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Ivory White Enamel 
I HAVE noticed that this department 
advises ivory white enamel for the 
woodwork in Colonial houses. My contrac¬ 
tor insists upon using what he calls pure 
white, and what I call blue white, in my home, 
built after the Colonial style. As I wish 
my walls for the first floor to be in two shades 
of tan, the so-called pure white will be very 
ugly with this, according to my ideas. Please 
tell me where I can get a mixed ivory white 
enamel of such tone as you would recommend. 
I feel sure it can be found. 
You are quite right in objecting to 
the blue-white enamel as it is cold and 
unpleasant and very difficult to recon¬ 
cile with any wall treatment. 
We have had sample panels sent 
to you, finished with an ivory white 
enamel which in tone is as perfect as 
the material is durable, and with these 
the address of the firm from whom you 
can obtain the enamel. 
It is possible to use a pure white 
enamel as the ground for almost any 
tone a wall treatment may call for by 
mixing a small quantity of pure color 
ground in Japan with the white, 
adding the smallest particles of the color 
at a time until the right tint is reached. 
However, in most Colonial interiors 
the ivory white tone will be found 
satisfactory. 
Lighting Fixtures 
1 AM writing to ask if House and Garden 
will help me further in planning the 
interior of my new house. I have profited 
largely by your advice in the past and now 
would be glad if you would help me in the 
selection of fixtures for my living-room and 
hall. These, as my plan will show you, open 
practically together. There are three light¬ 
ing places indicated between the beams in the 
living-room. I do not want anything very, 
expensive, but something artistic and suited 
to the style of the room. The woodwork is 
ivory white enamel and mahogany in com¬ 
bination, as you have recommended. 
We would suggest the type of fixture 
shown in the illustration as the solution 
of your difficulty. This is entirely 
simple but artistic and elegant in line. 
The single light is intended for the hall. 
The groups of three might be used in 
the spaces you indicate. The brass 
may be given the smoked finish which 
resembles Japanese bronze and which 
you will find harmonious with any 
A suggestion for the living-room lighting fixtures, 
to be hung in between the beams of the ceiling 
decorative scheme you may be using. 
These are not particularly expensive. 
Lamps for the Library 
I AM anxious to have some artistic lamps 
in my country house. The house will 
be lighted wholly by lamps and candles. 
What would you suggest over a large library 
table? Also, is it possible to have hanging 
lamps which are at all decorative? 
There are many beautiful reading 
lamps offered in the shops, differing 
greatly in price as well as in design. If 
you could give us some idea of the type 
of room in which they will be used we 
could advise you more practically. 
If the rooms have Colonial lines 
and fittings, crystal or brass lamps, 
the fount supported on a column 
standard, would be correct. On such 
a lamp a half-barrel shade of fluted silk, 
trimmed with a narrow fringe, would 
look well. This shade should be made 
from silk showing a color which appears 
elsewhere in the room. Very beautiful 
lamps are now made from carved and 
gilded wood. These, however, are more 
costly than the ones previously men¬ 
tioned. Bracket lamps are better than 
any hanging lamp, as the lighting from 
the side wall is more attractive than 
a central light, unless it be particularly 
desired over a dining-table. Shades 
similar to those described for the stand¬ 
ard lamp may be used on the bracket 
lamps. These lamps may be of bronze 
or brass, or of the carved and gilded 
wood; the bracket attaches directly 
to the wall. 
Rugs for a Library 
W E are furnishing our first home and are 
very desirous of making it- perfect. 
I have much beautiful dark oak furniture for 
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