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and two equally shallow on either side, 
and the legs are of the long, slender Chip¬ 
pendale variety, so that the desk is a much 
lighter and more graceful-looking piece of 
furniture than heretofore. It is particu¬ 
larly useful for a small or necessarily 
crowded room, as its rather unusual shape, 
with the absence of corners, makes it 
adaptable for any sort of space. 
A Practical Lamp 
NOVELTY in lamps has recently 
been placed upon the market which 
embodies both practicability and beauty. 
It is known under the name of the parasol 
lamp because the shade is in the shape of 
a parasol and can be opened and closed. 
This forms the practical feature of the 
lamp as it permits various adjustments of 
the shade to produce the desired diffusion 
of the light. On cleaning days the shade 
can be closed and a cover to slip over the 
lamp affords excellent protection. This 
folding feature is also a convenience in 
moving. For instance, when going from 
the city to the country home the favorite 
lamp can be closed and placed in the small, 
corrugated, collapsible box which comes 
with it, and it can then readily be packed in 
the trunk. 
The lamps are fitted with two or three 
electric bulbs and all requisite accessories. 
The stands are of brass in a large as¬ 
sortment of designs, including handsome 
antique patterns. There is also a variety 
of mahogany, antique ivory and white 
enamel stands. 
The shades are of silk, chiffon or cre¬ 
tonne and will be made to order to coin¬ 
cide with the furnishings of the room, if 
Mahogany stand and frame and lace filling make the 
screen attractive 
desired. Housewives wishing to carry out 
a certain color scheme can furnish the ma¬ 
terial and have the shade made up on any 
selected frame, of which there is a variety. 
The lamp-shade can be re-covered at any 
time, which is another convenience, and 
special designs and sizes can be had at 
request. 
The photographs below show three posi¬ 
tions of the shade, which illustrate better 
than words its real convenience. Its lines, 
too, are pleasing to the eye. 
A Good Screen 
T HE quaint old candle screen that 
must have been largely ornamental 
in those days of dim lights has been used 
as a model for a lamp screen, almost a 
necessity with the brilliant lighting system 
now in general use. 
The light that comes through even the 
richest and most beautifully colored shade 
of glass or silk is sometimes rather trying 
when one has to face it, and an adjustable 
screen that will serve to tone down the 
glare without cutting off too much light is 
apt to be a decided relief. This is espe¬ 
cially true in regard to a lamp that is pri¬ 
marily intended for reading or working, 
but is sometimes used as a general light in 
a living-room or library. The screen con¬ 
sists of a mahogany stand and frame with 
a piece of heavy filet lace or filet crochet 
stretched into it. Ecru is preferable to 
white and if filet lace is used the coarser 
and heavier it is the more effective it 
appears. 
A rather crude touch that is somehow 
suggestive of the antique is seen in the 
way that the lace is fastened into the 
frame, which is pierced with a series of 
small holes about three quarters of an inch 
apart. By means of a heavy thread laced 
back and forth through the holes and the 
outer edge of the lace, it is stretched 
smooth and held firmly in place. 
The screen may be lined with thin silk 
in any desired color, or the lace alone will, 
as a general thing, serve as sufficient pro¬ 
tection, particularly if the color is ecru. 
The accompanying photograph shows 
one of these screens with an attractive 
pattern that looks well with the light shin¬ 
ing through it. 
The shade may be folded for convenience on cleaning When partly opened the “parasol” shade reduces The shades are of silk, chiffon or cretonne, in variou» 
day or when moving the quantity of light somewhat color schemes 
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