Figure 19 is a view taken of the work underneath the main washstand from position M in the gentlemen's toilet-room, Fig. 9. The supports for carrying the main slab are 1½ inches polished brass, the bolts passing through the flanges on same at base of marble run through from side to side of base. Waste fixtures, traps, wastes, and vent connections, as well as supplies, valves, and all exposed work, are polished brass. It will be noticed that the back-air pipe passes up through the center of the slab and is 3-inch polished brass pipe, and connects above the ceiling of toilet-room with 4-inch extra heavy cast-iron vent pipe from closets and urinals, which extends up through and above the roof full size.

Figure 20 is a general view of the toilet-room from the same position as Fig. 19. Figure 21 is a general view of the arrangement of supply pipes and valves over the Turkish plunge bath T, which is 20'x5o'x6' deep to the average surface of the water. Hot and cold water is supplied to the plunge through 2-inch pipe M, discharging at the bottom of plunge. The two lions' heads A A are supplied with hot and cold water through two 1¼-inch supply pipes, which flow through the mouths of the lions' heads into the pool, thus constantly keeping the water in motion.

There is also just over center of pool a large shower Bi 4 feet in diameter, made of 2-inch polished-brass pipe, nickel-plated, with a large douche in its center. Surrounding the douche or center shower is a circle C, of incandescent electric lamps. This shower is also supplied with hot and cold water through two 1¼-inch pipe connections. The effect of the electric light on the water when the shower is in use is considered very pretty. The valves for controlling the various supplies to the pool are all placed overhead on one side of the pool.

The different supplies, etc., are controlled by valves; D, hot to plunge; E, cold to plunge; F and valve opposite, hot and cold to special shower; G and valve opposite, hot and cold to lions' heads; H, I, and J, hot circulation and cold supplies leading to a tier of private bathrooms up through the building, K, K, and K, drain valves; L L, etc., pipe-hanger supports.

In the barber shop the four center columns are surrounded by a large washstand, which contains 10 15x19 oval basins. The 3-inch galvanized-iron vent passes up through a large cup case in center of the stand to above the ceiling, and there connects to a 4-inch extra heavy cast-iron vent pipe from the slopsinks, which extends up through the building and above the roof. There is also a large shampoo stand in one end of the room; its supplies are suspended from ceiling, with branches leading across to a large center stand, which pass down through the large cup case, supplying the basins and have drains on their lower ends.

These supplies are all finished in silver bronze to suit the decoration of the room. The woodwork around the large stand is polished cherry with 10-inch marble base. A marble drinking-fountain in the rotunda of the main office is a very handsome piece of carving on Italian marble, and is supplied with ice-cold water. The waste leading from the fountain does not connect direct with the house drainage. It discharges in an open sink located in the basement room below. This sink also receives all the safe waste pipes from fixtures on upper floors throughout the building. The discharging ends of these are fitted with check valves. The waste from this sink is a 2-inch pipe, properly trapped and ventilated, and the trap receives an almost constant flow of water from the drinking-fountain waste, as this sink is used for no other purpose.

All the gas and electric-light fixtures on the first and second floors, including a chandelier, 6½ feet diameter, in the office dome, are finished in light steel, and were also furnished by E. D. Hornbrook & Co., together with the total amount of plumbing fixtures, as follows: One carved Italian marble drinking-fountain, 60 water-closets, 49 lavatory basins, 50 porcelain-lined French bathtubs, 10 large lip urinals, six slopsinks, two large nickel-plated needle baths, fitted with needle spray, shower, liver spray and douche attachments, cased in Italian marble; nine rubbing slabs with hot and cold showers, two vapor showers, one large shampoo slab, one plunge, and one fountain in reception-room of Turkish bath department.

I'LIMBING IN THE NEW COATES HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MO.