums in fitting up
public baths. which were popular re-
sorts for all Classes. but a private bath
room in ones own house would have
been hard to find. Even to thi. day
the people of India consider bathing
in anything other than river or small
ler stream of running water to be a
disgraceful act. Pent water was con-
sidered defiling to the body by the
ancients and the public baths of Greece
and Rome were 80 constructed that
the outflow Of water was equal to the
inflow 20 as to secure as nearly as pos
sible pure water for every bather. says
Chicago exchange.
The bathroom in hotels and dwell
ings passed rapidly from the realm
OF luxury to that of necessity; to-day a
house without bathtub is the excep-
ton. But with the belief, or knowl-
edge. rather. that cleanliness is next
to godliness came a sort of rivalry in
bathroom furnishings and sanitary en-
gineering skill and inventive genius
were called upon to do their best. A
few years ago a little room in an OBJ
yv-;th -
thing to boast of. but in these days OF
great individual wealth and palaces the
bathroom often involves a large ex-
penditure of money.
Many of the wealthy construct their.
bathrooms on lines that are az far
removed from the old tub style a. it
10 possible for the ingenuity of the
architect and plumber to construct
them. Instead of 1925 zinc tub pool
3xs feet or larger is constructed of
porcelain in the center of a large room
say 14x2o. Entrance to the pool from
the curbing leve! is by marble steps.
and the depth of the water NAV be as
much as four or FIVE feet. The curb
Ing 10 of marble and the walls and
cel'ing OF the room are lined with tile
or onyx. The windows are of cathe-
oral shape and great palms and small.
er plants are placed about where thew
Will give the room AL the comfort. OF
home and the picturesqueness OF =
garden. But that is not all that is
required of such bathrooms. There
must he another. but smaller room
adjacent. lined throughout with mar
Die. with the floor inclined to the CEN
ter. FOR the shower bath. Then there
must be another small room at hand
Tor a porcelain foot tub and still an
other for wash basin. to saw NOTHING
OF an deliberately appointed dressing
room All the floors should be in liz
ing. done in mosaic pattern. with rugs
mere and there. Such bathroom costs
from $4,000 to $1,000. and it is said
there are few OF them in Chicago.
In most modern mansions in chi
e"ao the cost OF the bathroom and ac
cessories range from $7O0 to 81 GOO: th,.
latter includes pool instead of a tuh
cathedral windows are dispensed with
the pool is porcelain lined. the Shove,
is over the pool. and in fact. one room
serves for everything except the dress
ing apartment. 1t is fad with some
wealthy people to have the tub hewn
from solid block of marble but .ucb
folks are few and far between. There
- another style OF tub that is liked
IT is solid steel porcelain lined sets
on the floor without legs and when in
place looks as it it might have grown
out OF the wall. These tubs are Inv
and roomy, but the shower has to be
separate work of art stationed m 4,
marble slab in another part OF the
room.
mere are many private houses in
chicago that have bathrooms COSTING
from $500 to Sl.5OO. and some dwellings
nave one on each floor. as we'll "A a
lavatory. but as rule from $50 to
S3oo is all house owners care to in
vest in that department.
A few swimming fadists have pools
occupying most Of the space in the
cellar. Of course the cellar must he
constructed to admit of such a thing
and also to give the pool the required
nepth. The correct house for gen
t!eman to live in has swimming pool
IN the cellar and biliard-room in ~
Top story. says a man who has both
Plumbers say that few zinc-lined
tubs are used these days An iron
body with enamel lining costs little
more and outlasts a dozen zinc tubs.
"A gentleman who has a costly bath
room says the way to enjoy bath is
!" submerge oneself in the water 10
the chin. then light cigar and sin
lce-cold champagne between puffs
Keep it up until the cigar and the
wine are used up. then 70 to bed and