The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1903, Page 13

THE SUNDAY CALL. goLIERS ¥or [{ou For the first time the tiny electrolive has come into vogue. They are good but e desk itation in candlestick for one thing—the bureau ¢ One for the burean is an bronse of the with a deep-rin plate for a base. A brass sh around the artifi candle and ade formed of a la h in opa olorings. bet ,). A s a lady in brass . ng the book against s back, by t ered with a brass y but service important the desx ; ght s sin the shell aing a glow through its pearly substa and ling with full strength through the end down on the t MANIACS AND CRANKS AT THE CAPITOL. FTEN the Capitol guard at Wash- ington has heavy w to pert - such as overpowering a desperats maniac who is bent on murder the home ore caref 2 than its effective light 2 order to always have the eter- ess of things, the designing of siderat s has now grown to s that it is recognized as In the bronse statues and (3 rawing-roois, in atell sall drawing-rooms, in ateliers Senator Ga coat about a with a shoen g of a 9, S 4 between rooms, these bave reached = high degree nitke the gas fixture, the electrolier is ®ives and styles. A sconce made this year represented a Grecian lamp stand- ing upon a shelf. Another set placed always designed to suit the apart- r 1t 1 d. Certain S iy b s ‘w'hnml;‘!“: in a Dutch dining-room had no orna- . e e e R mental plece vehind the lights, this e 8 1 3 s ’. PRCH place being filled in each sconce with a 4 s side bject, from the large delft plate irom the mistress’ col- Eres s XV c which is ap- lection of favorite china. priate only for the drawing-room or For the library or sitting-room table by . hriehs ;h”fih_:‘: U;"; the standing lamp is rrften. preferred to g e a lady’s boudoir or the hanging fixture. The great house . with these is the lack of light Another skers, althoug & always pular for the tias Froq S oot e mantacs, endiesy va- his desire to make it beautiful. A read- are ol chimiie ing lamp In which both these points thans Dhbaial: have been considered is about eighteen inches high and represents a simple graceful plant and flower. The plant is ances to the bulldiig are . of bronze and the petals are of white ents to the r a erns a or colored glass. ic hunters. a One of the most beautiful of all rep- st. One resents Aurora in all her glory ne - A stands with her arms widespread bldding sratues are bad the lights do their duty, while the rays the result of £ “* shegves of wheat are struggling through here and there ese s n. a8 = (:flwrd and finally burst into a flood of radiance. ;:!:‘wb: s E» e For the boudoir Or TreceptiOn-TOOM. peow so fortunate as to visit the Capitol t otry can make all sconces and brackets are tne ravorites. or will chip off a splinter from the highly a . They are much lighter In design and ed hardwood of a plecs of furniture ! istor val Jus ho h what ngenuity. A simple fisher- Sivia of things thate Is et the Capitol, Not ng in the hall just as was, excepting, of course, ¢ candle instead of the us- ow, makes & pleasing ef- antlers of & stag often are ed n the electrolier in the hall of he electric cords run long ago some one pried off the feathered arrows on the ble statue of Mar quette in Statuary Hall. If the misc had been detected he would have punished as was the Pennsylvania mill man who was caught kn bayonet from a figure in the bronze He was sentenced to six months’ imp: oument and fined $100, and when he turned to Penn: after serving out the antlers and the var & his term he was nheaded out of the e : State Guard by order of the Governor ey are n erly satisfactory Not long 2go a dear old woman while furnish the only means of light, but when smaller heads are fastened to the walls, et-like, they are ex- s are long, bracket hanging lamps, and archways leading These statues, by the en endless variety, French artists a g prod d of rare grace and bes e te are a < the necessity of BrRoNZE. MERCURY NEWEL POST ng the lights appropriately at will help to carry out th oh O the asign. I cases the elec. Which runs up the sides and curves grace- fe il pasiar over where two pearls are suspend- t ¥ of the statue. A god ©0 from @ bronze beil. It i not anly = & the lightning g js a unique but smart looking and the light is 7 oy R of lighining AMPl€ to read by, which is more than can » itk = little bulb. Women De said of many of these ornamentgtions ik flowers from trees, Another rare bronze is a figure holding 