The Washington times., 1922-09-20
LIGHTING NOW
VITAL FEATURE.
Of new HOMES
Can Be Made to Harmonic
With Other Establishment
of Residences.

Today the woman of the house
chooses the draperies and curtains
for her home with great care. She
makes sure that the color scheme
of each room is, so far as Is posi-.
BILE, harmonious-that the colors OF
walls, hanging and rugs do not
clash.
But how many stop to consider
that the lighting may be made to
harmonic with the other factors
that make up the appearance OF the
apartment; that light, instead OF
being merely an illuminant. may
also be made ornamental and an
added item Of beauty?
Excellent effects may be obtained
by the use Of colored lights. Some
very practical lessons along this
line may be learned by studying
the effects achieved in lighting store
windows. The window trimmer
knows the value OF color in nlumina-
tion and uses II to give the at
mosphere he desires, whether II be
warmth or coolness, restfuiness. or
whatever quality he wishes to en-
phasize.
Hints From Stage.
Stage lighting offers some good
hints TO those interested In using
colored lights in the home. One
color may be used to illuminate the
stage, and another, harmonizing
with the general lighting. may be
employed to illuminate the back
drop. Splashes Of high intensity
colored lights may be introduced at
two or three points for emphasis, but
not to affect the entire stage. In
the same way, as is pointed out by
Miss Helen Smith in writing on the
subject. the general lighting Of the
living room may be yellow combined
with tint OF red, with perhaps spots
Of brilliant green or purple inside
vase or thrown on a statuette.
Obviously, each room has it's in
dividual illumination needs, and this
applies to colors as well as to
lighting fixtures. Moreover, each
has it's own color scheme, with which
whatever colored light is used should
harmonize.
The lighting may be made to give
the room the character desired. Fer
autumn or winter nights, a yellow
or a red tinted light gives the living
room an air OF coZiness and comfort.
A thing TO be kept in mind is that
the use OF colored light accentuates
the color of each object in the room
which is OF the same color as the
lamp, and affects the other colors
II a red-tinted lamp is used, all the
reds in the curtains, rugs, pictures,
etc. will be intensified, while the
blues will be darkened and the
greens will take on a yellowish tinge.
II a green light is used, the greens
become more vivid, the reds take on
yellowish appearance and the blues
turn to blue-greens. With the use
of a blue light. the blues in the room
are emphasized, the reds darken and
the greens<become blue-greens.
DO Own COloring.
Those who wish to experiment with
colored lights and are unable TO OBJ
tain the colors they wish, may do
their own coloring. Collodion and
various lacduers for the purpose can
be bought and colored as desired, or
the lamps can be colored at electrical
stores for a few cents each. In col
oring. the lamps are dipped IN the
lacquer. removed, and then lighted,
the heat baking on the lacquer. Sue
cessive coatings, Of course. deepen
the color.
DIR. NJ. Luckiesh. director OF ap-
piled science, Nela Research Labora-
tories, suggests various methods Of
ooloring lamps in his book, Lighting
the Home" CThe Century Coz One
that he mentions Is scraptng the
emulsion from Photographic films
and then dissolving the celluloid film
in banana oil" The lacquer thus
formed may be colored with dyes TO
suit the ideas and wishes of the ex-
perimenter.
This field OF experimentation will
prove very interesting to those who
appreciate the added beauty colored
lights may be made to give a home,
and little expense Is involved. For
example, one householder merely
took the lamps in the shower and