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Show USES FOR WROUGHT IRON. The adaptability of wrought iron work to interior decoration seems now to be both understood aud appreciated if we are to judge from the extreme beauty of many of the designs and the skillful manner in which they aiv applied ap-plied to very various uses. It gives a bold handsome effect without in any way becoming obtrusive or aggressive, as is the case with other metal work, and may be employed for the simplest purposes, as, for instance, the handles, finger plates and hinges of doors, stair rods, fenders, lire irons, etc. What could be in better task than wrought-iron electric lilting or lamp for hall, dining room and library? An oak sideboard, with hingis and handles of wrought iron, or a lied room suite treated in like manner, has a quaint, uncommon effect, while a door gains immensely in appearance by having panels of wrought iivn. If an entrance door is treated in this way a wise u'-rangoment u'-rangoment is to have tlu- glass behind the panel made to open inward, like a casement window, and then, by leaving leav-ing it open occasionally, the house can be most eUiciently venli'.aled. In a hall, where it is sometimes necessary nec-essary to have a portion divided by curtains, nn archway of wrought I''1111 has a much more tolling effect than the usual arrangement of woodwork, an'' when draped with rich velvet port lores it makes an oxlromoly handsome feature. fea-ture. The curbs and (Iro-iivns iu iron are specially designed to suit the various sl.vlos of furniture and. bring' dunihlo and easily kept in order, tboy are naturally nat-urally becoming deservedly popular. |