November, 1918 
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The color code is made possible by these broad striped towels and 
wash cloths in five regular bathroom colors. The monogram at the 
left is worked in French knots and by machine on the others 
The upper huckaback towel is of Italian cutwork with Venetian point; 
the lower has inserts of Venetian point. To the right is a basket- 
weave linen with stripe; small guest towel has Colonial satin stripes 
in the modes of bathroom linens. These 
contrast, by the rules of interior decoration, 
with the figured cretonne curtaining, bath 
stool cushion, and radiator dust hood. 
Cretonne in the Bathroom 
The little sketch in the upper corner of 
page 30 shows the successful use of cretonne 
in the bathroom. It is as cheery as the tinkle 
of a cool shower on a hot summer’s day. 
The radiator hood protects the ceiling in 
winter from the dust of rising heat, while 
the cushion takes away that ever surprising 
chill of enamel surfaces. The roller shade 
is made of Indian head linen with a scallop 
of embroidery for border. 
In any bathroom there should be a cab¬ 
inet or chest of drawers. Two types are 
shown here. The white enameled cabinet on 
page 30 has two small drawers partitioned 
for such utilities as buttonhooks, files, and 
orange sticks. The opening below these 
forms a temporary 
table on which to place 
the weekly supply of 
bathroom linens before 
depositing them neatly on 
divided shelves. Below 
is a bin of roomy pro¬ 
portions, for soiled bath¬ 
room linens. 
The other cabinet, 
which is at the bottom of 
this page has two draw¬ 
ers at the top divided in¬ 
to compartments for such 
extra toilet articles. The 
first large drawer is given 
over to hand towels and 
wash cloths; the second 
to bath and guest towels. 
The Variety of Towels 
Of towels and wash 
cloths quite a variety is 
illustrated. In one group 
the possibility of making 
a color code is explained 
by the broad striped 
towels and wash cloths 
in the five regular bath¬ 
room colors, and peace 
pink and apple green as 
well. The monogram on 
the bath towel is worked 
in French knots. The 
narrow striped towels are 
effective in pink, blue, 
yellow, green, or laven¬ 
Colorful bath mats enliven the white 
room. The towels are of shuttle weave 
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If you would business manage the bathroom, provide it with an accessory chest for extra 
toilet articles and towels. A private shoe shining shop in one corner will also be appreciated 
der, with machine - worked monogram. 
In the second group the upper, fine huck¬ 
aback towel is one of the prettiest of Italian 
cut work with Venetian point at both ends. 
The lower has inserts of Venetian point, 
and is hand-hemstitched. To the right is a 
basket weave linen towel with a single stripe 
of indigo blue or Turkey red. Basket weave 
is the most absorbent of all linens. The 
small guest towel is fine huckaback with 
Colonial satin stripes. 
The third selection has a bath mat in the 
middle. Bath mats such as this, in straw¬ 
berry pink, give a much needed accent to 
a white bathroom, especially when embroi¬ 
dered with a five inch monogram of con¬ 
trasting French knots. This is also colorful 
in tan, blue, or green. The towel to the left 
is domestic single shuttle weave with bro¬ 
cade patterned stripe of pink, blue, or gold. 
The towel to the right is of British manu¬ 
facture with tulip border in ecru, pink or 
blue, and has a double 
shuttle weave. 
Other Accessories 
Among the minor fur¬ 
nishings that one may 
consider for the bath¬ 
room is a shoe shining 
box. But be sure that 
this is kept supplied with 
fresh polishes and clean 
brushes. Nothing so ex¬ 
asperates the head of the 
house as to find polishes 
caked hard beyond use 
or brushes too stiff for 
polishing. A good assort¬ 
ment of polishing rags 
is also desirable. 
Another feature is a 
soiled towel hamper, if 
one’s bathroom does not 
contain some such chest 
of drawers as shown 
here. Often this hamper 
is kept in the closet. 
Of medicine closets 
quite a wdiole article 
might be written. For¬ 
tunately these are now 
considered essential, and 
are usually provided 
built-in with mirror 
doors. One can only 
suggest that the house¬ 
wife regulate these closets 
monthly. 
