New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
BEAUTY UNDER WAX TAPERS.
INCREASED USE OF wAxEN CANDLES.
SOME INTERESTING POINTS ABOUT THEIR MATE

SOME INTERESTING POINTS ABOUT THEIR MAZE
RIAL, COLOR AID DECORATE N.
How gradually and surely many OF the devices OF
grandmothers reasserting themselves III 'a'o'
is excmplIfed in few ways moro clearly than 'h INC
Increasing use Of tapcrs adc of wax. The gas
let the oil burner the electric light may come anu
60, but the little, convenient. softlyuminous cande
seems to say al go forever" Just what star'ed
the present In the OF wax candles Tor soca
occasions Is not clear but 1t Is evident that they are
growing In popularity all the time Possibly MT
Dobson gave little Impetus to The wax candle re-
when no wrote. few years ago, that popular
poem OF :" The Ladies Of ST. James's':
sWhO sit all night at ombrc,
with candles made of wax"
England seems to have started the movement. ~
was some years ago that an account OF oah In
palace on the other side mentioned the thousands Oh
wax tapers which afforded tho whole illumination OF
tho great rooms. Every ono who has watched the
,spers on a Christmas tree Wien Other lights are
turned down appreciates tho softness OF the light IL
= this finger. touch fmess, revealing beauty, and
showing compilations most favoraby, that makes tho
wax taper such ladies In thor evening dress
Certainly the wax candle has . ladylike delcacy,
gentle and unobtrusve.
GROWING USE OF THE CANDLE.
Fashionable caterers keep . varied stock Of wax
candies on hand all the time for decorating and Hum
mating dinner tables bullets, etc. Private famii'os
who entertain largely purchase their supplies OF can
dies directly from the manufacturers They are ne
Queny u,ed NV ut icaa AMI lnnrlo' rs In the oay-
tne The curt aims being drawn ,wn to give the wax
light the preference. The ornamental value OF the
liner tinted MOULDED and decorated tapels, set In rich
candelabra cannot DO exceled for table decoration,
aside from the desirabencss OF the light. MIS-
illam Astor's splendid silver service Is aiwa.
adorned with tall pink wax tapcrs Mrs. W. L.
whitneys unique ballroom, transported from an old
bal
It takes 1900 Of the gold wax tspets to light
Il. Mrs Robert Winthrop uses wax invariably Tor
her ballroom illumination aid Mrs. L. Bayiiess
fine ballroom and conservatory take 1,OoO cahdies
every ball night These but instances OF the class
Of people who use them
A prominent dealer uptown, who has large cahde
factory at Syracuse, gave curious facts about
the business III q conversation recently The lash
onabe demand has increased greatly In the last 10"
years." said he. "Onlv little while ago the English
candles had tho preference In the MARKET Out no"
We can put goods by the English In the same
store and ours will sell while the Imported VIII lie
theIe Tho truth that make the goods cheaper
and Of finer COLOR material and decoration. AS we
port quantities of beeswax 1t is obviously poor policy
for US as nation to import 1t back In the shape of
candles"
"What is the best candle to buy7'
sour best qualities call Egyptian wax, COM
position candle or still better Is tho queen wax made
of prime beeswax, colored, and unequaled LOT
pure light. You must know that pure bees"ax
candle cannot DO moulded They arc all dipped
by hand. A workman passes along row OF wicks
with a dippcr and pours on the melted wax until
they get to the requisite size. You see when
break this candle the wax is all in layers
HARD To COLOR THE GOODS
MANY people como here who cannot tell a wax. a
parafiine, a sperm q composition candle from an
Other. Others arc well posted Sperm oil is tss
costly to be popular for candles, being oo per cent
higher than bccswaX. The likelihood OF war aproao
makes high for 1t is the only eicacious substance
for cooling gun barrels In action Paraiine as you
know comes from the ground and Is imported 1t
Is cheaper for candles than tallow. Stearno Is an
other cheap substance DO you know that talio"
candles shipped largely to South America "heie
the natives use them 10 anolnt their bodesi
"The hardest part of business Is to get good
dyes for colonng the candies We have to have
the most delicate shades In pink, gold, etc. IheI
the colorinC always detracts less from The
| brancy OF the light. To obvlato this we have
candle that is simply plated with colored wax II
has all the beauty of cOored taper aud the interior
Is pure white wax. Then there IS a great deal O.
hand decoration on candles. We employ artists
by the year for this work All these impressions
are made by hand and the figures In gold leaf are
first applied warm TO sheet Of wax and then cu'
out by hand and applied to the candle while hea'ed
How high priced are your candlesF
They run from 80 cents to 81 per pair for the
finely decorated or course church candles come
| higher We make them OF ten and even thirty pouhu'
weight apiece from three TO six feet In height, anC
| they sell at 81 per pound Church regulations TO
oure tho purest wax and the decorations often com
| prise representations Of the crucfxion and sucl
scenes which have be sculptucd by hand and rcqur
! much skill and time. OF course there are chcape
| decorated candies. In Munich they use brass lea
| instead OF gold, but 1t soon furnishes
CANpLE-MAKING ONE OF THE FINE ARTS
| at Is quite a line art" $3.50 ,
| "Well a little of one. You must have your VIC
and the of your candle OF the rlght proportion
or IL Will either smoke or drip one OF the nls thle
done Is TO bleach the beeswaX In the sum- olher"ls
| il would be Of dirty yellow. We mako up som
3d. 900 to 10000 pounds every summer az o"r .?
| cuso factory and sell goods all over the county
Speaking of large candles, we mako thcm as snla
| The twisted shape candles are very popular no"
| Shades for candles now used quite extensively
| The best ones come from Paris and are really quii
dainty Some however are mahuiacooiea and a. s sn
candlesticks and jeweled bronze, glass and porcela
fairy lamps all adiuncts OF the wax CANDID trade ID
fairy lamps a patented article, and are iaVoIi.
for chambers, slck-rooms or anywhere that on
lioht IL required. Our retail trade here Is nothn
compared to wholesale and yet We Keep seVer'
clerks busy. - ,.. a.
Rich ladies uptown drive around here quito fr
ouently to leave their orders l suppose there al
Several millions of wax candles burned each winfe
We have cellar underneath us completely nileu W s
various grades of candles Twonld make NICE n n,
Yes | guess 1t would. still candles are ABOUT u
safest light There is nothing explosive about then
Christmas trees occasionally catch fire rom u
Inv using gravity ball holders to keep the candle
upright, and by using care not TO hang them c'o'
under other bonghs."