The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-15
NEW in LAMPS AND SHADES
Quaint Lanterns Brass and Iron Add Picturesque Touch the
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! The display Of lamps in, the shops this
in their manufacture all the taste and beauty
of teh ages has been brought into practical
use Those who sit around the evening lamp
in these days may receive, if they will. q
liberal education from its perfection in form
and make.
Every detail has received the careful study
Of experts It is really the curious lamp
the lamp which invites close inspection and
study-that is the vogue at present.
The lamp of gay, tinted porcelain, with its
mass of conspicuous, crude, handpainted
flowers, is no longer given second thought
by the women of good taste in it's place
there are now lamps Of Damascus brass or
Japanese bronze which are but little more
expensive, and are sure to appeal to her
artistic TASTE
Antique brass lamps are much in favor at
present They are made in Damascus, Syria,
and show finely wrought chasings in Arabic
hieroglyphics and geometrical designs, and
sometimes have an openwork pattern in Curl
GUS looking animals and birds. These lamps
are seen ina variety of artistic shapes, low
bowls resting on three feet, tall bottle shapes,
and others which look not unlike antique
vases.
The Japanese bronze lamps, which are also
extremely good style are in many odd forms.
every lover of the unusual is shaped like a
portion of the trunk of tree, and the design
is so cleverly done that it shows where the
limbs of the tree have been cut off close to
the body.
Copper lamps, decorated with mineral
enamels in japanese designs of birds and
flowers, are among the lamps in favor. Those
of Japanese cloisonne, which are interesting
studies in the wonderful color combinations,
are much to be desired too Other artistic
lamps are Of wrought iron and art glass in
some effective shade like pink, yellow, or,
delicate green.
So much for the lamp.
Now for the shade. which has the power to-
make or unmake the lamps artistic effect
as whole.
In lamp shades there are distinct and
changing fashions. The big umbrella shade
of silk or paper flowers, which occupied so
important a position in the home few years
ago, has lost much of its prestige. In a
small room it was homogeneous ana over
powering in effect, whilo even in large
drawing room 1t was too strong magnet for
the eye to be wholly in accord with things
artistic.
The lamp shades of to-day are smaller than
they were season or two ago. and are really
much prettier.
Much delicately tinted Etruscan glass is
used in many of the newest shades An orig-
nal shade of decided beauty shows clever
combination of Etruscan glass, silk fringe,
and silk. Between shaped pieces of cameo
pink glass art green silk is shirred. and the
shade is finished with silk fringe in the same
tint Of green. AS the crown for brass or
bronze lamp this shade is most effective. It
also looks well when the glass reflects only
the tint of the silk whatever shade it may be.
3 Globes Of art glass and colored jewels, with
decorations of wrought iron or hammered
brass, are excellent in style. Globes of open
work brass, set with exquisitely tinted shells
showing tones of changing pink and green,
are among the novelties in demand.
Then there are globes, q mass of cleaning
jewels, which some Of the shops are showing.
These globes sometimes have the jewels held
together with an exquisite fligree of silver,
and are things of beauty, especially when they
are used with a silver lamp
In shades the sx-sided empire shape is
much in favor, and is made in satin, grass
cloth or paper. These shades are hand-paint-
ed in mineral dyes, and many beautiful effects
are seen. The hand-painted designs are more
or less bold and large. affecting the art nou-
yeau in style.
There are striking looking shades OF this
six-sided empire variety in white satin, with
stih and straight yellow tulips as their deco
ration. There are others in white grass cloth
with flaming red peoples painted uopn them.
The peoples are not carelessly scattered over
the shade, but are painted one after the other
In regular manner, and each stem and
flower bordered with a heavy, raised gold line.
Still other empire shades show hand-painted
hunting scenes. The work is we'll done and
the effect attractive.
4 The Geisha shade is q pretty novelty OF
the moment which promises TO be the vogue