Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-07
MODERN BATH ROOMS.
Luxurious Appliances That Are on the
Market.

Market.
The modern bath room and it's fit
tings typify the extravagant tendencie:
of the twentieth century in all things
pertaining to personal comfort ani
luxury. In the new mansions built by
millionaireS the decorations of the batl
rooms vie with those in the drawins
rooms. Marble, mosaics and things OF
the most extravagant designs cover the
floors and walls. Many of the more
luxurious rooms have a plunge as well
as tub bath, in which case the room
is almost lined with inches inset with
mirrors and filled with exquisite marble
statuary. 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
or two rooms and bath. rent for $4,000
year, unfinished. The bath rooms
are in pure white and nickel, and i'm one
end of the room is a peculiar looking
case, which is a cross between a 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 a small scale, and
IS used by the tenants for storing
liquors. fruit and other table dainties
Tor informal suppers given by the
apartment house hostesses who have
no kitchen.
The preferred two styles Of fitting
out the bath room are the nickel and
glass combination and the all-white
furnishings. The nickel and glass
equipment is considered particularly
sanitary. and among the fittings offered
are these:
A shaving mirror oval and unframed,
eighteen inches in length. is set on a
nickel bracket which extends a foot
from the wall and which can be swung
IN any direction to catch the light.
Such a mirror is considered essential RI
every well-furnished bath room
A medicine chest is a pocket addition
OF the surgeons case. 1t is of solid
glass. half an inch thick. mounted with
nickel-plate and has two. three or four
shelves. according to the size desired.
1t can be hung from stout picture
molding or by means of screw ewes in
the wall, Just as an ordinary wooden
medicine chest is hung This offers an
advantage over the ordinary medicine
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 with
ont going through a dark closet.
great convenience is a combina ton
shelf of thick glass mounted with nickel.
on either corner is nickel standard
one holds an ordinary glass and the other
holds a glass which has a nickel cover
perforated to support tooth and nail
brushes. Depending from the shelf is a
towel rack. and between this rack and the
S neke, is rs s%ung soap dish supported by
nickel serve to hole this shelf in place
on the wall. combination soap dish and
sponge holder in heavy nickel has han
ssloping sides of the porcelain tub. This
is saving of soap as we'll as temper.
The new nickel mountings for shower
baths have swung from them a 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 protub-
FRANCES. similar to those used on cigar and
in The bottom of the tub and will be
gratefully received by those who have
known the discomforts of slipping around
in tub rendered slippery by soapsuds
These mats are about two feet one way
and one foot the other. and are not ex-
persive. Rubber gloves made on the same
principle the rubber flesh brushes are
excellent for opening the pores of the
skin. They come in various sizes for men
and women.
The white-finsh 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
crockery. In this ware is shown a very
effective shaving set, which includes
cupboard for holding brushes. razors.
mugs. etc, and which has shaving mir
ror on the outside of the door.
An exclusive and high-prced plumbing
establishment has just fitted out a 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.
A novelty is a brass towel rack of oc-
finished with glass balls. These decora- |
lions, however. are not as popular as the |!
other fittings mentioned.
In the line of bath towels a new coarse |
mesh foundation not unlike crochet wash !
cloths, is offered in lieu OF Turkish towel
ing.
"A WOr0 TO the woman VINO mas an Old
fashioned bath room which she wishes to
have done over in white. Have the walls
covered with washable or oilcloth-finished
paper in white and cream tiled pattern.
Before painting the woodwork white.
sandpaper off all the colored paint until
you get down to the natural wood. then
give 1t a coat of pure white paint and one
of enamel paint. Use bath tub enamel.
for the tub and not an ordinary enamel.
There is a difference between the two. In !
the nickel fittings for the bath /
room. such as toothbrush holders. towel
racks etc. remember that with ordinary
care seconds in lightweight nickel will
wear well if taken care of. They will not
stand being knocked around as heavier
weights do, but they do not tarnish any
sooner