Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-01
REST WAY TO LIGHT Youp HOUSE.
Fixtures Near the Furnace md i'm the
Pantry Are Great saving.

Fixtures Near the Furnace md In the
Pantry Are Great saving.
Half the trouble with modern eyesight
is said to be due to the fact that
people now do so much OF their work indoors
where the houses are imperfectly lighted.
II this 10 so, it hehooves us TO look well
after our artificial lighting.
1t is always much better to have the To-
cation OF the lights arranged for when the
pipes or wires are put in. If the owner
of the house means to occupy 1t, his wife
should go over the building and indicate
where she will need special lights.
She will probably begin with the cellar,
her first request for fixture being for one
near the furnace, which is generally in
an unlighted portion OF the cellar and al
ways requires some attention at night. An
other light will be asked for to show UP
the interior of the preserve room in the
cellar, and another one near the stairs.
In the kitchen there may be drop light
in the center of the room, with fixture
at the sink where dishes are to be washed
and such serious work to be done. If there
is large pantry near the Kitchen it should
be provided with a light, too, for 1t is un-
reasonable to expect the servants to spare
the dishes and be economical with sugar
and spices when they are compelled to cal
culate locations and quantities in the dark.
If there is a buffers pantry it, too, should
be provided with lights. In the dining
room large light over the center of the
dining room table is not only economy, but
a necessity
In sitting room or parlor the tendency is
to light the rooms from the sides rather
than from the central chandelier that used
to be so popular. In the bed rooms brackets
at each side of the dressing table mirror are
required The others may be arranged ac-
cordlng to taste and convenience. The hall
is generally supplied below with a lantern
light and with brackets at each landing on
the stairway, the upper halls being similarly
equipped.
When electric light wires are put into the
house it is always wise to have them ell
dorsed by the insurance underwriters before
they are pronounced satisfactory. The un-
certainty of the electricity makes 1t abso-
lutely necessary that the wires should be
well guarded so that in case of an accident
there can be no danger Of their setting fire
to the walls. 1t Is just as well to have
them endorsed by the company by which
the house is insured and thus avoid the
danger of any later and serious objections
on it's part when there is an insurance to be
collected.
There is nothing so noticeable as the
artistic construction of the modern house
lighting fixtures. This is due in measure
to the impulse given to household decora-
tions by local and national societies. The
beauty of the hall lanterns challenges ad-
miration. Some of the handsomest of these
are Of iron, wrought into intricate patterns
with skill that would reflect credit on one
of the great smiths of the middle ages
These lanterns are lined with colored glass
and fitted with chains so that the light
falls with soft and mellowed beauty on the
rather severe aspect of the entrance room.
The side brackets are equally handsome,
the shades that accompany them being of
the finest and most artistic patterns in glass,
frosted cut or colored, and sometimes blown
into the shape of garden flowers.