Light and lighting . Fig. 14.—Decorative iron gateway and pillarsin St. Jamess Park. It is suggested that theeffect of the lantern on the left, at night,would be improved if it were fitted withpanes of white diffusing glass, so as toscreen the lights and show off the lanternto better advantage. 132 THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEER (march) producing a mild and more decorativeeffect than the clear glass lanterns sousual in this Kir;. 15. Ornamental lamp-posts with whiteglobes, .is used in someAmerican park-. La mi--Posts. and Dei i: a i ivi:Lighting. A ff\v of these lamp-poste with cl
Light and lighting . Fig. 14.—Decorative iron gateway and pillarsin St. Jamess Park. It is suggested that theeffect of the lantern on the left, at night,would be improved if it were fitted withpanes of white diffusing glass, so as toscreen the lights and show off the lanternto better advantage. 132 THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEER (march) producing a mild and more decorativeeffect than the clear glass lanterns sousual in this Kir;. 15. Ornamental lamp-posts with whiteglobes, .is used in someAmerican park-. La mi--Posts. and Dei i: a i ivi:Lighting. A ff\v of these lamp-poste with clustersof white glass globes have been recentlyinstalled in London. Some of thestandards oi this type are of speciallygraceful design. R may be made 1 a recenl paper by .Mr. (. P. La<-< mbe16on this Bubject, in which I that tin- designs of posts used in New ;ill submitted to an Art Commissionbefore adoption. Seeing thai lamp pare Buch prominent objects by day aswell as by tliis is only reasonable, and the matter i- one 1 should be considered by all who have an influenceon t he beaut tfying of this city. Sir AstonWebb, in a recent Bpeech before thisSociety, advocated a Ministry of Fine \ • - ; let us hope that when it COmeS, to stirct Lightin .\ Jfork, C. I. Lacombc. Tim-. American Ilium. , 1013. it will exercise some effective super*vision over the artistic aspects of illumi
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