New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
LIGHTING MODERN HOMES.
All Sorts of Artistic Devices-Women's Taste
a Factor.

II is 4 far cry from the days when our ancestors
| lighted crude wicks in melted fat TO these modern
times when dinner tables gittering with crFs'ai
are lighted by electric lights, cunnngly led through
the table into candelabra or quaint candlestcks'
Electricity is the latest mode for Illuminating oih
ner tables Heretofore wax candles daintliy ar
rayed were poked in the of the hungry dlhei'
or a magnificent chandelier furnished hsht ehouSi
to disclose every defect in the makeup OF an e'uei
lv bellies complexion But all that is changed now
4 fad for dining and libraries is the dome
light This has superseded the chandelier, ana Is
an artistic mode of lighting room Inc dome
hangs over the of the table. and Is always
colored
There are a number of fashionable women VINO
do not like much light in their dining rooms Such
women light the room by means of appliques fast
ened at the ends of the room upon the wall d'
about the height of six feet. AppHques are oiS-
tinctly the thing in all the handsome of""ins ~
rooms of to-day. Besides appliques, the beautiul
French girondolles. once used mantel ornaments
and lights and having urns at the top hled win
sperm oil. which down into two or more
branches hung with pendants of crystals oil rlchy
cut facets are now placed upon the modern table
and add greatly its beauty. The Saopath
candIcstic5 of the Hebrews and the tall brass and
silver candlesticks of other ancient churches 10
gether with the stately branched candlestlck
of Rome and the ancient lamps Of Egypt. now ap-
pear on the twentieth century dinner table. Nor
Is Greece forgotten, for tall stands hold the quaint
boat shaped lamps of ancient Greece.
Modern science has chained the tightening to It's
dinner table il has not captured art II Is the
old things which are newest to-day. So great is
the love of these that old fashioned oil lamps of
the pIanest make and plain ships lanterns may
grace a library, smoking den or hall.
No matter how old the lamp, candelabrum or
applique homes are all fitted up with the modern
method lighting. Househoders do not care
to depend upon mode alone. The gas tips
are seldom in evidence. but special arrangements
are made for the bulbs OF electric lights. and
charming effects are produced with them.
Although modish people do not chandeliers
at all there are numbers OF wealthy and cultured
families who stick to them Even these acquiesce
in the modern style sufficiently have appliques
where they belong and lanterns and domes ana
candelabra and candlesticks without number
Dome fixtures for dining rooms are made in
American art glass in colors suitable TO the room
One style Is 10 have a large dome which com
;,leteIy covers the lights OF warm hued art glass
with a fringe OF fiat glass pendants. about five
inches long and inch-perhaps bit over-in
width. There rounded domes, bell shaped
dornes pagoda domes and square domes.
Beaded glass figures extensively in new modes
of lighting rooms. Lamps and shades have fringes
of small glass beads. that loof like dew drops
strung upon threads of rain. and globes for holding
light are made of beaded clear glass. These are
used as ceiling lights especially in drawing rooms.
and give the radiance of diamonds.
Besides all the beautiful Oriental lamps. America
turns out good Oriental effects for lighting rooms
furnished In Eastern style. One Of the newest OF
these is the dome light for the table OF a Moorish
room The dome is made In true Moorish style
and colors and stands upon brass pillars. futcd,
| and about foot and half hiSh. wtlch set on
| base of solid metal.
Where side effects and corner effects are desired,
many artistic articles have been designed and
resurreced for the house beautiful. France. Rome.
Russia. England and our Colonial days have