The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-26
new LAMP SHADES.
Caution Should Be
Used in Selecting
Them.
THE BUTTERFLY DESIGN,
Lighting Of a Room Exerts
Influence on
Guests.
THE BUTTERFLY DESIGN.

or al 1.-The accessories to a prettily
furnished room, says the New York
Tribune, lampshades are by far the
most important, and the careful decor
ator can not be too cautious when Sc
lecting them. The whole effect of a
room, no matter how consistently it has
| been carried out, can be ruined by
wrong shades on the lamps. The
| transparency in some colors is so de-
ceiving that shades should always be
bought on approval.
The lighting of a room, it is claimed
by the superstitious, has an influence
on guests. Blue and green shades are
said to discourage conversation, en-
courage sarcasm and promote indiges-
ton. On the other hand, red, yellow
and opalescent shades inspire repair
tee, mellow hard thoughts and tone
down a ruffled spirit
The relgning style in shades this year
IS called the butterfly design. At a
Broadway store, where a great variety
OF things Oriental is to be found, there
are some butterfly shades which are
curiously beautiful. One especially at
tracts much attention 1t is ball-like
IN form, and on inspection proves to
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wings, which are of notified bent glass,
Just touching at the tips. The bodies
are of emerald, and their form is lined
out by fine twisted wires of oxidized
silver. Where the spaces would occur
| between the wings petals of pink and
green suggest the roses the pretty crea-
lures hover over Another butterfly is
a double moth, with a green body, am
| Der wings and silver horns The shade
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to give delightfully."- restful glow.
new shade is of dull red and glace
| yellow glass, having a network in gilt
wire. Another effective design is of
! openWork gilt in Japanese figures. lin
| ed with red silk. A hemisphere of on
| enwork gilt, with an old gold lining,
| fringed with silk of the same color,
makes an artistic shade for a ham
mered brass lamp.
! A highly decorative shade of pink
notified bent glass with vandykes of
gilt holding medallions of tourmaline
on wrought iron lamp, suggests a fit
| ting gift for a maiden's boudoir
There are many who pin their faith
TO the ball shade, and consequently
there is greater variety in this line
than in any other. 1t comes in all sizes.
IN brass, gilt, silver and glass; studded
with emeralds rubies and sapphires, 1t
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and for country houses is particularly
desirable. The more thickly this globe
! IS studded with transparent disks the
more brilliant it is in effect
One of the quaintest shades can be
! made by any one who visits the beach
during summer time and who cares to
| collect the common white shells. Those
about the size of the thumbnail should
| be chosen, keeping them all as nearSW
| tri
thickly that their backs roll in to-
| gether and give the appearance of a
| double row. Then from a ring to fit
| the size of the top of the shade hang
| the strings of shells so close together
as to form a complete shade around the
globe. The effect is pretty and the work
! simple and pleasant
| Mother of pearl is a rich setting for
| shades, and is popular. A beautiful
torch lamp, suitable especially for a
| hall table, is of wrought iron with a
half hemisphere shade of large mother
OF pearl shells set in sun rays.
One of the newest designs is the fan
shape globe of notified glass 1t is best
! fitted for a reading lamp owing to the
| flare. One novelty seen is called the
/ fish globe" 1t has the stained glass
appearance, and figures of fishes in
| opalescent bent glass are set in net
! work of heavy wire. The globe would
| look well on tall wrought iron lamp.
! A queer idea for a mans den is car
! ried out by a tripod of three Persian
brass blunderbusses with lamp sunk
between their points. The idea is good,
and finds much favor with those of a
| soldierly turn of mind.
A popular fancy is for chipped
glasses, set like an irregular mosaic.
They come in emerald opal and ruby
set in brass, silver and bronze
The head lanterns are not new, but
they are almost as popular as ever.
They are artistic and pretty for sum-
mer cottages, and are a great addition
to a room which is too small to admit
much furniture.
There is a Miss Ella Denison who has
made a reputation for herself by de-
signing artistic lamp shades. She stud
led drawing at the Art league, in this
city. Some of her best endeavors add to
the beauty of the drawingrooms of
such prominent people as Mrs Wander
bilt, Mrs Victor Sorchan Mrs Eyer
ton Winthrop, Mrs. Calvin S. Brice and
Mrs. Sloane.