Evening star., 1941-10-11
Bathroom Cabinet
Model Of Efficiency
And Good Looks
Mirror and Lighting
Also Are IdeuI Aids
For Daily Shave
By LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

Few things are more discouraging
to the average man than having to
shave his face In a poor mirror with
inadequate light It's bad enough
TO have to shave every morning
anyway, without having to put up
with the hicks and unshorn patches
which result from having to operate
in partial darkness. If you have a
poor mirror it also indicates that
your bathroom cabinet, if any, is
in pretty ancient condition, and not
a very suitable place to store
toiletries and stuff. Not only that,
but the harassed housekeeper has
to spend much more time keeping
an old-fashioned cabinet neat and
clean than would be necessary with
q modern fixture.
II your bathroom cabinet is on its
last hinges you should look into the
new arrangements which are now
on the market. They not only look
well, but are built to last as long
as your house. One of the newest
cabinets has a metal box of one
piece drawn steel which has been
finished in handsome vitreous
porcelain finish. This finish is said
to stay bright and white, and will
not turn yellow with age, stain or
rust. Because of its fine, smooth
surface it will prove to be boon to
the housekeeper because of the ease
a. L II
Hardware for these cabinets is
made OF stainless steel which
doesn't require polishing or replat-
ing, and the mirror is made of the
best quality plate glass sealed with
copper. You won't have to clutter
up the bathroom with lot of extra
gadgets If you install one of these
cabinets because they come equipped
with everything A stainless steel
holder is provided for toothbrushes.
and the What-to-do- with -old-raZor
blades problem is solved by a simple
slot in the back. Glass shelves are
mounted on adjustable stainless
steel shelf supports and standards.
Ideal light for shaving and max
ing up Is provided by two tubular
lights, one on either side, mounted
in tall, graceful porcelain shades
These shades are partially encaSed
In chromium plated shields which
are adjustable so that the light
rays may be projected in any di-
rection. You turn the lights on
with simple toggle switch in the
left-hand bracket, and on the
under side of the right bracket is
located convenient outlet for the
operation of the electric razor, or
curling iron.
Do you have concrete floor in a
garneroom or sun porch that you
have been trying to paint but with
little success? There is new
rubber base paint which is said to
withstand the ravages of free lime
or aikali which is present in con-
crete and causes many paints to
soften up and wear away. It's pure
live rubber base resin enables it to
be applied to water-soaked concrete
or brick, If necessary, and it may be
washed with strong soap powders
and water without injury to its
cleaning finish.
You don't have to wait a long
time for this new rubber base paint
to dry because it will dry set to
touch in three hours, and you can
walk on it after it has been allowed
to dry overnight. 1t dries with a
tilehke finish and may be put on
with either an ordinary paint brush
or with special applicator. This
applicator eliminates the back
breaking part of painting because it
Is fastened to long handle like
mop and Is dipped into the paint
held In a shallow pan just large
enough to receive the applicator.
The excellent flowing quality of the
paint combined with its hiding
powers enables you to cover large
areas in minimum of time with a
minimum of material.
A clever gadget which screws into
an electric light socket solves the
problem OF throwing light Just
where you want it without using a
separate lamp of some sort. Per-
haps the light over your typewriter
isn't just right or your reading
lamp shoots just the wrong direc-
ton. This little swivel socket
enables you to swing the light 80
degrees up and down as we'll as all
the way around the supporting
socket.
1t consists OF an extension rod
fitted into a regulation screw-in
plug and at the end Of the rod Is
ball-and-socket arrangement which
permits this fine f1exibility. The
rod may be curved or straight and
the socket itself may be had with a
push-through, turn-knob, three way,
pull-chain control. A tension spring
is provided which holds the socket
In any position and compensates for
any wear which might occur after
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