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Show oo MODERN LIGHTING We have not by any means solved the problem of artificial lighting; but perhaps the indirect method is the best cue we have hit upon so far. It may nol be tho most becoming sort of light, and in the living rooms lamps are placed on the tables doubtless I prove most effective. But in a library lor other room where an oven light is 'needed the indirect sort is very good. As yet the fixtures for this kind of light are rather expensive, but the i woman who is clever about household tasks can make her own Indirect lamp ! shade and thereby save a nrelty peu-ny. peu-ny. Almost any ejectric light fixture in the center of the ceiling can bo used with su,ch a shade and a local elec-I elec-I trician can probably supply an inexpensive inex-pensive and at Ihe same time attract-i attract-i ive one for a small price. Have him put it in place and then take up the jwork yourself. You can buy a wicker shade frame sold expressly for indirect lightlug at a price some place between $1.50 and ?5, according to the size and quality your choose. Rajah silk is the kind sold for lining these wicker shades and this costs about $1.25 a yard. Two yards are ample for lining a shade thirty inches in diameter. The size of the shade will determine the sort of lining to pul in. The usual lining is shirred at Lhe center and fulled very little around the edges. If the shade is circular in shape a long straight strip of cloth should be used. If the shade is hexagonal or oclagonal in shape the silk must be cut into six or eight pieces in order to give the right shupe along the outside. Once the siLk is sewed in place, an opaque lining must be put in. White satin of a cheap quality will answer for this, j The shiny side of the satin should i face upward toward the light so that this glazed surface will serve as reflector. re-flector. If the shade is suspended sev-i sev-i eral inches below the light, while glaned papor may be used for lining, but this must not be too near the lights, for fear of scorching. The shade may be suspended from the bracket by silk cords or, if they look better, by dull gilt or sliver ones The shade should be near enough to the bracke to hide tho bulbs used. oo |