The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-31

Art Ornaments
Come in Pairs
for Furniture

art" says William Morris, "is the
result of mans Joy put in his works.
| and we must have just as much JOY
in the appreciation of it.
In the category of art the new
clocks have found a place. Japanese
lacquer with quaint and tiny figures
in gilt have been effectively employed
in several clocks. Conspicuous among
the new clocks for the informal hall or
sun parlor, are the wood ones decor
ated with old-timey clusters of flow.
ers.
The seeker after something out OF
the ordinary will find hanging clocks
patterned after the ones used during
Colonial days. New and attractive
are those of crystal and wood, also in
cluded amongst the novelties are
clocks of a new metal finish in soft
clouded shades of green.
Art Ornaments Coming in Pairs.
Ornaments these days come In pairs.
One is not sufficient unto itself. Beau
tiful examples Of Ruskin, lockwood or
Chinese pottery grace the table or
mantelpiece at either end.
An alabaster flower bowl has the
leaves delicately carved on the inside
of the bowl and raised chalice in the
center with perforations for holding
the flowers.
Looking like great six-sided Chi
nese lantern, is bird cage of scarlet
and gold with big black tassels. Way
up at the top hangs tinkly bell to in
spire the songster.
Wedgewood PLAQUES and pottery
are specially adapted for rooms fitted
in Adams style. Vivid Chinese red
lacquer forms different odd pieces,
such as bowls or trays, which give just
that dash of color SO often needed in
room.
| Good Lights Possible at Low Expense.
Methods in diffusing the light in a
room are becoming more and more
simple and inexpensive. Lighting ex-
perts are trying to teach the public
that it is the light and not the lamp we
are after and that the light is better if
we screen the lamp from the eyes A
visible naked light dazzles the eyes
and makes the seeing more difficult. !
Lamps add to a room as jewels to
costume, besides accentuating the
color scheme they are magical in ad- |
ding brilliant color note. You must |
try the shade by natural as well as
artificial light, because it may be sub
dued by day, but it's rich Innings may
give it a brilliant glow in artificial /
light
Worth describing is black and gold
lamp toppled with shade of two lay
ers of gold silk gauze, between which |
were brilliantly colored butterflies.
Yellow Silk Used as Shade for Lamp.
Another lamp with a gold base was
capped with shade of yellow silk, or
namented with silhouette figures
which were glimpsed through yellow
chiffon covering. Long black Chinese
tassels embellished the corners of the
shade.
A. square shaped shade of blue ere.
tonne with large flower baskets over
flowing with brilliant flowers had a
black Chinese lacquer vase.
Old fashioned silk panels decorated
with pictures were outlined with old
gold galloon and shaded the light over
glass lamp base, which brought in
view the idea of glass lamps being
again in vogue.
Parchment shades strike new note
in the lamp world. A black shade
with dancing girls in quaint cos
tunes accompanied a bronze base.
Another Feature in the Light Problem.
The vacu flower vase may be as
sured that imitation is the sincerest
flattery, for now we have a new con-
ceit in a vacu electric light with silk
shade to match the base This may
be attached to the console or dresser
glass with narrow silk covered cord
hidden behind the mirror
Desk sets of colored leather or china
are exhibited in most alluring colors.
Sets of dull silver, containing every
thing necessary for the writing table
are ornamented in fanciful way with
blue and white canoes.
Artful indeed is sewing set which
has girl concealing the scissors and
pins under her skirt Her hat is a
and the base of the sewing
contrivance holds all kinds of spools
Of thread