Evening star., 1924-02-01
HOW TO MAKE SELECTIONS
IN LAMPS AND LAMPSHADES

I Some new shades for lamps and
candles are made of silk trimmed
with beads. The beads are formed
top and bottom. K heavy bead fringe
10 used and some ornament formed OF
beads decorates the sides OF the
shade, itself made Of gathered silk.
slsssseG sat shaass has BE- sssat
Of long crystal beads, falling In yard
lengths around tho lights. Three
eIectric bulbs, all together. may be
SniHea wiii % n ..,,y this way and the lights
is n4thtng extreme or saudy In these
clouded bead covers, which are mere
Iong cylinders OF milky light
s'fasamins ninnss from the lighted bulbs.
talns wonderful possibilities for dec
Grating lamp shades. Tho flowers
ana leaves are cut out and pasted on
2 foundation OF heavy drawing paper
rs ers snd iesvap shape .nd nd size as the flow
be used on q shade made OF paper
or fabric. Thin boiled starch or II
brary paste will fasten the decora-
tions TO paper shade, but thin glue
snouid be used to fasten them to silk
A pretty shade is made OF pale
green gauze with an iridescent
beaded fringe and a deep ruching at
the top. and border OF material
lower down. Slightly gathered all
round, there is no great fullness any,
coming shade.
-Four crepe paper handkerchiefs.
with large .poinsettas in one corner
of each one, will make an attractive
lamp shade. Cut the poinsetitas so
| that each one will make tab end.
This is done by partially cutting the
flower from the napkin and allowing
it to fall down as a tab. Shjrr the
white portion slightly and stitch to
the frame. Line with red crepe paper.
Other flowers can be used in the
same way, but none are prettier than
the big red flowers.
Pretty Candle Shades.
Very pretty candle shades are made
| from ordinary tissue paper, which
| can be bought in many eoIors at
small cost. To make a shade, cut
! off an eighth-inch square. then fold
J through the center five times, max
a circle. Trim at the outer end.
which will make your piece about
! three and threefourths inches long.
| Then cut off seven-eig 1tns of an inch
| of the small end. then alternately
| from one edge and then the other, cut
| were going to cut 1t off in slices. but
. be sure to stop about an eighth Of an
inch from the opposite side. these
. Sits to be about an eighth of an inch
! apart Now open the paper out and
you will have a beautiful. lacy piece
| of tissue, made after the principle OF
expanded metal, like the paper-doll
skirts you used to make when you
were child. The beauty of the idea
| is that great variety of combina-
| tions can be produced. Place as many
! as FIVE or six over your little mica
| candle shade protector. Pull the
| meshes apart to give the most lacy
| effect. They are very light and may
| tie ring of beads just fitting around
! the metal ring of the holder will
| keep them down. If little less
than three-quarters OF an inch is cut
! from the center, they will At over an
electric bulb.
Have you seen the cute little shades
| for candles? They are made over a
| tiny bamboo frame and when the
/ light shines through it illumines the
quaint little Japanese scene and
makes q very effective table decora-
tion.
Helpful Hints.
An Emergency Light.-Put a piece
| of phosphorus the size of a large pea
into large bottle of clear glass.
Heat some olive oil to the boiling
point, set the bottle in pan of hot
water until thoroughly warmed, then
pour the not OIL over the phosphorus,
, filing the bottle about one-third full.
Cork tightly and leave until a light is
needed. then open the bottle for a
! few minutes and the fresh air. rush
ing in, will fill the unoccupied space
with clear. luminous light. Recork
the bottle and the light Will continue
clear for several days. When 1T be-
gins to grow dim, let in fresh air and
then recork.
To Make a Candle Fit-Never trou-
BILE to shave down the end of a can
die that is too thick. for there is d
better and quicker plan. Get lit
tie hot water, and in it hold the end
of the candle until the wax softens.
then press it into the candlestick and
hold a few seconds until it fits firmly.
To Protect Electric Bulbs.-Before
cleaning your electric light bulbs, turn
on the light and they will not break
no matter how fragile.
To Protect Chinese Lanterns.-When
using Chinese lanterns for festive oc-
casions, put a few handfuls of sand
in the bottom of the lantern around
the candle. This keeps the lantern
from swaying and also tends to~pre-
vent 1T from taking fire.