The Washington times., 1905-08-19
AN ODD coNcE1r IN MILLINERY.
NOVEL LAMP SHADES

Picturesque lamp shades in floral and
original designs made from paper and
cretonne for summer cottages have be-
come so popular with many women that
they viii probably be used throughout
the coming season and far into the win
ter in winter bedrooms
The floral patterns are particularly
well adapted for this use, and ingen-
iOus women have made elaborate shades
in styles that could not be purchased.
Hand-painted roses, lilies, forget-me-
nots, or whatever harmonizes with the
fittings in the room put on plain silk or
white linen, are decidedly effective, and
a person with little artistic ability
could make the shade and decorate it
at home at small expense.
Quaint Round Effect.
The simplest style and the one easiest
TO make is round, eight or ten inches
deep and slightly smaller at the top
than at the bottom, SO it viii not look
clumsy. 1t is made from pasteboard
carefully glued or sewed together. and
covered inside and out with white linen
or silk. At the top and bottom pieces
of narrow guimpe beading are stitched
on give a finish, and If desired a
fri. OF small beads carrying out the
or or the long round beads in white,
& en-. or red. When the flowers are
painted on the shade is fitted to a wire
fra me and is ready for use IL figured
cretonne IS used 10 cover the pasteboa rd
the shade is quickly made and at d very
small expense
The six or eight panel shade appro-
pirate for either bedroom or reading
lamp is also made OF pasteboard. and
the panels are carefully seWed togethe"
so the sides Joined will be smooth.
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gradually broaden and flare at the bot
tom. This frame is then covered either
with panels of silk. linen, etc. and the
divisions between the selections outlined
with colored beads that CLINT and sparkle
in the light or the cover which. OF
course, lines the inside of the shade i@
made made IN one one piece. An attractive one one
with hand-painted apple trees and used
in the library, the yellow and red apples
Seen hanging on the branches repre-
senting knowledge
Globe Shades.
For globe shades paper and silk flow
ers are very pretty. one large paper
design was made in the shape OF Il red
rose. with the petals softly curIed at the
edges These were evidently pasted or
sewed TO cloth that was fitteds over 4
wire screen Similar ones ia Easter
lilies and oil colored tulips are attrac-
tive. White silk leaves cut ike the
petals OF = rose and put on Il wire frame
in the same way are used for dining,
reading or beu room globes.
The shades made for banquet or piano
lamps are. of course, large and elabo-
rate One on square wire frame, made
from ruffies of heavy yellow lace, COY
cred with white valances of China SILK
and finished on top with dainty double
folds OF yellow chiffon fuled on in
three rows. is really exquisite. II has
four sides, ard dome-iike top that Is
made from white net. decorated with
narrow ruchings of yellow chiffon The
mellow light that shines through this
shade never fails TO bring exla ma tons
Of delight. An accordion pleated shade
foI. a iaree hall or floor lamp Is made
on the same plan as an accordion skirt,
small at the top and very wide at the
bnftorn. Cretonne, with a big red rose
design. crepe paper in gay tones or
hand-painted linen or silk is used for
fh1ee. The decorative cover must be
,,9stad to some stiff cloth tbuckram) and
dressed into pleats To keep the shape.