AN OLD CUSTOM.
An old custom which has been revived after many years is the use of candles, not only for lighting purposes, but for decoration as well, writes our London correspondent. A popular arrangement is to have six candles on tho mantelshelf in graduated eizes, with a clock, figure or bowl of flowers in the centre. Then on the table are four tall candles, one at each corner of a central flower piece, and in between each, standing slightly oiit, four shorter ones. Shaded candles to match colour schemes are also very popular, and one can have bronze dragon, Mikado or Bedouin candles for Eastern rooms, willow pattern candles in white and blue willow figures for the old-world home, and Jacobean twisted candles in brownish tints for the ultramodern house. The most novel variety, however, is the bridge candle. This is white and is decorated with the four suits—hearts, diamonds, spades and clube—in their correct colours.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1932, Page 4 (Supplement)
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157AN OLD CUSTOM. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1932, Page 4 (Supplement)
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