Journal of electricity, power, and gas . ead of thebed, or a portable. In either case, an opaque re-flector, also adjustable, should be used. This will permit one to read in bed, or to light uptemporarily during the night without annoyance toany other sleeper in the same room. Such a light isinvaluable also for all night burning which is some-times essential. The switch for this lamp should be in an easilyaccessible place but on the wall, as to grope in the February 14, 1914.] JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY, POWER AND GAS 141 dark to switch on a portable at the lamp is incon-venient to say the least,
Journal of electricity, power, and gas . ead of thebed, or a portable. In either case, an opaque re-flector, also adjustable, should be used. This will permit one to read in bed, or to light uptemporarily during the night without annoyance toany other sleeper in the same room. Such a light isinvaluable also for all night burning which is some-times essential. The switch for this lamp should be in an easilyaccessible place but on the wall, as to grope in the February 14, 1914.] JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY, POWER AND GAS 141 dark to switch on a portable at the lamp is incon-venient to say the least, and oftentimes noisy. The comfort of electrically lighting clothes closetscannot be calculated. This possibility is to most peo-ple perhaps better appreciated in anticipation, for allhave experienced the inconvenience and difficultiesencountered when endeavoring to locate things inclosets not well lighted. Whatever does away with the necessity for usingmatches for temporary lighting even if on rare occa-sions only, is a good Adjustable Portable With Opaque Diffuse Reflector. The fear of lights left burning is easily overcomeby the use of switches which automatically cut in thelight when the door of the closet is opened and cut itout of use when the door is again closed. Electric lights should be provided for all closets. The boudoir lighting arrangements must of coursebe left to the lady of the house as to choice of fix-tures and style of lighting, but the fundamental re-quirements are the same in this room as in the bed-rooms. The special lighting provided depends en-tirely upon whether it is to be used as a work-room,a dressing room, or a happy combination of both. In any event a baseboard receptacle convenientlyplaced will be found invaluable for the use of smallelectric appliances such as the luminous radiator,electric curling tongs and so on. A sewing machinelighting fixture might be connected to this outlet andwill certainly be found a boon. Bathroom lighting
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