Examples of household taste . oes on, a large chandelier begins to radiate. Then, too. the positionof the light, directly above the heads of the guests, is very amendable. Tomeet these objections, we may suppose, Herr Lobmever has designed theCandclabra-Epergne, which is given on this page. A glance will show how 36 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. many requisites are united in this admirable Epergne. It stands upon thecentre of the table, holding a dozen wax or spermaceti candles, whose softlight is equally shed on every side. The top is a bowl for flowers, while thelarger dishes below may
Examples of household taste . oes on, a large chandelier begins to radiate. Then, too. the positionof the light, directly above the heads of the guests, is very amendable. Tomeet these objections, we may suppose, Herr Lobmever has designed theCandclabra-Epergne, which is given on this page. A glance will show how 36 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. many requisites are united in this admirable Epergne. It stands upon thecentre of the table, holding a dozen wax or spermaceti candles, whose softlight is equally shed on every side. The top is a bowl for flowers, while thelarger dishes below may be used either for flowers or fruit, according to thetaste of the hostess. The shape of the Epergne is such that it does notinterrupt the vision—a capital point, for it is frequently disagreeable to beshut off from your vis-a-vis. The candelabra are simple and strong-looking,not liable to break. The ornamentation is quiet and effective. If we add tothe Epergne a pair of gas-burners fastened against the side of the wall, at. Necklace, Tortoise-Shell: y. S. Adams &> Co. such a height as not to be offensive to the eyes of the guests at table, weshall have the perfection of light in our dining-room. Tortoise-shell is a material so beautiful in itself, and in some respects soeasily worked, that in spite of its fragile nature and the loss which manufac-turers undergo from breakage in the process of working, it has been found soprofitable as to insure for it a permanent place in our jewelry shops. Theplay of light upon such a necklace as that represented in our engraving, fromthe establishment of Messrs. J. S. Adams & Company, Providence, RhodeIsland, is really enchanting. The eye loses itself in the soft depths of the INDUSTRIAL ART. 37 shell. The pattern is simple, but very pretty, and the pendant shows to greatperfection the beauty of the material. As jewelry for the morning, to wear
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