. Light and lighting. iolet. of light. per cent. per cent. 249 :.l // Tale blue 197 II 16 Pale neutral 252 IT 16 Faint blue-green 166 12 Pale yellow-green 210 -7 30 Blue-green 248 17 30 Dark neutral THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEER (dec.) o53 CHANDELIER-LIGHTING IN ADRAWING ROOM. In a recent issue* we published a seriesof simple recommendations on domesticlighting, dealing with the problemsmainly from the practical and utilitarian aspect. But it must be remembered that thereare other conditions that guide theconsumer. In many instances the styleof the room demands a certain type of to which a room is
. Light and lighting. iolet. of light. per cent. per cent. 249 :.l // Tale blue 197 II 16 Pale neutral 252 IT 16 Faint blue-green 166 12 Pale yellow-green 210 -7 30 Blue-green 248 17 30 Dark neutral THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEER (dec.) o53 CHANDELIER-LIGHTING IN ADRAWING ROOM. In a recent issue* we published a seriesof simple recommendations on domesticlighting, dealing with the problemsmainly from the practical and utilitarian aspect. But it must be remembered that thereare other conditions that guide theconsumer. In many instances the styleof the room demands a certain type of to which a room is put as well as itsarchitectural features. In the illustration we have a drawingroom in the French style. There is acentral cut glass chandelier, and on thewalls, brackets with imitation may be drawn to the pleasingsilk panel wall decorations. These fittings,while possibly open to objection froma purely engineering standpoint wouldprobably be considered to meet theartistic requirements of the room—. La in inn Bureau Vhoto. fitting. The art of the fixture designeris employed to harmonise the lightingand the scheme of decoration, and themore strictly engineering aspects ofthe problem sink into the background. At the same time we may be sure thatlighting conditions that are really pleas-ing to a person with artistic discernmentwill also conform with fundamentalrequirements as regards avoidance ofglare ; the amount of illuminationprovided naturally depends on the use * Ilium. Eng., London, Oct., 1914. they are what the general style of theinterior demands. It must, of course, be rem< mberedthat a room of this kind is not intendedfor reading and writing but for conversa-tion, &c, and therefore a very stronglight is not needed. At the same time the effect, althoughbright, is not glaring, and it is worthnoting that the candles and chandelierhave a white background which bothreduces the contrast effect of theirbrightness and helps to diffuse theillumination in th
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