The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-07-22
Electricity in Domestic Service.


electrician and warm friend Of Edison,
said to a reporter in the hall Of l39 East
Thirty-sixth street n evening. The
reporter stepped out to the vestibulc,
shutting the front door. He had barely
time to observe that the tcrracotta Of
the vestibule and the decorations OF
tn. stained glass door were brought out
most effectively by the light from two
electric lamps when he noticed that the
hall lamp had been extinguishcd.
With the key nc unlocked the front
door. End az he pushed it open the gas
Jet in combination with the electric lamp
an the hall was lighted.
"That's IN arrangement | have for the
convenience of any one kept1t late at
night" Mr.. johnson ssid6. I(hen the
servant extinguishes ths6(lght she sets
n switch near the door. when the door
lis opened the lamp is lighted automati-
'cally. tits also controlled by a push
button in the second story, 20 that the
late conner, after ascending the stairs by
its light, can extinguish it from above"
The parlor was dark. Suddenly it
was brightly lighted. Mr.. johnson had
touched a push button on entering and
thrown on the electric lights and gas
Sets in the combination chandelier,
which is SO constructed that gas or cleo
trio lights can he used separately or to-
gcthcr. The design Of the chandelier
is adopted to electric lighting. It's arms
Eepr"sent stems of pendant flowers.
The cutglass pendant globes delicately
tinted with ruby, the color being ap-
piled to the edges of the cut corusca-
tons only are the petals, and the bright
electric lamps the pistils. The ehande-
lier in the dining room, back Of the par
lor, is OF the same design. In front of
the CRATE was 8 Japanese screen.
"Look at that SCREEN" Mr.. johnson
said, as he stepped to the door from the
dining room into the hall "and III show
You a pretty effect"
In an instant the room was dark. In
another the screen wa q brilliant trans
parency. When the chandelier lamps
were again lighted the reporter found
that there were two electric lamps in
the bottom Of the CRATE, and that the
light from these fallig upon the back of
the screen, produced the effect. in
winter they illuminate white pine shaw
ings stepped in parrafine oil, giving the
effect Of a wood fire. In the smoking
room adjoining, the electric lamps serc
completely enclosed bv pink globes or
namented with white stars. Electric CT
gar lighters were handy. The rooms in
the first story are now lighted by chan
deliers Of electric lamps and co,nbina-
ton electric and gas wall brackets. but
Mr.. johnson intends shortly to intro
duce a substitute for the chandelier and
a novel method Of interior decoration.
Chandeliers are regarded by decorators
as interferehces, because they disturb
the harmony of fresco designs. Yet it
has beer found difficult to dispense with
them, because so much Of the light
from side brackets is absorbed by the
dark tints in decorations that from so to
rs per cent. moro gas is burned than If
the room were lighted from n chandelier.
MIR. ) ohnsun proposed to run rriezc Of
bcvelled plate glass mirrors around the
room, and suspend by silk chords cleo
trio lamps over the faces Of the mirrors
which. will reflect the light to it's full
value. Where the chandelier now is,
an ornamented brass howl. studded with
glass jewels. will be affixed to the cell
ing; within this bowl will lie electric
lamps with rcfectors, which will rendc,
the rays invisible, yet cause the glass
Jewels to glow and diffuse n soft, yolup.
tuous light through the room. In the.
billiard room, in the basement, is m ar
rangement for lighting which meets the
approval Of all who play over the table.
Instead of the ordinary fixtures, which
interfere with the players fine of Wis.,
ION, and cause shadows, or. what are ns
disagreeablc to players. concentrated
rays Of light, electric lamps arc placed
directly under inverted dishes applied
close to the ceiling over each corner OF
the table. In addition, two electric
lamps are pendant from ornamental
horns OF the wall.
But besides the electric lighting
there are so many applications Of cleo
tricity to various opparatuses, designed
u contribute to tho comfort or diver
sion of the inmates Of the house, thu,
The lighting is only a 1.-THE Of tn,
dwelling. Among the applications is M
"utomotic temperature regulator. which
keeps the atmosphere at a pleasant,
temperatare. Up stairs il n thcrmostat.
consisting of . strip Of two materials.
having different degrees of expansion.
laid On IA ~ - T. 49, r. Ny..t =.