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projecting ledge, below which the wall is decor- 

 ated with many rows of small carved alcoves, 

 used for lights. 



At dusk on fete days these old Indian gardens 

 have an added charm and fascination. Here, 

 when the little earthen lamps are lit, they twinkle 

 through the shining falls of water like green 

 glow-worms ; while the rosy warmth of lights 

 within the white pavilion gives the illusion of 

 some huge transparent shell, poised above the 

 waterfall, its curving back showing dimly against 

 the twilight sky and the darker blue of the 

 mountains beyond. 



Decorative lighting is a minor art that still 

 lingers in India. At the last Imperial Durbar 

 at Delhi one of the most pleasing features from 

 an artistic point of view was the really fine use 

 made of electricity for illuminations on a large 

 scale. This was particularly noticeable in the 

 Indian camps, some, belonging to the greater 

 princes, glowing each night with fairy-like 

 festoons, beautiful in colour and design ; for 

 once, a Western innovation well applied, helping 

 to carry out a scheme of Eastern art. Beauty 

 on this scale requires, of course, great wealth ; 

 but the little lamps might still be lighted under 



