New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

AONsI4S ciissiled as lamps intendes e.
upon table or Shelf hanging larnuo 80 - e -
or oandlesticks to be held in The .l',s
material used varied greatly. - - u
being one Of the first requisites 40 -,
life. II was made in the simplest or -
fashion. according TO the means a. ...' ..s,-s',
Bronze was much used. because q - a'ss
worked and did not rust WOOD -. e4eg
mabIe and could not be cleaned s-s A1s-.
with which il was sometimes dac.N - We c1.o,
not nOld wooden candlesticks beca~s-- No-.
erb for shabbiness and dirt ana 49, a E1-s-
De used only for Offices IN which fbs-sS 60 sas q
burned Immediately, as at funeraIs 49, S---4 :,
Offices OF the Tenebrae VI U q
iron was probably used more Or lee.
ard candlesticks. but few OF thsv ~ ~. trls
ylHeu yI thc 3ttacks or rust Silver Isrnns -
deIaOTa and chandeliers were rnucL -. eil-
princes houses, and an astonisbinC ,.,l -s,l q
them may be found In the inventoTisS 80 O
men, For some reason or other. goiJ y aoals-
have been much less in favor ol1-s %
One OF the primitive means ~ ir,
was the hghtWOod torch. familiar 10 or- W.
ancestors. IL early came to be recoeri-s. s...el a.
hsit 10 De eIecuve in a hall or Iivi-~ - ~
must be placed high An early device - -
purpose was the metal tray or brazis- .t .ol tl
an ola PRINT as swung on chains fror, sSo'll 2
ing, with sort Of lamp chimney r,SisI1 ~ 49, -
s lOueu Ci iletal ABOVE. and servant ts-4i-,
nre or lightWood knots upon t. while tEs-ss
and mistress Of the house converse ro-. 49, NE
Ihe seven branched candIestick daoerts-.r
the Mosaic law served as a model - =. = Y
many church acandlesticks Snecir,e-s ss.sdt
exactly upon the biblical design ave - S.'S---et
at Essen in Prussia: at Milan AT p----.l5-%
and Messlnas and the pattern Is Ero---, -..-
Tree OF the virgin Another interesting 80
OF light is the Lantern OF NaIchas /" 1-7i,--'l -
somewhat IN the shape OF an ear.
Inc lantern seems 20 have been knov- =
comparatively ancient times The sIaw- =
S4loeOn IS sometimes represented "a a i,-ss-- y
but the explanation given bv Po-a- : u-..-i.,
tnat II was some form Of hand Grenade -
Romans had lantern bearing slaves csIIaS &c -
teIharL among the sculptures on the Tfs--
coIunn IS a large lantern hung from ths -
OF ship. DiOgenes and his lantern have -.
a proverb. '0''-'
Lamps have always had semi-relle,ov- d..
nlncance- Among old Roman lamps ara rnsSv
which were evidently given in fuIfIr1o1.' - - Z
VOW made to some divinity. and decorasas -
COrdfngly- The Lamp Of Jupiter was surI,or-sas
Dy an eagle holding thunderbOlts. that OF Vss,1
Dy the ngure OF that goddess. One OF the ~.
curious is the Lamp Of the Sun OFnamerfas MI.
the figure Of griffin crouched between two -
uIans. one OF the paws OF the animal res.I~~
on a wheel as II to indicate the circular moT.-
ment OF the sun in preserving and reas1frg
All ThlngS. the columns SymbOliZing the trorl,
the equinOXes or the sOlstices UpOu marv e..
man lamps appears the goose. sometimes re1Iaozs
by the swan, and signifying vigilance. This con-
memOrated the occasion when the geess saved
Rome, and the body. head and neck of the b'-i
sometimes form a very graceful little Iamu Tia
bat was also used as an emblem OF walysgi1Irsss
A less serious use OF ornaments appears N tss
choice OF gifts for friends OF pronounced tas.s
To lover OF horses was presented a lar1
shaped Ike horses head; 20 a comedian q a
poet one decorated with masks; 20 a Young ~
one adorned with the embIens OF an appro17iats
goddess.
Like the parents OF to-day the people Of tts
ancient world gave their children miniature
pieces Of household furniture. lamps among
them. These playthings were given on thslr
birthdays or some festival occasion by parents
friends and even the slaves Of the family, sn4
the toy lamp was often buried with the dss1
child, by Christian as well as pagan families
With the coming IN OF the Christian era dis-
ttnctively Christian lamps began TO appear;
some IN the form OF dove. some bearing tha
figure OF the Good Shepherd or OF the martyr
with his branch OF palm
A curious legend which reappears from tizs
70 time in history is that Of the perpetual
lamp. which would burn forever without
plenishlng. We owe the interesting work o,
FOrtuniO Lceti, which gives much valuable n,
formation on the subject Of lighting 20 ttis
superstition The legend which he records be-
came current in 1910 through the renOr- 0.
persons present at the opening OF the tomb q
TulliOla, daughter OF Cicero. They deciarsdtt
lamp was found there which was burning
brightly, but went out when il met the OG.ss
ar. me impression probably came from t1e
presence Of carburetted hydrogen IN the t0rS
Wnich would naturally have been isnited t7
the torches
Candelabra in these early times were of tTo
classes; one. the simplest. supporting to7oass
or candles. the other a Somewhat elaborate
branched affair from which hung tiny lamps,
An ancient epigTafn on the subject OF the calala-
stick. directed toward some person more ser.
viceable than strong. was this:
Esse vides ligneum; serves MIST lur-ila Get.
lie candelabra magma lucerna tioL
Chou seest that he is of wood: Il thou dos.
not take care OF the fame thy candles;ick WI
be only a great candle)
very ancient use OF candleshckS and EH.ls
was for burning perfumes. Silver lamps e.
with perfumed oils are often found IN the OrisnI
and are not uncommon IN Spain A nloas11
writer illustrates the character OF her hero-la
wtlfUl young girl OF Spanish ancestry, by o.
silver lamp filled with aromatic oil which SO
occasionally kept burning IN her bedroom 70
the renOnstrances of a friend she perverssy r.
piled:
I can sleep in it a great deal better tha1
can in your plain. thin. whftewashed air!-'1as
Logic.