The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-28
CAPITAL
GOSSIP
Elaborate Lighting Apparatus In,
stalled IN Corridor of the
Capitol Building,

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n WASHINGTON, D. G., April as
When Congress meets again next
fall the members of both houses as
they wander through tho corridors
will be struck by the beauty and ele.
gance of the new lighting apparatus
for the corridors OF the Capitol Build,
Ing. Elliott Woods, the architect and
superintendent Of the Capitol, has
Just completed the installation OF new.
chandeliers and brackets alta cost Of
S1o.500. OF this amount $500 was ex:
pended for n single chandelier, one
of the finest in any public building in
Washington. This chandelier is
placed In the corridor just in front
OF tho Supreme Court room.S 1t is Of
bronze and weighs 100 pounds md
so large that an extra beam was placed
in the ceiling to hold Its weight. The
new fixtures all over the building are
Of bronze aud have been placed In
the corridors Of both the House and
Senate. They are all arranged for
electricity, as gas has been removed
from the building within the last
few years. They are all OF an origi.
nal and handsome design and are en-.
tirely in keeping with the dignity Of
the building. Intact, they add much
to its beauty and attractiveness. The
new chandeliers, while they are ex'
tremely handsome, do not completely
oyershadow the crystal chandeliers
which were brought from the White
4 House when that building was remod
eled and redecorated couple io
years ago. These latter are seven II
number and are placed In the Vice
Presidents room and In the following
committee.rooms: II /;
Senate, District OF Columbia; Sen
ate. Philippine Committee; three Ii
{ the different rooms OF the Appropria
tons Committee Of the House ant
I one in the room of the Committee yoi
Pensions Of the House. They ar,
works of art, with hundreds OF it'll
cut.glass. many.sided prlsms. In re
moving the chandeliers from y tn
White House many Of the prism
were lost, but they have been in e,
cry case replaced. I.
The old proverb warning people VIII
live In glass houses not to thro,
: stones may receive a literal applics
ton If Americans ever adopt q ! pa
ent brick which is. being used yer
extensively, apparently. in Europe
United States! consuls in all the larg
cities on the continent have sent t
the State Department recently elat
crate reports on glass building bricks
Some of the countries have forSsom
years been making paving bricks 70
tiles o? glass, but Germany has gon
Into the business OF actually maxim
building bricks. At an internationa
exposition held in Berlin a years.
Z two ago there was exhibited a smaI
: villa which was built entirely of Sglas
: bricks in several shades Of al dar
: green and blue, which attracted ( a
tention. The staple colors Of glas
bricks are white and green. and 4 III
edges are made with flanges which q
into counter.sunk recesses, SO tina
: the bricks may be laid with very lii
tie cement into walls which. Will
! thin. are alright and syery8strong. 70
I obvious reasons buildings ofs this5ki
\ would he daptable for business pui
] poses, rather than for domestic use
4 The prso,spect 81 q dwelling hons
ii whose walls were Of glass woulI
hardly be- eass1rings q
3 I5Why NOT laf tha Y Marion (sIair