Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-02-02
THE BRIDES
OWN STORY

Buying the Bathroom Equipment.
One Of the things ] observed in
orr apartment is that there are no
bathroom fixtures at all I hadn &
noticed this the first time We looked
at the house. and I hadn't expected
70 buy these things. However +
marched into one Of the stores TO-DAY
with a carefully planned list and had
the things sent direct.
When / talked over the matter
with Aunt Juliette [ had a white
tiled, giass-fxtured bathroom In M
mind, but aunt discouraged my buy
ing that kind Of equipment. The
glass towel rods and shelves are eol-
cellent, OF course, and the most san
ltary things you can have, but II
you must limit your expenses. I
think you'll find them far too cost
ly,' she cautioned
But isn't that nickelWare just as
costly" / asked.
u don't advise your getting il
then. It seems to me that you would
find the nice white enamelled curtain
rod as satisfactory as anything else.
It looks spotlessly clean and smooth.
viii wear very long and costs very
little"
Also, after much deliberation, we
decided against the combination hold
ers for toothbrush, tumbler. etc.
There are many lovely ones in the
shops, and some day, perhaps, / can
afford one Of the really good quality
and well built. However. just now,
and especially as its only for rent
ed apartment, Bob and have agreed
that We can economize on some Of
the less substantial furnishings.
Here was one chance for me to cut
expenses! So bought an individual
| toothbrush rack with spaces for sew.
eral toothbrushes; individual tumbler
holder; the wire soap dish that
fastens to tke faucet SO that the suds
drip directly into the basin. and
there's no accumulation Of sticky
bits. Then I bought half q dozen
good steel hooks for hanging bath
robes, etc.
The bath mat presented a tempta-
ton. There were so many charming
blue and pink ones that did seem TO
make the bathroom look even more
| sparkling and dainty. But aunt had
warned me that these dainty colors
| soil and fade very quickly, and al
though they're so good TO look at,
] they are the least practical for actual
! HtdI. 20 Win great reluctance anG
rather housewifely sense of doing
| an unpleasant duty, I bought q dark
blue one. rather lightweight, so that
I 1t could be washed easily. II really
/ is quite attractive, and perhaps, after
| all, a dark covering on the floor viii
be relief from the glaring whiteness
| Of the room.
| | bought two other rev things that
/ weren't on my list, but they did look
/ SO practical that | thought myself
quite capable of selecting something
that wasn't on my shopping list. One
| is wire frame on a handle and is
! meant to contain the little rough
| cloth to be used in cleaning the
| bathtub before and after using That
little Job does take a few minutes
from the morning bath, and the
| STOPPING over 20 do il in the ordi-
nary hand-scrubbing way is rather
firing, but this handled bath scrub
prevents all that.
| The other item was an adjustable
seat for the bethtub. This can be
used inside the tub, or reversed so
that you can use 1t IN place of the
small bathroom chair. Tho bath
room in the apartment Is so small
| that this is a real economy of space
Ny mornings shopping made only
small dent in the exchequer, but ]
feel sure that even these small
things are each absolutely right.