5 = ed in the center of the Ot two candles. The drgpery is twined e iights shining fortn Closely about her slender form, but swerved out at her feet, enough, in fact $ N e S & »",f::“', K. to-serve as a pedestal for her. The can- s R NG e WS dles that she holds are of the empire de . ure frecuently introduced in 4 ¥i§n. severely plain but massive and she > s or blossoms, and now and holds them by the aid of a yoke which Sdens are carried out on the Passes about her neck and acr her 4 v any case the bulps The Egyptian,electroliers are always g ally large they are popular and always in the helght of fash- e s enough to make a splen- fon. A draped figure clasping her hands aia lig behind her head and appearing utterly e of these figures represent® giggginful is the most fetching of gil. Her E b =5 (ripPINE 41 1« bound with bands of gold and her r e flower c eyes in the ..y hgve the great armlets worn so g+ are formed of bits of colored §1885. 0 4y that country many years ago e the wings, shibe .. yonts spring from a lotus, one on ¢ o amid the giper side of her and another just above ‘ her head, which ferves somewhat as a white Z0ld Grawing-roOmS y.i4 op account of the numerous colors ; gue the chande- 40,304 in the flower X ted into electrollers, — , 405 hiful one represents a portice of esigns after anclent covered with a dome of glass, rich ade eve g The back of the lanfp, which 9 stands against the wall. is closed and p PO tor Carved to represent the door and front of s b the the temple, but the front and sides of the : s e < Seropm the lat. © by pillars. The bulb is hidden be i . 3 = o s, eath the dome, wlm’re it dl;: 1ts up the m . S down. ©Pal tinted glass and sends a flood of - P ‘; "‘.g,;‘z: ds:‘n , rediznce downward through the archways. THE RISING SUN A5 . made of metal, the The hangiug fixtures for the dining- A BRACKET, ONYX AND BRONZE Forx & red g ,d the petals Toom @nd library are much the same, both A OEsi £2. / e of the nat. being designed to cast a strong light upon Lo ES i ECTROLIER scarcely a flower the table, leaving the upper part and sides 7100K/5H Standing electrolicrs are not placed uper P t been utilized in Of the room in shadows. A favorite is the LUBARY the table because of the impossibility of v . ples of this noveliy, umbrella or oclagon shape, the framework I anlitia s afiotn: oord Jxnuoni dhe walking thro 1 ole es are coming into being of iron, brass or bronze, and the 3 white cioth. For the mantel or side tables e tile move ¢ be fad than anything ®ides of plate or eolored glass, meeting of the dining-room electric lights in the A SMART MANTEL DECORA TION. ooped and t mount of light that comes almost in & point above. In the most ex- form of candelabra are appropriate, the : e P e at f viglets would only make Ppensive forms the glass is covered with afect it one way v the-otner. artificial candie being one of the prettiest 1 Ditce Shebiand € f rs happy when they sat @ network of the metal, often intricate Flemish chandeliers, the framework of jjusions in all electric lighting. The tiny the dining table electric brackets are more fanciful. Some of them made in w-afl.",.,, " The gulrds he ¢ ¢ corner and held hands and delicate in design. From the bottom jron, finished in Egyptian or’ Pompelian pylb at the top of the cande is just the generally placed about the walls to light the effect of the candelabra are fashioned and traced the woman to smpe for corner tebles are made in of these fixtures a long fringe generally yerdem, giving it a dull green hue,and the gize, color and shape of a real camile the rest of the rooms. Sconces of all 80 that wax candles may be used it SP¢ (isgorged her freasu : in ecpecially odd ome 1o hangs downward, softening the glare be- glass of dark green tints, are odd and fiame, and when lighted could almost be periods and nations, conventional designs necessary, and in many cases provision Lo o 8 eSS oAl W e g e 15 : i 9 a - g kind are people -of refinement 2d with flowing hair. The low, but the metal fringe is far superior, have become popular in dining-rooms fur- mistaken for the genuiné article. and novelties almost numberiess have is made for gas, as all homes are not ::y}:“r:n(:‘ :r” '— (: practicable ‘:‘:npnn sh e, & bound with bronze, if one can afford it, as the sun fails (o nished In unusual or artistic effects, When wax candles are burned upon been made for dining-rooms, and of all fitted out with both lighting powers. them properly.—Brooklyn Eagle