An advertising device used much success by a firm of sani engineers was that of showing the jold and the new together. An old-fashioned bathroom the dingy sort tone remembers in London lodgings the bath azd basin alike surrounded with wood, held a label "1908." Next ta this was a modern bathroom with silver-plated taps, specially prepared floor, and colour de-
Signs as one man said, "to harmonixe with your preference in bath. salts." This was marked "1929.
Tt made one realize the great advance in artistic design which has. taken place in recent years.
The writer is not competent to speak of technical matters, but it said that some of those who have visited the exhibition for technical purposes have been surprised and that one man found that an article he had always thought only procure able in Germany could be supplied well in England. The ordinary issiter at any rate be assured of interesting time—H. B.
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