New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

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v5th home building and deco
ration which affects so vitality
IL eonfort and which is YET
sp,stly sighted as the wise AZ
-r.ss Of its lighting.
4 sect Of light upon color is we'll
That the house receive sun
ia. to illuminate its beauty is
4. mere important than that the
s..y fixtures shall agree in charac-
v;lh sAeir surroundings,
should Be Selected Before
Wiring Is Done.
a. actual wiring OF a house for
s,;e lighting must be done while the
sa,v IS under way, and therefore
,.stslling Of the necessary wires
"a, par. Of the general building
- But unless the lighting fixt-
i selected before the wiring is
ne final result is almost sure to
n far short Of what it should be.
~ smount Of current to be supplied
- connection should be previously
smised; otherwise, with only the
crest Of specifications as a guide,
fghtng contractor may either "un-
ir,s or "overwire" the building. In
srt case the lights will be feeble,
u "a the second case some OF the
li,.t5, current will be wasted, and one
|,,a B. obliged to pay the highest Of
ssug bills sor only ordinary service.
lin q ne height Of folly to provide
j. e.. ,ctural and decorative beau
"a ri,h which the modern home is
.,ss and yet neglect the lighting.
\, actual selection of the fixtures
MD be left to the architect Of the
- or 10 the interior decorator, with
~ he very often eollaborates. Resi-
sa, and. indeed, buildings Of am
are being built more and more
bsres with a definite style Of arcbi-
SRr.
s,s for Lighting Should Be Made
by Architect.
he old.fsshioned method of select
vhsteyer vss merely generally
Easing and attempting to combine
IN, though perhaps wholly unrelat-
4 5, now thing of the past. Archi-
IT. should by al means plan the
iing Of the house, as we'll as the
aiign Of its mantels or the style of
e woodwork about its doors and win
~.
No one not carefully schooled IN
De priaciple Of decoration can have
nosiedse Of the intricacies of tho
ts'stvs styles and periods, and IN
Us one possesses such knowledge it is
~ easy to make q mistake in select
sg objects so deeoratively important
. lighting fixtures. Designers have
hsEght the making Of such fixtures 20
4 point where it has become an art.
hs lighting devices of every age have
W examined and their designs care
hl5 adapted to present-day needs, so
aa whatever period is being inter
MED, appropriate lighting fixtures are
sh had.
Eith the use Of kerosene, and even
q pA the difficulty was 70 obtain,
'sFdsnt quantity Of light, while with
ssaHeity the chief difficulty is to so
" o. dihuse its brilliance that the
S'it results be secured.
alndslier Eliminates Only the Cell
ing.
!as day Of the chandelier, as once
llss for general lighting, seems to have
piSsd It succeeded in illuminating
'ss ealing, but nothing more, and is
i'f'y used at present, unless in large
ana formal apartments, such q ball
rooms Or drawing rooms, where it is
'ph very resplendent, being designed
Na Particular reference to the sur
i'uniipgS
A''s rooms are now lighted from
ne walls BY means of bracket lights"
" '''nees. Just at present in America
ne Colonial style is in such favor that
s vogue seems destined to continue
aa'nnitsly. Of course, strictly speak
aE here are several Colonial styles,
.'i colonies we're settled by the Eng
As' Dutch, French and Spanish, but
'lls's the term be qualified in some
~ It is understood to refer to the
S'o'eian style, in vogue in England
c''ag q great part of our American
''l'aial period.
ihhuenes Of Georgian Era.
ne great designers and architects Of
'l' Georgian era we're especially sue
y s'''lu with lighting fixtures. 1t was