Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-21
ILLUMINATING THE HOUSE.
Electricity Gives the Best Light, but Gas
and Lamps are Cheaper.

and Lamps are cheaper
There is no question as to which is
the best artificial light to use III the
rooms. for undoubtedly the electric
light is the brightest, cleanest, coolest
and healInest. besides being the least
trouble. andif it were not for the great
expense of its installation and malnte-
nance, it would certainly be almost
universally adopted. Not the least OF
it's many advantages is that 1t can be
so readily turned on or turned oH,Just
as required, thus preventing the waste
that must perforce go on with other
lights: then it does not overhead the
rooms nor spoil the decorations in the
way that gas does, and, in addition TO
this. it can be made a most effective
light. Those fortunate enough to
have it in their houses have the choice
of beautiful fitments, handsome in de-
sign and rich in workmanship, either
in wrought iron, copper, brass or lac
quered metal.
Perhaps the wrought iron titments
are among those most used, and brack-
cts in floral designs, with one, two or
three branches, are exceedingly deco
rative. and by no means eXtravagant
in price. Those in brass and copper
are, Old course, more expensive ana
somewhat more pretentious, while the
lacuuered metal used with the french
STYLES may be termed the fitments de
luxe; they abound in detail, and can
only be used when there are no re-
strictions as to cost. The side lights
are generally made after the style or
sconces, the illumination coming from
imitation candles, the extra ones being
in the form of pendants. Many table
lamps are now fitted with electric
light. and very pretty they are, besides
being perfectly safe to carry ABOUT OF
to use if we wish to read in bed. Hhere
are many of us, however, who cannot
afford this best of lights, but have TO
do what we can with gas or oil lamps.
If the former it is wise to have 1t In It's
least Objectionable form, namely, Win
burner, which can De
screwed on to any existing gas bracK-
ct. This gives twice the amount OF
light. while it burns a less quantity or
gas than any other burner. There is
no smoky flame, and therefore it is not
destructive to ceilings and decorations
as gas in its ordinary form, while the
light is clear and steady. Over the
burner is suspended what is termed
mantle, which directly the burner is
lighted becomes brilliantly incandes-
cent. Unfortunately, this little ar
is very delicate, but no aV-
erage burner ought to use more than
two or three nantes in a year. Then
another disadvantage is that glass
chimneys have to be used with this
burner. which are both troublesome
and destructible; still, if gas is TO be
used. there is little doubt that the in
candescent light will prove itself both
a boon and a blessing.
OIL lamps have always been dubbed
a tiresome mode of lighting on account
of the wick trimming, and too often,
when lit, they were found to be badly
trimmed. Then occasionally they eX-
ploded, especially if carried about, or
when fitted with aglass or china res
ervoir, which wise people carefully
avoided as being highly dangerous.
But now there is nothing to deter us
from using lamps, for a new burner
overcomes these little difficulties ana
gives us lamplight without Wick TRIM
ming and without danger. rms won
derful little invention consists or
block of an incombustible compound or
carbon. mounted in a brass cell, so
as to give a perfect flame with
ont any adjustment. There is abso-
Iutelv nothing to be done but to put IN
oil at the filling screw and light the
carbon. and the result is a brilliant,
white. steady flame. There is nothing
about it to require cleanig, and moth
ing to get out of order. The heat from
il is certainly little more than is
given off from wicks, but with 1t there
is not the least fear of explosion: If 1t
is turned upside down when aiight 1t
Immediately goes out, and, what is
really wonderful, it does not allow one
drop of oil to escape. The burner can
be fitted to almost any lamp.
1t is hardly necessary to caution peo-
ME against using inferior oil for lamps;
there is no economy In any but the very
hest When we are fixing the position
of our lights we should take into con-
the purpose of the different
rooms as, for instance, in drawing
room. unless of unusual size. a centre
light is not necessary, as side lights
are much the most effective; but a din
ing room requires the light to be |
thrown upon the table, and, therefore, |
there a centre light is best For halls |
the side lights are now most general, |
while all bedrooms and dressing rooms |
should be fitted with a hanging light |
lust over the dressing table, as the |
looking glass is almost useless when
The light does not come from above 1t. |
, defect which sometimes we try to
overcome by having the candle brack |
cts fixed upon the top of the glass. In
the matter of shades for the electric
light and for oil lamps, there has been
\ great change of late. The huge UNI
brella-like ones. with frills of lace,
which were found a trifle in the way.
have given place to smaller ones of
very severe style. some of them being
made of thin silk, stretched from one
ring of metal at the top to another
similar one just below the light; but |
his. of course, is matteof taste, and
il is best in such things to use ones
own individual taste.
The finest line OF Pianos ever
brought to this city.
MILLIGAN, WILKIN & CO.
1T THE LEADER An-Wool Spring
1920 MAIN ST. up 100 Elegant
Cloth Skirts. worth 81. so, to-day at
1924. Ladies Blue Calico Waists at
zoe. SILK Waists at sos up. Pure |