5. Baths. Hairdressers. Lavatories, etc.
Baths. — Warm Baths ('bain ordinaire fr., towels extra):
Bains de. la Samaritaine, on the Seine, below the Pont-Ncnf, right
bank: des Tuileries, near the Pont-Royal, Quai Voltaire; de Diane,
Rue Volney 5; Bains Vivienne, Rue Vivienne 15; Sainte-Anne, Rue
Ste. Anne 63 and Passage Choiseul ; de la Chaussée-d'Antin, Rue de
la Chaussée-d'Antin 46; Chantereine, Rue de la Victoire 46; Bains du
Passage de l'Opéra, Boul. des Italiens 10, in the Passage (80c.-5fr.):
Piscine Montmartre, Rue Montmartre 163, near the boulevard ; Bain
St. Denis, Faubourg St. Denis 50; Grands Bains Tivoli, Boul. des
Batignolles 32 (swimming-baths at these three); Racine, Rue Ra-
cine 5; du Cotisée, Rue du Colisée 14, near the Champs-Elysées.
Turkish, Vapour, and other baths: Hammam, Rue des Ma-
thurins 18, corner of the Rue Auber (entrance for ladies, Boul.
Haussmann 47; Turkish bath 5 fr.); Balneum, Rue Cadet 16bis
(2 fr.); Hammam-Monge, Rue Cardinal-Lemoine 63, on the left
bank (bath l 1/2-2 1/2 fr.) — Piscine Rochechouart, Rue de Roche-
chouart 65, swimming-bath (1 1/4 fr.; reserved for ladies on Frid.). —
Bains Guerbois, Rue du Bourg-l'Abbé 7. — Bains de Fumigations
Rochechouart, Rue de Rochechouart 67; Bains du Docteur Allard,
Rue Blanche 23; Bains de Boue (mud-baths), Rue de Rivoli 222:
Bains Electriques (Potin), Rue du Rendez-Vous 6. — Bains d'Air
Comprimé (compressed-air baths), Rue des Pyramides 17.
Cold Baths in the Seine, open from May 1st to Sept. 30th :
Grande Ecole de Natation, Quai d'Orsay, near the Pont de la Con-
corde, one of the best of its kind; Bains du Pont-Royal (entered
from the Quai Voltaire) ; da Louvre, near the Pont des Arts ;
du Punt Neuf, Quai de la Mégisserie ; du Pont Solférino (for ladies).
Quai des Tuileries ; des Fleurs, Quai de la Mégisserie. The charge
for admission to these cold baths is 20-60 c. ; towels extra.
Hairdressers. — Hairdressers (coiffeurs) are to be found in nearly
every street, often in the entresol. The ordinary charge for hair-
cutting (taille de cheveux) is 30-50 c. ; shaving (barbe) 20-30 c.
Shampooing, 'friction' (dry shampoo), and other extras are gener-
ally dear. Offers of perfumery, etc., should be refused, as the prices
are higher than at the shops. Many establishments have ladies'
rooms also (charge from 1 or 1 1/2 fr.). We select a few for mention:
Boul. Montmartre 21, 19, and 11; Boul. des Italiens, 12, 23, and
29; Rue Le Peletier 4; Rue Marengo 2 (Adolphe, near the Louvre):
Rue de Rohan 2 (Henri); Rue du Helder 3, etc.; Boul. des Capu-
cines, at the Grand-Hôtel; Rue de la Paix 17; Place'de la Made-
leine 10, etc.; Boul. St. Germain 180: Boul. St. Michel 36. —
'Coiffeurs' for ladies: Auguste (Petit), Rue de la Paix 7; Dubois.
Rue Daunou 20; Autard, Rue de Castiglione 6 (2-5 fr.); Gabriel,
Rue St. Honoré 229 ; Cotreau, Rue Royale 18. in the court. These
specialists are generally expensive, especially if they attend customers
at home (up to 20 fr.).

