Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
PRETTY HoMK-MADR SHADES

cocted at home by clever fingers.
PRETTY HoMK-MApR sHApRa
The wire frames must first be bought but
those alone are not very costly, nor is the
China silk and lace by the yard, but it takes
good many dollars to buy an outfit for lamps
ready made. The wire frame in umbrella shape
is what is wanted, and it can be bent by hand
into a much prettier shape than it comes in,
somewhat resembling Chinese pagoda. One
thing has proved disastrous heretofore, and
that is the scOrching of the silk or lace, coming
too close as it does to the chimney. With other
improvements that has not been forgotten, and
now wire frame comes, to which is fitted an
over chimney,a as 1t were, Of mica, which effectu-
ally protects the gauzy covering. The frames
with the mica are S275, but with lamp hav-
ing o large base, for its chimney think the
mica could be used with the frame already on
the lamp, the mica costing 81 by itself. With
tho melancholy experience which SO many
catch fire, or scorch all their beauty away, it is
q comfort to know there is a prevention in the
market.
VERY SATISFACTORY SHADE
has lately been made at Washington home in
old pink. 1t is Of the thin China silk which
allows the light to filter through merely soft
ened, not dimmed, and when lighted gives the
loveliest glow imaginable. The silk is shrred
full at the top and also on the edge Of the
frame. from which it falls in q ruffle or founce
about eight inches deep. A white silk lace
covers this fall, and at its heading, the outer
wire Of the frame, is narrow double ruffle of
silk shirred in the middle with its lower edge
frlnRed out the bottom Of the silk founce be-
ing finished in the same way. This is set OH an
octagonal table covered with frnged silk
spread, the same color as the lamp shade and
the iron lamp itself, quite high and graceful
in form, is particularly we'll placed amid all
these pink surroundings. A large black wicker
chair with pink cushions stands at the side of
the table, and o collection of pretty trifes
decorates the table top, making an attractive
spot out OF the naturally darkest corner Of tho
room. Another lamp shade made by the same
industrious house mistress ia similar in shape.
covered with lemon yellow silk and trimmed
with black lace in Vandyke pattern, the points
falling over a heavy yellow silk fringe two
inches deep, which finishes the silk fall.
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS USE.
A shade that has been in use several years 10
as good today as ever, and as it requires no
frame and is noticeably pretty, will describe it.
This shade is Of lace entirely, black Chantiliy.
in fine pattern some eight inches deep. Into
the bottom scallops are crocheted several rows
OF orange silk, following the curves OF the lace
edge, and into this silk edge is tied heavy
fringe OF the orange silk three inches deep. A
single row of the crochet at the top makes q
beading through which IL run narrow orange
ribbon, which shirs it up to the size needed to
make it fit any globe. 1t has been placed ON
various white globes-on the center light over O
dining table was once its position-and always
is admired and never has become soiled, two
great points its favor.
THE CoLoRED LAcRs
and nets that como now will give q great va
riety If one is seeking different tints for special
places, or with tapestry dyes, any lace, silk,
cotton or linen can be tinted to match silk.
in 1r,, Ia Id
are the ones of cretonne, very pretty Tor
bed room lamps with the light showing through
the lowered surface with its voluminous plait-
ings. The silk shades that one can buy. if one
has plenty OF money, are exquisite to look at,
and as infinite in make and coioring rs the
lamps themselves
THE SMALL CRYSTAL LAMP.
One Of the newest things-and this is for bed
room or boudor use-is small crystal lamp
with shade for which small mica chimney
comes, only this size and the one larger being
procnrable. The lamp is merely small globe,
pointed at the bottom, and the standard is .
candlestick the lamp fitting into any CANDLE
stick OF the right size and being easily trans
ferable. A charming one has just been bought
Tor a young girls room, with pink silk fluted
shade and Dresden candlestick to set it in.
Hanging lamps and side-bracket lamps are
made in most attractive shapes, whilo the
pedestal and banquet lamps are popular as
ever. When one secs whole shops filled with
nothing but lamps and each one with its dec
GRATED or decorative shades one realizes the
extent to which lamps Of all kinds are used.
Even the plain nickel Rochester lamps can be
transformed by pretty shade made by in
genious hands out of some left over" perhaps,
SO that 1t will be as attractive to look at as
grateful to use.
COZY OPEN FIRES
Another theme which chimes in with the
season is the CRATE or fireplace and its sur
roundings No house seems complete when
1t is impossible to have an open fire, and the
more there are the better. Most artistic are
the mantels, the hearths, the finishing of the
fireplace itself and the andirons and imple-
ments belonging thereto. The iron fire back is
excellent and such variety Of styles and
decorative subjects is offered that all tastes
must be suited. The medieval the Florent
the Moorish, the old Dutch and Elizabethan
styles can all be seen we'll as more modern
ideas. Elihu Vedder's designs are we'll known
and popular. Andirons are in many shapes
also, antique and modern, the iron ones being
much in demand. When old silver sconces and
chandeliers are used. andirons in old silver
look appropriate, these being finished so that
they keep their dull luster without cleaning.
Some massive and ornate andirons are in
gilt-real gold plating, in fact--and these, too,
keep their first brightness for . much longer
time than would be supposed possible. Brass,
too, holds Its own for fire ailments" and when
kept as brass should be is always inviting. The
lacquered brass, OF course, needs no securing,
but solid brass OF the old-fashioned order
needs plenty of rubbing at times to keep it up
to its proper brilliancy. One beautiful fire set
complete, andirons, fender, stand with shovel
and tongs and all, is in one OF the handsome
drawing rooms here in Washington. Just as
good a. when they adorned the fireplace of the
present owners grandfather years ago. Such
relics are duly priced nowadays and fit into
modern life with the best possible grace.
TERRA GOTTA
shares with iron in popularity for fireplace
finishing. II is made very effective, too, for
many places One OF the prettiest hall man
tells have ever seen 10 entirely of terra Gotta,
plain bricks, broader considerably than the
arched opening for the fireplace, with the top
finished in three narrow shelves receding and
three sided; as flight Of steps leads up to q
porch, 80 these lead to the highest shelf, also
narrow against the chimney breast Over the
mantel hang two pictures, ono by viii Low
and one by Church, both gems. A few orna-
ments are on the shelves and brass andirons