Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
MODERN BATH ROOMS
LUXURIOUS APPLIANCES THAT
ARE ON THE MARKET.
Typical Twentieth Century Extrava-
gance on Every
Side.


The modern bath room and its fittings
tipify the extravagant tendencies of the
twentieth century in all things pertaining
to personal comfort and luxury. In the
new mansions built by millonaires the dec
orations of the bath rooms vie with those
in the drawing rooms. Marble, mosaics
and things of the most eXtravagant designs
cover the floors and walls Many Of the
more luxurious rooms have plunge as
we'll as tub bath. in which case the room
is almost lined with inches inset with mir
rors and filled with exquisite marble stat
uary. The latter are usually myth illogical
figures.
In the new apartment houses which are
being erected in all the larger cities the
bath room fittings are regarded as the
apartments hall mark. In such a New
York apartment. recently thrown open to
tenants the suites. consisting of two rooms
and a bath, rent for 5000 year, unfur-
nished. The bath rooms are in pure white
and nickel. and in one end of the room Is
a peculiar looking case, which is d cross
between china closet and the glass and
nickel cases used by surgeons in their
offices for keeping supplies and instruments.
In reality, this bath room attachment IS a
cold storage plant on small scale, and is
used by the tenants for storing liquors,
fruit and other table dainties for informal
srppers given by the apartment house
nOSteSSeS VINO nave no Kitchen.
Latest Equipments.
The preferred two styles of fitting out the
bat room are the nickel and glass combi.
nation and the all-white furnishings. The
nickel and glass equipment is considered
particularly sanitary. and among the fit
tings offered are these:
A shaving mirror, oval and unframed,
eighteen inches in length, is set on nickel
bracket which extends foot from the wall
and which can be swung in any direction To
itch the light. Such a mirror is c"nsd-
cred essential to every well-furnished bath
ROOM
A medicine chest is a pocket addition of
the surgeons case. 1t is of sold glass half
an inch thick. mounted with nickel-plate
and has two three or four shelves accord
ing to the size desired 1t can be hung
from stout picture molding or by means
of screw eyes in the wall just as an ordi-
nary wooden medicine chest is hung. This
offers an advantage over the ordinary medi-
cine chest in that while it keeps the bottles
free from dust the housewife can see her
stock of family remedies. and she knows
just what she has on hand without going
through dark closet.
A great convenience is a combination
shelf of thick glass mounted with nickel.
On either corner is a nickel standard. One
holds ordinary glass and the other holds
a glass which has nickel cover, perforated
to support tooth and nail brushes. De-
penang from the smell Is a tower rack, anu
between this rack and the shelf is swung a
soap dish supported by nickel rods. Two
screw holes in the nickel serve to hold this
shelf in place on the wall. A combination
soap dish and sponge holder In heavy nickel
has a handle bent that it will fit right
over the sloping sides of the porcelain tub
This is a saving of soap as well as temper.
Keep From Slipping.
The new nickel mountings for shower
hot he ho, curtain of
white silk rubber and the seats, which are
fitted across the bath tubs, are covered with
white rubber to render them less slippery.
Rubber mats with little protuberances, SINH
lar to those used on cigar and restaurant
counters for change. are used in the bottom
of the tub and will be gratefully received
by those who have known the discomforts
of slipping around in a tub rendered slip
perry by soapsuds. These mats are about
two feet one way and one foot the other,
and are not expensive. Rubber gloves made
on the same principle as the rubber flesh
brushes are excellent for opening the pores
of the skin. They come in various sizes
for men and women.
The white-finish fixtures are of hard
wood, enameled. and everything is offered
in this ware from mirror frames to towel
racks. For use with this finish come mugs
and soap dishes of heavy glazed crockery.
In this ware is shown very effective shay
Ing set, which includes a cupboard for hold
ing brushes, razorS, mugs, etc, and which
has shaving mirror on the outside of the
door.
An exclusive and high-priced plumbing
establishment has just fitted out white
and silver bath room that Is a marvel of
elegance. From the silver whiskbroom
holder to the sponge holder on the edge of
the bath tub every piece of metallic work
is in quadruple plate and bears the own
er's monogram.
Another Novelty.
A novelty is a brass towel rack of oc
tagcnal shape, mounted with nickel and
finished with glass balls. These decora-
tons, however are not as popular as the
other fittings mentioned.
In the line of bath towels new coarse
mesh foundation. not unlike crochet wash
cloths, Is offered in lieu of Turkish towel
ing.