The Washington times., 1906-10-31
NEW AND ATTRACTIVE
CANDLE SHADES
Dainty Ways of Illuminating the Dinner Table.
Clever Schemes of Tasteful Women

The soft light OF a candle is SO at
trGctive and becoming that no other
method Of Illumination seems 20 take its
place az the dinner table. and "a dainty
shade adds greatly 10 its attractive
ness.
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on It.
y srrong wire frame is the first thing
needed. rms Is generally about IouT
inches IN height, held together with
Hiee OF lour upright bars, ana upon
Ills the shade Is 10 be mounted
whenever any parts are 10 be Joined
II should De done at the upright bars
The joining can either be- ne4Iiy made
with paste or the Durs are Iiuisned with
S'lJ braid or narrow white or cOlorSd
SIX braid, and the edges finished with
the same.
The shade can also be finished with q
plated rucie or the SIX pinked on both
elgess or AN unusually dainty unlsh IS
fringe of either smau white OF so.J COL
oreu beads al the bottom.
a very dainty set OF shades for candles
can be maue OF rose piuK brOcaGed silk,
each ugure 20 be outlined with line gold
hpished with ilne SIT braid; the lower
edge can also have a fringe OF small
gold beads. White, yellow, and pale
Liue SILK can also be used FOR these
shades.
The Empire shade is also very attrac-
tive and new The frame for tins is
four inches high and in diameter three
and one-h haIt inches at the top and fve
across The bottom.
There are also four upright bars.
Inc frame Is covered with white Jaf-
fea9 silk. and the upright bars are Gov
cred with narrow gold braid These
pieces Of braid divide the frame into
pannels on each of which is a tinted oval
medallion like "a miniature held in
with tiny gold spansles, and beyond
these a circle Of fancy gold lace braid.
which gives the medallion the effect of
being in a frame.
The edges. both upper and lower. are
unished with the gold braid and "a mar
row SIX fringe Of sold, pale sreen, pink
and white
The upright bars are also covered with
sprays OF small ribbon flowers IN deli
cate shades; these are wired and the
tiny, graceful bow knot OF ribbon at the
edge Of the flowers is also wired.
Other light shades Of silk can be used
Tor these Empire shades. with the me
ture.
Another attractive design for shade
Is or SILK, shirred quite full on a frame
which Is wide at the bottom. but slop-
4 beading is used az the ton, and this
Is held in by a fun narrow rose quilting
OF silk. The edge of the frame has a
fringe OF beads the color of the silk used.
The fine bead fringe used on these
shades can also be made OF various coll
ored beads. which harmonic, and they
can be made 20 form a design. as in the
bead portieres
Linen shades may also be made 10
III over the frames. so they can be taken
OF. - be laundered.
\ design on white linen of eyelets
and French embroidery will be simple
ana attractive. Both edges can be fin
ished with small scauODs.
Another linen shade can have spray
or me flowers in solid and eyelet en-
broidery around the top and bottom,
with the scallcps on both edges
An unusually attractive set OF can
die shades are made of white linen with
butterflies embroidered or applqued on
them
They are open in effect. and a lining
OF pale pink. light blue. green or yell
low silk IS used. The effect OF the vel
low candle through the butterfly is very
dainty