The pole is then drawn up so that the tails of the gowns will not
touch the dust of the floor. This is a most orderly arrangement for the
woman of many gowns.
The straightaway bathroom that one finds in apartments and small houses
is difficult to make beautiful, but may be made airy and clean-looking,
which is more important. I had to make such a bathroom a little more
attractive recently, and it was a very pleasant job. I covered the walls
with a waterproof stuff of white, figured with a small black polkadot.
The woodwork and the ceiling were painted white. All around the door and
window frames I used a two-inch border of ivy leaves, also of waterproof
paper, and although I usually abominate borders I loved this one. A
plain white framed mirror was also painted with green ivy leaves, and a
glass shelf above the wash bowl was fitted with glass bottles and dishes
with labels and lines of clear green. White muslin curtains were hung at
the window, and a small white stool was given a cushion covered with
green and white ivy patterned chintz. The floor was painted white, and a
solid green rug was used. The towels were cross-stitched with the name
of the owner in the same bright green. The room, when finished, was cool
and refreshing, and had cost very little in money, and not so very much
in time and labor.
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