Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-19

OF re sfren, pfouucca the enects
In winter they illuminate white
pin, shavings STEPPED IN psrsnine
oil. e,vitg the effect Of wood
Gre. in the smoking-room adjoin-
ing e slstric lamps we're completely
incl ed by pink globes ornamented
with 'hite stars. Electric cigar.lighters
wen handy. The rooms In the first
stor IRE now lighted by chandeliers Of
cleo i, lamps and combination electric
and a. wall-bracke,s, bat Mr.. johnson
in,a shortly 10 introduce a sub
stitu for the chandelier and a novel
metl i ofinterior decoration. Chande-
liers re regarded by decorators a. In
teri, noes, because they disturb the
harm ny Of fresco designs. Vet !, has
been found difficult 10 dispense with
then because 50 much of the light
from sijo-brackets IL absorbed by the
dark int IN decorations that from so
10 II per cent more gas Is burned than
IL tn fOon were lighted from a chan
delier. sIr. johnson proposes 10 run
a fri,,e of bcveIlcd plate-glass mirrors
around the room. and suspend by silk
cordi lectric lamps over the faces of
the urors, which will reflect the light
TO ia isll value. Where the ehande-
lier ~, is an ornamental brass bowl
stude 81 with glass jewels, will be AIT
ed to tie ceiling. Within this bowl
will hs electric lamps with rcncc,-
ors. which will render the rays
Invisible. vet cause the glass jewels 10
glow ard difinse a soft, voluptuous light
Through tn room. In the billiard-Foom,
in the 1ascment, is On arrangement for
lightr which meets the approval Of all
who ~ over the table. Instead 81
the OF nary fixtures, which interferes
with players line Of vision, and
cause shadows, or. what are a. disa-
greealle to players, concentrated rays
Of lig T.. electric lamps are placed d.
rec,ly under inverted dishes applied
elosat' the ceiling over each corner u
The tblc. In addition, two electric
lAmls are pendant from ornamental
horns lr the wall.
But bflides the electric lighting there
are SO siny applications Of electricity
to yaIiois apparatuscs, designed 90
eontril ne 20 the comfort or diversion
Of the inmates Of the house, that the
liehtiD only n 1.-THE Of the interest
inc icstl - Of the dwelling. Among
the az atoms is an automatic tenn
peratu regulates, which keeps the A..
nosph at a pleasant temperature.
Up-stn is thcrmostat, consist
ing c. q strip Of two mate
rails, having different degrees
Of pansii1. laid one upon
the otl :. With rise of temperature,
for ins &c. the resistance Of the ma
terial less expansion 90 that Of
greater expansion causes The strip 10
curve. 80 on cur,ing, makes electric
conuec n. The wires run down 60 a
combir 'on clcctro-magnct ahd clock
work .afatus IN the collar, which,
by orcr ting on a valve, alloRs bot o.
cool ri 10 ascend 20 the rooms above.
\ fir alarm d, IN each room. u con-
sists a mercurial thermostai, the
mercu rising when the temperature
reaches 10 degrecs--high enough 90
make al trio connection and start q
loud al m-bcll. The burglar alarm IS
connect ! by special circuit with every
electric mp and gas-iet in the house.
The in. ant honse-brcakcr forces A
window OF door he will Doe con-
frontcd oy a blaze Of light Until
recently the family was awakened
in tie morning by drum beat
en- by ectricity aud controlled by
a push-f tton IN Mr.. Johnson's room.
The con, vance has been taken down
for rep -. "a various psrta Of the
house a eonrrivances which resemble
miniaiur, wind-mills, the arms being
about .h-ee inches in length. Yet
they reyrlye so swiftly that breeze Is
created rong enough 10 make a per
son ten feet away feel cool. In the
nursery 81 an electric railroad for the
children. md from the nursery 10 the
basement runs n telegraphwirc, At
which q, children are learning tolc-
graphy. from the sitting-room the bat
terry in tie cellar for An induction coil Is
controlls so that fireworks exhibi-
tons. viii Geisler tubes and like con-
trivanoes can be given in the room.
The sew g-machine and implements Tor
sharpen s and polishing cutlery ars
worked y electricity.
These applications Of electricity make
the dive ny unique, and Il Is probable
that Mr.. Johnsons is the only private
house with an electric plant in is cell
lar. III dynamo has 3OO-lamp power.
A compa ~ in England introduced $50
lated pllnts in several London resi-
dentes, nong them that Of the Marquis
Of SaliSb ", but the machines made too
much NO and caused too many ubra-
tons, an the company was Obliged N
confne iisslft TO supplying large facto-
ries and @ like.
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