YOUR LAMPSHADES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 179, 19 October 1927, Page 7

YOUR LAMPSHADES

REGAINING THEIR FRESHNESS

A parchment lampshade which has faded and lost its freshness can be given a latter-day smartness by attaching galon in the manner suggested in the sketch. The adhesive used, which can be one of the several good patent ones on the market, had best be spread evenly on the back of the galon rather than on the parchment shade. If you are clever with a brush, painting

motifs with oil-paints may not be beyond your talents, and would add to the decoration. If motifs be beyond your skill, shading from a deeper tint at the base to a paler at the top may be possible. There are thousands of lampshades tinted in this manner now on the market, the tinting being chosen to accord with the scheme of interior decoration. Over the other lampshade illustrated —a faded, beaded shade—has been placed a large-sized georgette handkerchief which is a speedy, emergency way of hiding shortcomings. A gay silk handkerchief would have done equally well provided its tints were not so dark as to impede the light. An engineer of the Westingliouse Company has invented a red paint which turns black at a temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit. The paint is for use near bearings and other parts of machinery which sometimes run hot to the detriment of equipment. As the metal cools down the black paint becomes red. again. For the woman who has a spacious pantry, a labour-saving idea is to divide the fruit cupboard shelves into small compartments, and put a label on each. This does away with labelling the fruit year after year.

Leather cushions and footstools are enjoying a run of popularity at present. These can be easily made at home by using up odd bits of old sofr suede or leather goods—bags, hats, and even coats. Cut the material into round pieces, say, and stitch together in the machine, each circle overlapping slightly or else joined by odd strips.