The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-19

paper shades seem always to have made
them the merrier. These lamps are gen
orally on paper but what appears as a
late invention is here on exhibition, in
the form of a pocket lantern with CYL
indrical wooden guard for the can
die and and a small box, which
holds the cover when closed. An
artistic design is the gifu suspended
outdoors in front of japanese houses.
This has small bell attached to it, with
a strip of paper hanging to its clapper,
which makes the bell jingle when the
wind blows. In their most elaborate
lamps the Japanese use the saucer of oil
with rush or pith wick, going back to
ancient methods.
SOME QUAINT FORMS.
The Chinese never manufacture fold
ing lanterns, their patterns being mostly
of large fat sheets of waxed paper or
glass, decorated with highly colored fig
ures of dragons and other NEUROLOGICAL
designs. MIR. Hough also shows beauti-
full Chinese feathered chandelier manu-
featured of many colored feathers set in
with gilt, the main body representing
palace with banners and bangles hanging
down from every point, From this min
iature house six arms hang over, suspend
ing as many swinging lamps, the whole
being about four feet in hight That the
paper lantern was introduced to the
world back in the ages and has not
always remained in the fowery and
celestial kingdoms seems probable,
inasmuch as Mr.. Hough has discovered
an ancient Egyptian painting showing the
figure of a man bearing paper lantern,
noticeably Japanese The paper lantern,
however, has never been found in early
ruins on account Of its fragility. An old
Egyptian harem lantern recently sent
from Chicago is peculiar Continuance
consisting of three bottle-like vessels
with glass tubes in their centers, around
which wicks are wrapped, water being
used under the oil where the wick does
not extend. The top handle of this lamp
is of bronze inlaid with silver punched
work, which bears indications Of at least
100 years.
The United States lamp has a mixed
history on account of its cosmopolitan
owners. so MIR. Hough has been able to
trace its ancestry generally back to
Europe. A favorite pattern Of the early
Pennsylvania Dutch was the iron pot
lamp with a curved handle chained to a
hook spike, which was driven into the
wall, generally alongside an open fire.
place. This type is called the Schmutz
lamp. The 'petticoat lamp" OF Massa-
chussetts, used about ninety wears ago. is
also IN the American group and is so
called because the lard oil reservoir is set
upon a hollow conlcdl STAND reSem bling q
petticoat. After the lard oil lamp in this
country came in order the spirit lamps,
the ethereal oil lamps, the petroleum
lamps, and last the gas burner and electric
light
cURIosITIEs IL LAMPS.
One of the cases containing this new
collection IS devoted entirely to curiosi-
ties which cannot be placed any chrome.
logical order. Among these is a small
lantern, brought over by Mr.. Hough from
Madrid, where he found il used by the
snail hunters. Two other small ones from
Seville were used by the cavaliers, who
hang them on their stiitiy waxed mus
taches. A few days ago two lamps from
different contributors Unexpectedly ar
rived by express at the museum, and be-
ing exactly alike, created considerable
curiosity among the curators They are
both brass, resem bling small coffee pots,
the bodies being shaped like inverted
tunnels. One is from Belgium. and the
other from a Flemish family in Illinois
IN this case is also TO be seen a common
brick with hole dug in one end, filled
with fat. q piece Of rag furnishing the
wick. This was found at oxford, Eng
land, among the bakers, who use this
cheap method of lighting altogether
There Is here also a Flemish finder
box Snapped like a dipper with a long
handle; a bronze candlestlck from Damas-
Gus, and terra Gotta candlestick from