Evening star., 1903-08-29
A ROSE LAMP SHADE.

dainty and charming in themselves, yet
somehow the light shed by blue shade Is
cold and depressing. Delft is one OF the
prettiest things in blue, though l have
seen most exquisite effects In other tones.
One particularly dainty lamp l once no
ticed was a high, slender. vase-shaped az
fair with a beautiful design in forget me
nots and slender renaissance scrolls in goid
on white background. The moon-shapeo
globe was lavishly decorated with the same
design. AS a work of art 1t was simply
lovely, and, of course, shed pure white
light.
A Pleasing Tone.
Green, besides being restfui and beneficial
to the eyes and soothing to the system.
makes a most pleasing light. A beautiful
green lamp which lately saw had large
globe on which was painted a rural scene.
The bank of stream, meadow pathway.
the green of the trees. the blue Of the sky
and the bright reddish brown of a peasants
dress made a picture one might never tire
of gazing upon. The light coming through
the colors gave the effect of bright sun
shine You could really almost hear the
water splash and the birds sing. To fall
asleep gazing upon it would certainly mean
to dream of brooks, trees, flowers and. sun
shine.
Each color has so many charms 1ccul-
iarly it's own that one might almost wish
to have number of shades to suit the vari-
Gus moods. And this would not be quite so
expensive as may at first appear. Some OF
the best color effects are obtained by SILK
and paper shades, which can be easily con-
structed by the deft fingers of the clever
housewife, and colorS may be chosen which
are the most pleasing to the eye or in ac-
cord with the mood or the temperament
Some of the more complicated OF these
shades are composed of flower petals and
flowers in silk. They are made on wire
frames which may be purchased almost
anywhere. These are first covered with the
silk or thin white muslin and then with
large rose petals, cut after good pattern
and sewed on in rows so as to completely
hide the foundation. At the top Is a cluster
of silk roses with their leaves. If odd colors
are chosen one should first select the roses
and then purchase the silk to match, which.
of course, should be thin soft silk, such as
china, India or liberty satin. cluster ot
roses of different colors could be used, in
which case none of them need be OF the
exact shade of the silk; but care must be
| taken to have them harmonize.
A Rose Shade.
Most beautiful paper shades can be made
| in the same way. The foundation should
| be completely covered with roses in this
case. For those who do not already know
| how to make these the accompanying Illus
tration will be useful. The pattern given
! should be sketched on piece of stiff paper
and cut out carefully. 1t should be about
| four inches in diameter. The tissue paper
| should then be folded so as to cut six sets
at once. The same design a size smaller,
say three inches in diameter, should form
| the next six, and two inches in diameter for
| the inner petals. This will make eighteen
| rows of petals in all. Small wire, which
| may be bought for this purpose, must be
pushed through a hole in the middle of
these circular petal patterns to form the
kstem. The wire should be three or four
inches long and should be twisted around
| a wisp of the tissue paper placed midway
of it's length, the twisted ends which form
the stem being then passed through the
| hole in the center of the pattern This will
serve as a center to the rose. Now, holding
| the wire stem, press the papers up firmly TO-
gether and crush the whole rose in the
| hand until a sufficient crinkle is obtained
| in the petals. Then, holding the rose still
| crushed in the hand. fasten firmly with a
needle and thread, sewing through and
| through just about the wire. Next spread
| out and arrange the petals. They are then
| ready to go on the shade.
Leaves and Buds.
| cluster of very artistic roses. buds
and leaves may finish the top. if the
materials are obtainable The buds are
| made of one strip of paper the length of
| your sheet of tissue and an inch and three
quarters wide. Make incisions about an
! inch and half deep in this strip OF paper.
/ dividing it into square petals. Then curl
/ the square corners by passing them be-
| tween the thumb and the blade OF the
i scissors. Fold this strip around the finger
/ until It Is in bud-shaped roll and fasten
/ at the base with q needle and thread the