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A simple bedroom 
sconce which can 
be painted to 
match colors in 
hangings. Plate, 4" 
x 6"; height, 10" 
over all. $8.50 
A suitable arrangement for an oblong dining table consists of heavy brass or poly¬ 
chrome candlesticks. The number used will depend, of course, on the size of the 
table. The candlesticks shown here are an old English design in weathered brass. $20 
each. The flower holder is of antique glass and wrought iron. $18 
Another bedroom 
design of brass to 
be finished in rose, 
blue or ivory. 
Plate, 4" x 6". 
Over all height, 
10". $9.50 
LIGHTING FIXTURES for the SMALL HOUSE 
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Great Variety Is Found Among Modern Designs—The Dining Room Incubus — 
Choosing Fixtures That Will Give a Room Distinction 
AGNES FOSTER WRIGHT 
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much colored glass and too many danglers? 
Wouldn’t a plain silver or brass fixture with 
simple lines and candles go better with your 
fine mahogany furniture? Or, if the central 
shaft is all right and the multi-colored dome 
is the main offense, why not discard the dome, 
order a wire frame and make a soft-toned silk 
shade, rather flat that it may throw a circle 
of light, and finish with a rich, heavy fringe? 
If you are not handy enough to make a shade 
yourself, get your decorator or your lamp-shade 
store to make one for you, using some of the 
beautiful new fabrics now on the market- 
gauze, thin casement cloth or new chiffon cloth. 
In the selection of these shades, be sure to have 
the color match the room when the shade is 
unlit. By lining or in¬ 
terlining the shade with 
the desired rose, pink 
or yellow or orange, the 
light may be regulated 
to a warm, rich glow. 
Candles and Side Lights 
If Friend Husband 
consents to do away 
with the central dining¬ 
room fixture entirely, 
use candles on the table 
and side fixtures in the 
room. Candles give 
sufficient light for the 
table and side fixtures 
Mirror fixtures, suitable 
for the living room, 
come in antique iron, 
gold and polychrome 
with an inset etched 
mirror. 16" high. $38 
A fixture that recom¬ 
mends itself for the 
library is a Moorish de¬ 
sign in weathered brass. 
It is 13" over all and 
of reasonable price. $15 
I F you are feeling blue and want an amusing 
half hour, go through the old stock of a 
lighting fixture manufacturer or through the 
shop, in a small, unprogressive town, of the 
chandelier and lamp man. More than ever 
will you thank your stars that you live in this 
generation. Amusing things have their place 
in life, but why make a chandelier ludicrous? 
The Dining-Room Incubus 
A tremendous stride toward good taste in 
fixtures has been made in the past few years 
as far as the manufacturers go, but there is a 
great chance for improvement in individual 
houses. Witness the monstrosities that hang 
over the dining-room table in the average apart¬ 
ment or the smallish 
suburban home. Deco¬ 
rators, I am sure, will 
agree that this is gener¬ 
ally the item of most 
bad taste in the house. 
The average household¬ 
er lets it go unchal¬ 
lenged. Put your finger 
on this page to keep 
your place, and go now 
into your dining-room 
and consider from an 
unbiased point of view 
that central fixture. 
Isn’t it altogether too 
large? Too fancy? Too 
An ideal dining 
r o o m fixture is 
found in this 
Adam bracket. It 
can be had in an¬ 
tique silver or pol¬ 
ished brass. 13" 
spread. 16" over 
all. $35 
