Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-10-11
MODERN ELEGANCE.
Expensive bathrooms and SvS III IA n z
Pools in Some Fine City
Residences.

bathrooms in dwelling houses are a
comparatively modern convenience.
but public bathing places are as old
as civilization. The Greeks and 10
mans spent large sums in fitting up
pubic baths which We're popular re-
sorts for al. cases. but a private bath
room in ones own house would have
been hard to find. Even to this day
the people of India consider bathing
in anNthin" other than river or small
Ell stream of running water to be a
Gisgraceful act. Pent water was con-
sldered detiling to the body by the
ancienIs and the public baths of Greece
and Rome We're so constructed that
the outflow of water was equal to the
inflow so as TO secure as nearly as pos
slb.e 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 eNcep-
tlon. But with the belief or knowl-
edge. rather. that cleanliness is next
bathroom furnishings and sanitary en-
gineering skill and inventive genius
were called upon to do their best. 4
lew years ago little room in an OBJ
scure corner with a zinc tub was some
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 as far
removed from the old tub style as it
Is possible for the ingenuity of the
architect and plumber to construct
them. Instead of So5 zinc tub pool
oNe 1eet or larger is constructed of
porcelain in the center of a large room
say l4Nso. Entrance to the pool from
the curblng level is by marble steps.
and the depth of the water NAV be
much as four or five feet. The curb
ing is OF marble and the walls and
celllng OF the room are lined with tile
or onyx. The windows are of cathe
ora1 shape and great palms and small
er plants are placed about where they
WIFI give the room all the comforts of
nome and the picturesqueness of u
garden. But that is not al that is
required of such bathrooms, There
must he another. but smaller, room
aolacent. lined throughout with mar
p!e' win the floor inclined to the CEN
yer. Tor the shower bath. Then there
must be another small room at hand
II 1lOrnp'aIn %,,l>
olhef Tor wash BASIN to say nothinr
OF an deliberately appointed dressing
room MI the floors should be in ti,
ing cone in mosaic pattern. with rugs
mere and there. Such a bathroom costs
from $4,000 to $1,000, and il is said
'hefe are few of them in CHICAGO
In most modern mansions in Chi
cago the cost of the bathroom AVID On
ees>or1es range from 500 to So. 900: the
lat'er includes Il pool instead of tub
Na'heoral windows are dispensed with.
!he pool is porcelain lined. the shower
IS over the pool. and. in fact, one room
serves LOT everything except the dress
ing apartment. 1T is a fad with SOM.
wealthy people to have the tub hewn
from solid block of marble but s,oh
io'hs are few and far between. There
IS another style of tub that is liked
III is solid steel porcelain lined se+s
on the floor without legs and when in
pace looks as if it might have grown
OUT OF the wall. These tubs are low
ana roomy. but the shower has TO no
separate work Of art stationed an :,
marble slab in another nart of ,ba
room.
mere are many private houses in
NhlcaSo that have bathrooms costino
from 5000 to $1,000. and some DWELLINGS,
nave one on each floor. as We'll as a
la'a'ory but as a rule from $3.50 10
S"oo IS all house owners care TO in
vest IN that department.
A few swimming fadists have noo1s
occupying most of the space in the
eei1ar' VI course the cellar must be
constructed to admit of such a tbjno
ana also to give the pool the required
cepth. The correct house for GEN
t.eman to live in has swimming pool
IN the cellar and a billiarcl-room in IL
top story. says man who has both
Plumbers say that few zinc-lined
,ups are used these days. An iron
oooy with enamel lining costs little
more and out.asts dozen zinc tubs
y gentleman who has a costly bath
room says the way to enjoy bath is
10 submerge oneself in the water IN
!he chin then light cigar and SIP
lee-co.d champagne between nutfs
Keep it up until the cigar and the
VINE are used up. then go to bed and
dream Of fairy lands
4 lnlnndA and Ilia.