HOUSE AND GARDEN 
31 
January, 1912 
Types of reasonable side brackets that are of good design and construction. The first is a Colonial pattern, with crystal pendent, for $6; 
next comes a bracket along Colonial lines, at $4.50; beside it is a double fixture of reed and ribbon style, costing $6.25; adjoining this is 
another of similar pattern, for $3.75. The last, after the pattern of Colonial lamps, is with a cut glass shade, and costs $7 
fixtures are, however, a combination of the “spun” and the “cast” 
metal, the latter being used where the strain is greatest. 
Square fixtures are made with two, four and six lights, while 
the round can have an uneven number. A “shower” with a 
square ceiling plate may, however, support five lights. 
Regarding the figure necessary to meet the expense of lighting 
fixtures, the best way is to read this article and draw your own 
conclusions! There are no fixed rules to give, only the sugges¬ 
tion that you plan to spend less than your pocketbook will allow. 
Some builders figure that 
on a ten thousand dollar 
house from two to four 
hundred dollars can be 
spent on lighting fixtures. 
On a twenty thousand dol¬ 
lar house the figure seldom 
reaches over five or six 
hundred dollars. On the 
other hand an old Colonial 
house recently fitted cost 
less than ninety dollars, 
when the owner had decid¬ 
ed to spend $150. A plan 
which works out well is to 
figure by rooms; you have 
a ten room house and allow 
$18 per room. The bed¬ 
rooms, kitchen, pantry, bathroom, halls, 
can be furnished with much economy of 
this $18, allowing a possible twenty-five 
or thirty dollars for use in the important 
rooms downstairs. 
If you buy your fixtures direct from 
the manufacturer and have an order for 
fifty or seventy-five, there is a chance 
that you may be able to get a discount. 
The center chandelier, with four lights, 
of the so-called Sheffield style, 
costs $2 1 
You will have decided, in having your house wired for elec¬ 
tricity or piped for gas, how many outlets for fixtures you need 
for the size of your rooms; but whether you will have single or 
double lights on the side walls of the dining-room and library 
and a two or four light center fixture in the big bedroom or 
drawing-room, is a question to be decided when buying the fix¬ 
tures themselves. A good general rule for the center is a four 
light fixture for a room 15 x 20. It would take four double 
side-wall brackets to give sufficient light from the sides of the 
room only. A smaller room 
can stand a smaller center 
fixture, one, two or three 
lights as the size warrants. 
The fixtures upstairs may be 
lighter weight than those 
for the first floor. 
There are no special pe¬ 
riod designs made in the 
low-priced fixtures, except 
the Colonial; there are, how¬ 
ever, a variety of stock de¬ 
signs to choose from, de¬ 
signs that are graceful and 
pleasing and will fit in with 
any style of furnishing. 
These designs come in a va¬ 
riety of finishes, which gives 
one a wide choice. It is possible to se¬ 
cure very artistic and unusual results, 
differing from the stock designs, by se¬ 
lecting a part of one fixture to be coupled 
with a part of another. As the fixtures 
shown are merely samples and your or¬ 
der will be made up especially, the manu¬ 
facturer will not object to any combina- 
(Coiiti)iucd oil page 57) 
A dome light, with cut glass 
globe, suitable for hall or 
living-room, costs $34 
The low hanging living-room lamps may be 
had for gas or electricity. This costs 
$28 
Often the lights are suspended from the can¬ 
opy by tubes instead of chains. This style 
is $31.50 
A simple drop light of satin brass and 
colored glass, hung by a chain with square 
links, is $35 
