Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24

comfort. In the new mansions
built by millionaires the decorations of
the bathrooms 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 a plunge as
well as tub bath, in which case the
room is almost lined with inches inset
with mirrors and filed with marble stat
uary. usually NEUROLOGICAL figures.
In the new apartment houses in all the
larger cities the bathroom fittings are
regarded as the apartments hallmark.
In such a New York apartment, recently
thrown open to tenants, the suites, con-
sistng of two rooms and bath, rent for
5000 year. unfurnished. The bathrooms
are in pure white and nickel, and in 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 hold
Ing supplies and instruments. In reality
this bathroom attachment is a cold stor-
age plant on a small scale, and is used
by the tenants for storing liquors, fruit
and other table dainties for informal
suppers given by the apartment house
hostesses who have no kitchen.
The two preferred styles of fitting out
the bathroom are the nickel and glass
combination and the all-white furnish
inSs. The nickel and glass equipment is
considered particularly sanitary. and
among the fittings offered are these:
y 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 mir
ror is considered essential to every well
furnished bathroom.
\ medicine chest is pocket edition of
Tie surgeons case 1t is of solid glass.
a'f inch thick. mounted with nickel
pate. and has two. three or four shelves,
riding to the size desired. IT. can be
;7= ffoin stout picture molding or by
>aoars Of screw eyes IN the WALL just as
ordinary wooden medicine chest 10
J ,.'tg This offers an advantage over the
ED nary medicine chest in that. while 1t
fcep. the bottles free from dust, the
housekeeper can always see her stock OF
family remedies. and she knows just
what she has on hand without gong
through a dark closet .i
\ great convenience is a combinatloH !,
shelf of thick glass mounted with nicke'.:
On each end ia a nickel standard. One
holds an ordinary glass and the other
holds glass which has nickel cover.
perforated to support tooth and nail
brushes. Depending from the shelf Is
towel rack. and between this rack and
the shelf is swung 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
handle bent so that it will tit over the
sIoping sides of the porcelain tub. This
is a saving of soap as well as temper.
The new nickel mountings for shower
baths have swung from them curtain
of white silk rubber, and the seats, which
are fitted across the bath tubs, are COW
cred with white rubber to render them
less slippery. Rubber mats with little
protuberances similar 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 slippery by
soapsuds These mats about two
feet one way and one foot the other, and
are not expensive. Rubber gloves made
on the same principle as the rubber hesh
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. enameied and everything is Of
fered in this ware from mirror frames
70 towel racks for use WIFI tEiS iiHlbIi
come mugs and soap dishes of heavy
glazed crockery. In this ware is shown
very effective shaving set. which IN
cl,Ides q cupboard for holding brushes.
razors mugs. etc, and which has
shaving mirror on the outside OF the
door.
An exclusive and high-priced plumb
ing establishment has just fitted out
white and silver bathroom that Is
marvel of elegance From the silver
whiskhroom holder to the sponge holder
ON the edge Of the bath tub every piece
Of metallic work Is in quadruple plate
and bears the owners monogram
novelty is brass towel rack OF
octagonal shape. mounted with nickel
and finished with glass balls. These
decorations however, are not popular
as the other fittings mentioned.
In the line of bath towels coarse
mesh foundation. not unlike crochet
wash cloths is offered in lieu of Turkish
toweling.
A word to the woman who has an
old-fashioned bathroom 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 of all the coored paint
until YOU get down to the natural wood.
then give II a coat OF pure white paint
and one of enamel paint Use bath tub
enamel for the tub and not an ordinary
enamel.