Evening star., 1901-06-08
LAMPS AND SHADES
Pretty Novelties to Use With Electric
Light or Gas.
ESPECIALLY FOR LIBRARY TABLES
Small Screens for the Chafst
Dish.
OTHER SUGGE ESTION

OTHER ESTION
Written for The Evening Star.
Lamps and lamp shades seem to he
| among the standard articles of house fur
| nishings. for ever since their revival. some
| fifteen years ago they have steadily in
| creased In popularity. The shades were at
first of porcelain. then the millinery
| structures came in and reigned supreme
| for some time, with paper and artificial
| flowers following in rampant style. These
| have never disappeared, though some
years ago porcelain and glass shades were
| again the favorites; but they have in turn
| somewhat subsided and lace silk and Gre
tonne divide honors with the painted ones
| OF empire shape White paper has been
much used for these last. but all OF that
foundation seem somewhat Opaque when
the light shines through. while satin is
| more transparent, and the colors laid
more satisfactorily than if paper is used.
| Stiff flowers like tulips. red. yellow
pink, with green leaves, still are used on
some of the most effective shades lately
| displayed. the design painted in dyes or
| watercolors, and all the outlines laid on
| apply liquid gold in this way by any ordi-
nary means. such a brush, no matter
of what shape size. but a regular little
outfit comes for the purpose and can be
found at shops where artists materials
| are kept. With this the gold is easily
managed. and charming results obtained.
| When no color is desired a pretty idea
| is to simply outline some good design with
| the gold the white satin. One shade.
with overlapping pointed leaves done in
| this way noticeably attractive in a
large display.
Large Gay Effect.
| The cretonnes linen taffetas make
| charming shades when large figured, gay
paper or furniture coverings are used, and
| while these are not specially new. many Of
| them appear wherever a speciality is made
| of lamp shades. Instead of the round en-
pre forms, the six-sided ones are preferred
| for the cretonnes. and the goods is vari-
ously arranged; sometimes set design or
| medallion of the fabric is used on each
| panel and again no attempt is made TO do
this, but the frame is covered without any
reference to the pattern, and II rose or
tulip is cut in half as il happens to come on
the edge it makes no difference. When a
| light, airy effect is desired nothing is pre-
tier than point desprit. which seems to
have taken a new lease of favor both for
gowns and lamp shades. I'm the one case the
silk net being used, however and for the
latter the cotton. white silk foundation
with the white dotted net shirred over it is
very delicate and suitable for certain rooms
and these are specially pretty also for
finished with a ruche of the same, or a silk
fringe, sometimes not more than an inch
wide, sometimes three inches. This last
makes an idea edging for it falls so well;
it cuts off a glare which otherwise II is
difficult to obscure in a large farng
shade unless the lamp is a very low one
Shades a Necessity.
Electric lighting makes shades of some
kind a necessity. as the uncovered bulb is
not pleasing to look at or in its effect on
compilations. 1 have just seen some most
attractive arrangements for lighting a
library table and desk. On either end of a
long table stands a bronze column. topped
with amber shade small and rather
fiaring. so that it mellows without in any
way obscuring the light. No electric wire
Is visible, as it goes down through the
table and these very ornamental lamps are
always ready for a reader or writer to en-
joy. In another room, in the same house,
a ladies' desk is furnished with one. and
the best kind of a light is thus obtained
for this very decorative fixture. here,
too, the wire is concealed.
Chafng Dish Screens.
Somewhat in this line also are the small
screens which shown for protecting the
flame Of an alcohol lamp under a chafing
dish. Every one who has cooked at all on
one knows the provoking effect Of the
slightest draught of air the blaze swerv-
ing off so no heat is obtained whatever.
All are of about the same height, eight
inches so, and three-fold, small
hinges connecting them. Some OF
beaten brass, with various devices as dec
oration. and some are Of glass. the opales-
cent bits soldered together. Some irreg-
ularly. some in set design. Both ideas are
pretty and make really useful little ar
ticle for the chatting dish cooks, who. how
ever, like the bicycle riders. are not
numerous enthusiastic a few years
ago.
For Any Use.
Another screen similar in style, but
about eighteen inches high. was seen among
some Japanese goods. The frame is
row, of teakwood stained black. and each
of the three panels is of glass with de-
sign engraved upon it. L hardly know
what is the special use it was intended for,
but in itself it is very pleasing and odd.
In the same shop are some novel jar
dinieres. octagon in shape. with saucers to
correspond. The coloring is a deep. rich
blue. white ground. quite different
from the ordinary japanese blue and white.
The japanese are also catering to the uni
versal fashion among our women of wear
ing chatelaine bags: the ones of their make
are charming. of beads: some of bright
colored design with transparent beads for
the background, others dark and rich with
oriental designs. and the mountings are ex-
quiste as well as the materials and work
manship; some, for instance of Jade set in
peculiar to Japan.
Grandmother Bags.
Some bead bags are seen which were
mounted in this country, and very beauti-
full too. They are the latest novelty in
bags. and have a reminiscence Of our
grandmothers' days about them that is at
tractive of itself.
Gold and silver bags are numerous, too.
but bead bag of light and gay or dark
and rich coloring-the peacock blending OF
blue and green being popular-is newer and
more fashionable than all. Brackets seem
to be making their way into favor again,
especially gilded ones. in Italian style.
Some are supported by cupids. while some
are purely architectural, and others seem
acknowledgements of sculpture-which
look as IL they might have a history. All
are pretty and often particularly effective,
If rightly placed.
Tinted or ivorine plaster seems to hold its
popularity, and occasionally one can find a
real novelty I'm form. This is usually among