New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-23


and electric lights have coma TO the
parting of the ways. Time Wa. when
they emulaled each otue'. with
wall-lights of electricity approximate
ing the appearance of lighted cam
dies. And candelabra looked as
much as possible like electric chan
deliers.
Now, modernistic electric fix
lures look to the future for their
inspiration. or a least press into
service contemporary things. Can
dies. on the other hand, dclve back
into the middle ages. and the love
Hest Of their holders copy mediae-
val monastic articles.
Much has been written about
modern interior decorating. Per
haps the loveliest of modern
things are the electric lights,
When il comes to wall fixtures, a
new art expression has been found.
Fluted glass. wrought iron. parch-
ment, aluminium. silk and many
other media work out the same
motif that adorns room. when
a button Is pressed. the room is
flooded with indirect light.
stimulating Touches
But there are many moderns
who cannot go TO the expense OF
Being 100 per cent what they be-
lieve. So there are new lamps in
quantities to tempt these into add
INK a few contemporary touches
to their otherwise staid homes.
Some are bizarre. Others are
captivating. All are original. And
every single one Is stimulating,
These modernistic lamps glor,fy
the mundane in their designs.
They take nails, cubes OF sugar
measuring spoons, thimhle and so
on and work out intricate designs
in color for their shades.
BY the simplicity Of their lines
they cut out all non essential dec
grafton. Color, odd shapes and
patterns and new materials are the
only characteristics they consider
valid.
IlTcC VI Inv IN W Wv
modern lamps are shown today.
-Four dice form the odd base OF
one souatty, modernistic lamp.
Their arrangement has a careless
nonchalance as II they might fall
down any minute. but Of course
they won't. Topping this lamp lis
a cream. fluted shade with kaudy
orange, red and black streakins II
In an iniistinct pattern OF geo
metric lines. The cording at the
top is black.
Most unusual is the unders'ung
,smu that uses the terrestrial globe
for its novel shade. This is the
man par excellence for the chill
dren's room or for the living room
where those interested In aviation
can trace the painful route OF NO.
btle's men, the South Pole cAped'~
ton. or ocean flights.
The globe OF pale blue. with dis
tinct markings all over it. Vfstles
comfortably into an undertaking
and gracefully rounded base OF
scarlet lacquered wood.
Tall, coolly semote is the star
light lamp with a slender metal
base and a blue shade topping It,
In the daytime it Is just plain
shade. But at night the stars
come out, quite properly. when
| the light il turned on because
there really are two shades here
instead of one. The silver under
shade shows through cutouts in
the upper.
One OF the newest candlesticks
from Italy ID the wrought iron
spray holder for the refectory
table that copies decoration IN
medieval monasteries. It holds
five candles with the dignity and
beauty Of old things And II Is
very effective with coiorful tapers.
From. Olden Times
Another wrought iron uses one
side Of an ancient racket TO give
IL unique and fsmcwhat abrupt
shape. II holds three candles and
il one uses different lengths Of
candles, the abruptnesA gan be in
crea sed ana capitalized.
A third candlestick looks clea'
back to ancient times when the
triangle was first used as a decor
alton. With slightly curved side
and the addition of some charm
ing scrolls, q sconce OF unusua
beauty 10 created.
Modern or old-fsshioned
Whichever choice one makes, thu
lighting offered this season en-
III asizes the forward facing or tn
looking backwards Of the hom
that selects them.