DECORATIVE GARDEN LANTERNS 



old shade tree, with a wall background of glossy 

 green, or variegated foliage, or hung above an en- 

 trance gate to a secluded garden walk, that the lamps 

 and lanterns of country and suburban grounds will 

 enhance to the best advantage the general decorative 

 effect. 



It is possible to secure various quaint forms of 

 Japanese lanterns, in stone, in oriental shops that 

 will not require any great expense ; but care must be 

 taken to give them appropriate surroundings. The 

 tall stone lanterns require only appropriate grouping 

 of dwarf trees or gaily tinted shrubbery to form a fit- 

 ting background. Quaint, old-world types of garden 

 lanterns, without the tall stone base and pedestal, 

 are effective when placed upon mounds of rocks to 

 elevate them above the garden walks or drives which 

 they are to illuminate. Wooden lanterns in Japanese 

 design, which are within the capabilities of the ama- 

 teur craftsman, may be set upon rough cedar poles, 

 and banked with little bright-leafed Japanese maples 

 or evergreen shrubbery. When lighting a walk or 

 driveway near a garden pond, the lantern should be 

 so placed that it will be reflected in the water. 



