Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-09
NEW LAMP SHADES
LATEST FANCIEs POSSIBLE IN HOME
MADE WORK.
Pretty Suggestion for the sitting
Room LiEht-In Beads and
Flowers.


Written for The Evening Star.
The most fancifu shades are still used Oh
parlor lamps. The introduction OF tne
Dresden and the Delft shades mas mace 1t
easy for any one to construct THESE Ple''S
auxiiiaries to the furnishing Oh hooHe.
The Delft and Dresden shades are maze III
plain water color paper. on winch 'he pa
tern is outlined and then painted III. AZ
+.,u shades on which are painted shep-
herdesses ard shepherd lads. are pretty
,nd ,,onu,ar The Delft shades are orna-
,nen,ed in different shades of blue in i'm
;t.+ion of the scenes on Delft china Fanci-
ful dover shades made with silk petals are
liked As coverings for electric light globes
Rose hydrangea, poppy. tullp anu peluiiia
shades nay be purchased in the shops, nut
as the price asked for them is usually OUT
Of all proportio on to their cost MANY PEI 'oiis
prefer to make their own
When flower shades are made the crllnp
ing of the leaves is the most dlHlcult par.
of the work to accomplish. SILK or sauZe
loves may he nodded in the same way that
paper flower leaves are made to retain thelr
shape The leaves are mounted on 1oun
dation shade of plain. thin silk, with part
of the petals tackled so that they cover the
miner part of the foundation, while the
others are put on to fall over the lower
part of the shade.
For the high, small lamps, which are
more ornamental than useful, the plated
chiffon shades laid over a foundation OF
gauze or silk and finished with borders OF
ruching are easy to make ana Satisfactory
in effect For the short parlor lamps
shades made of the chiffon and edged with
a founce of lace headed by row of ruch-
ing are pretty For the hanging center
lamps the most satisfactory shades are
those of gathered lusterless SILK nhsheu
with trimming of fringe.
For the Sitting Room.
Here are some directions for making
shade for the sitting-room lamp which
cannot fail to delight the children: Cut
out a piece of paper in the shape OF the
shade and try it on the lamp to see that
it fits. This pattern should be piece Vi
naner about three-quarters of circle ana
with small circle removed in the center
this to allow the lamp chimney 10 g.
through Lay the pattern over piece OF
green glazed cardboard and cut out the
shade.
The sketch shows the finished shade rep
resenting a marine scene, with yachts on
the water and the moon ana stars over
head. The outline Of the psctuIe al siio ard
be sketched or traced on the shade ana
then parts of 1t cut CUT with sharp pen
knife The sails and the bodies OF the
boats in the foreground are cut out ihose
on the horizon should be outlined with pr,
pricks. The moon must be cut out ana
the stars represented in pin pricks- over
the places cut out for the sails white us
sue paper should be pasted IN lhe oa .sh
and brown paper for the bodies OF the
boats. Green tissue paper is pasted PACK
of the water Real light should shine
through the moon and stars
Deft Finger Touches.
Next. fasten the edges Of the shade to-
eether This may be done by taxing d
penknife and splitting the inside edges OF
the shade, then fitting them together and
cumming them. Other designs may be
used in place of the marine one. Such as
include waterfalls. rivers and skies are
most effective.
on the upper part of the shade the metal
support for attaching it to the chimney
is added. These fastenings may be pur-
chased in the shops ,, 70
Gauze lamp shades are very easy 10
make. Six shaped panels are cut with
pointed edges, embroidered with pu,.oi,-
hole silk. On each panel some httle pat
torn Is embroidered in silk The most sat
isfactory way of putting this on is with
silk the same shade as the gauZe FOR m
stance If rose-pink gauze Is employed tiie
embroidery should be in various SHADES Oh
deeper pink When pale blue or green is
used the effect is more satisfying II con-
trasting shades of the blue or green are
applied.
The Jeweled Effects.
Nothing could be handsomer than the
ieweled shades which are now seen IN the
shops. They are not very difficult to make
only a little tedious. The shade is ehapcd
over a foundation Of buckram, on which
the pattern to be jeweled is outlined In lead
mcneil. and then cut out with a sharp knife
or scissors Over the buckranl layer OF
brussels is laid and stitched fiat on the
buckram with rows of stitches holding II
down along the edges Of the cut-cut rat
tern The silk that is to form the covering
is next put on It should be larger than the
buckram foundation to allow a hem FOR
turning down. A very narrow hem Is al
lowed along the edge of the cut-out por-
lions of the shade.
Bright Beads Used.
When the silk has been put on, begin TO
apply the beading. The beads to form the
ieweled. work should be selected by ari-
fetal light and tested by holding up 80 that
the light may pass through them. Only
those which are brilliantly translucent serve
the purpose. Ruby beads are generally the
hest The beads are Sewed around the pat
torn six at a time. After each group Is
fastened down the needle should be passed
through the last bead in 1t to fasten the
next group securely. The outer rows Of
heads are put on first. In case the pattern
consists of bowknots, as on the shade
describe. the center Of each knot should be
finished off with jewel and the edges bor-
dered by rows of tiny chiffon ruching.
Other Pretty Ways.
An underlining of silk is then put on the
shade. and the upper, and lower silk cover