The Washington times., 1925-06-29
Household Hints
Selecting Electric Lamp Bulbs
For the Home
BY SALLY E. DAVIDSON

/ often wonder Il men realize the
amount Of knowledge women must
accumulate on every subject apper.
tanning to the home to become really
good managers. To most OF them
housekeeping begins with cooking
and ends with cleaning.
In reality, housekeeping is an all
eTanracinG art made up entirely OF
II treat number OF minor ar:s. Eie-
sides having 70 learn all about
cleaning, cooking, shopping and the
rest, the modern housewife must also
understand electricity and its various
uses and <AppIications In order that
she may give her family every eoin.
fort and happ ness the family in
come cgn encompass.
Home Lighting Important.
Having solved the problem of
washing. ironing, cooking and
cleaning by electricity. using cleo
tricity intellfgently for lighting
now claims our attention. For q
long, time this question OF light
has been left entirely to the judg
nnent Of anyone who cared to offer
an opinion. This naturally proved
very unsatisfactory.
Light IN the home is such 4 per.
sonal thing that each home maker
has found that she must learn more
about It In order to utilize 1t to
the best advantage both from the
standpoint Of utility and decoration.
Until recently It seems that more
attention was given TO decorative
effects Of lighting than to its util-
ity. This was perhaps because we
Al Il. &At.f,S
light both Of these are possible.
Electric light Is the most flexible
OF ali artificial iliuminaTts. One,
may paint with 1t as with colors Il
one but knows and understands its
value and is willing to experiment.
little with the different sizes,
types and tints Of electric lamp
bulbs.
Use Right Lamp Bulbs.
TO many people, since it provides
light, one electric lamp bulb T. az
good as another. What kind OF light
does not seem to matter. The truth
IS, that we have been used to poos
dghting IA our homes for so long
that our demands in this direction
are not very exacting. Yet we may
have ideal lighting with very little
effort and small cost.
Today there are so many different
types Of electric lamp bulbs on The
market that one may. by trying
the various kinds eventually get
exactly the kind Of light that Is
hest suited net only to their eyes
but their reinforcement as well.
The average lerson goes INTO
store and purchases an assortment
OF lamp bulls thinking this variety
will cover all Enf sible needs. The
result is that II q 4O-Watt lamp
burns oar ard an, Their of the same
wataxe is Tlct available, in goes
the first laE:,p Ill hand and. unless
il Is so glarIng or so dim that 1t is
decidedly uncomfortable. 1t will not
Be chaag.sd until ii, too. burns out.
Needless to say this Is neither
good for the eyes nor the purse.
It is not good management to re-
place a forty-watt bulb with one
of fifty watts when the forty would
serve perfectly. On the other hand,
place forty-watt bulb with a
fwenty.fi when the lamp of
larger wattage is really necessary
What Size Is Best
The question then arises-when
lamp bulb, when the forty, when
the fifty. seventy-five, hundred and
so on? This is not a simple ques-
ton to answer because much de-
ponds on the room, the type of
electric fixture and lamp bulb. But
In the home one rarely needs
bulb OF over 100 watts.
In the center kitchen unit. for
example, / use a 100-watt daylight
bulb. while in the shaded side-wall
bracket lights, lights over sink.
range and refrigerator only twenty
five-watt bulbs Of the frosted va
riety are used.
In the dining room. where there
is a center fixture with q silk shade
rejecting the light downward on
the table. I use three twenty-five
watt flame-color lamp bulbs This
tint is exceptionally good for this
purpose because it entirely elini.
mates the glare OF the plain and
even the frosted Sbulb. In fact. 1
use these in all lamps and fixtures
where the, lamp bulb can be seen,
or where the lamp shade is of sheer
material.
Side-wall fixtures are usually
equipped with twenty-five watt
lamp bulbs. When the shades or
shields are extra heavy the round
frosted or candle type can be used,
but If they are made Of a shee.
material and one likes a mellow
light the flame tinted lamp bulbs
will be found in every way su
perior.
Table lamps, floor and bridge
lamps are usually equipped with
lamp blubs of about 100 watts
evenly distributed in each socket
OF the particular portable lamp.
The One.socket bridge lamp, how.