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For an oak paneled 
room, antique iron and 
gold sconce. Plate, 5" 
x 13", spread, 12", 
height, 15". $33 
Placed at either side of 
A delicate dining 
room central light 
design. English sil¬ 
ver finish. Spread, 
19".' $55. W i t h 
shades, $62 
can be so placed over 
the serving table and 
side board to allow 
enough light for ta¬ 
ble service. 
Where there are 
no side fixtures but 
baseboard plugs are 
provided, an attrac¬ 
tive effect can be had 
by using torcheres 
—h i g h standards 
which rest on the floor, 
the serving table, they make a distinctive 
grouping. Torcheres may be had in all sorts 
of materials and finished and used in all sorts 
of places. In a dining room where mahogany 
predominates, a tall, slender torchere finished 
in dull black and gold with a parchment shade 
or shield with black bands, makes an interest¬ 
ing contrast to the mahogany. The torcheres 
could as well be finished in mahogany to match 
the set, and could have soft silk shades of the 
color of the curtains or chair seats. Person¬ 
ally, I prefer parchment shades on torcheres, 
as they have an architectural feeling with which 
the more severe parchment shade seems to agree. 
The black bands against the beautiful warm 
ivory of parchment is a simple and artistic 
relief. 
Now that the oak or walnut refectory table 
is in vogue for the dining room and its painted 
duplicate as a breakfast room table, a different 
lighting problem presents itself. Two heavy 
brass candlesticks at either end—the wood re¬ 
flecting the brass—is one solution. Italian or 
Spanish Polychrome candlesticks—with dull¬ 
ish colors rubbed in the grooves—harmonize 
well with an Italian or Spanish table. 
Another beautiful lighting arrangement for 
such a table is a high standard surmounted by 
a bowl of Italian pottery and from the two ends 
and sides of which are candle sockets holding 
orange candles. Fill the bowl with fruit or 
yellow roses, and the effect is very rich. 
Period Rooms and Period Fixtures 
The lighting fixtures should conform to the 
period of the furniture. If he is to select the 
fixtures, the architect should be told what fur¬ 
niture is to be placed in each room. Also the 
finish or the paper on the walls should be taken 
into consideration. It is certainly in bad taste 
In antique iron and rich gold with clear 
glass panels, an ideal hall fixture. 15" 
high. $48 
Suitable for hallway or living room, a sturdy 
fixture in antique brass. It measures 10" x 14" 
and comes for $28 
to use an Italian fixture against a Colonial 
paper. If the room is to be furnished in 
Georgian paneling, use delicate silver Georgian 
fixtures. If the walls are paneled in English 
oak or its stepson, Mission, use rather severe 
dull brass or wrought iron fixtures. 
For the library, simple dull brass fixtures 
polished to match the andirons, give the room 
the well-ordered appearance a library should 
have. If the side fixtures are brass, use wooden 
standards for lamps to match the desk or table. 
Have the shades “tailor made”—beige lined 
with orange. In fact, you can get your best 
suggestions from the bindings of the books. 
A lantern is the best for a hall. It is the 
focal point and hence should have the greatest 
attention given its selection. For the vestibule 
use a high, closed dome light, as one has no 
range of vision there and the main requisite is 
sufficient light to pick out your umbrella! 
A simple dining 
room fixture in 
antique brass. 
20" spread. $28. 
With shades as 
shown, $35 
Second to the 
abomination o f 
the dining room 
central light is, in 
my mind, the av¬ 
erage porch light- 
ing fixture. 
Whether one uses 
the porch to sit on 
or not, the lantern 
should be of good 
size, of good line 
and good detail. It generally has none of 
these. You will find people putting on either 
side of their handsome front doors an insig¬ 
nificant lantern fit for a tiny bungalow in 
the Maine woods. A good lantern, preferably 
with a wrought iron grill, should be used. It 
has every chance for a good silhouette and will 
index the standard of the fixtures in the house. 
Living room sconce of 
brass finished in antique 
silver and blue. Plate, 3^4" 
x 7J4", height, 10". The 
price is $17 
For Living Rooms and Bedrooms 
The living room is perhaps better off without 
any central fixture. Light is more pleasant 
coming from the side for general lighting, and 
from individual lamps for special reading light 
or for the piano or bridge table. And certainly 
for these purposes the manufacturers have given 
us a wide variety from which to select. Then, 
for this room, there is the added pleasure of 
contriving a lamp ourselves. We have a pottery 
bowl too large for flowers. Presto! We take it 
to a fixture man, and for five dollars he has 
bored holes, cemented on caps and in an in¬ 
genious way has made a two-light fixture for 
us, and when topped by a shade of our own 
make, or some decorator’s concoction, we’ve a 
shining lamp for very little money. A Japa¬ 
nese vase, a bronze candlestick, a brass bowl 
or a jardiniere, all are convertible. Beware, 
though, of the bowl that is too low. 
For the best bedroom a fixture with a mirror 
applique is most attractive. A little etching on 
the glass adds to its interest. These brackets 
come in most elaborate designs with crystals, 
some are toned to match the color of the room, 
others are very simple. Be sure to use shades, 
not shields, with a mirror bracket, as the back 
of a shield gives an unpleasant reflection. 
For bedrooms, very simple brass fixtures may 
be painted to match the walls, and by striping, 
the color of the room can be brought out. The 
bedside lamp may be decorative and fluffy. 
