. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . the installation can be, and invery many instances is, very seriouslyimpaired by using fixtures which areentirely unfitted for the purpose. Theopinion has been expressed that carefulattention to the lighting of the diningroom will result in more pleasure to theoccupants than may be derived from theillumination of any other room in thehouse. The illumination of the dining roomshown in Figs. 1 and 2 has been the sub-ject of much favorable comment, andhas rarely failed to arouse the enthu-siasm of guests, the climax apparentlycoming
. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . the installation can be, and invery many instances is, very seriouslyimpaired by using fixtures which areentirely unfitted for the purpose. Theopinion has been expressed that carefulattention to the lighting of the diningroom will result in more pleasure to theoccupants than may be derived from theillumination of any other room in thehouse. The illumination of the dining roomshown in Figs. 1 and 2 has been the sub-ject of much favorable comment, andhas rarely failed to arouse the enthu-siasm of guests, the climax apparentlycoming with the announcement that thesource is an inverted incandescent gaslamp. Fig. 1, a night photograph, does notconvey a proper impression of the illumi-nation of this room. The dome, whichis the only light source used, is made ofamber, green, rose and ruby colored artglass, and practically all of the lighttransmitted by these colors to the sidewalls and ceiling is non-actinic, so that,while these parts of the room are satis-factorily lighted when judged by the. Fig. l.—\ight view of the dining room, eye, these colored rays are of no valueon a photographic plate. This may benoted by observing the detail shown inthe lower left hand corner of Fig. 1,
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