[Illustration:  OBTAINING TWO DIFFERENT MOODS IN A ROOM BY A PORTABLE LAMP WHICH SUPPLIES DIRECT AND INDIRECT COMPONENTS OF LIGHT]

[Illustration:  THE LIGHTS OF NEW YORK CITY

Towering shafts of light defy the darkness and thousands of lighted windows symbolize man’s successful struggle against nature]

In the kitchen the wall brackets are easily located after the positions of the range, work-table, sink, etc., are determined.  A bracket for each is advisable unless they are so located that one will serve two purposes.  It is customary to have a combination fixture for gas and electricity.  This is often suspended from the center of the ceiling, but inasmuch as the gas-light cannot be close to the ceiling, the fixture extends so far downward as to become a nuisance.  Furthermore, a light-source hung low from the center of the ceiling is in such a position that the worker in the kitchen usually works in his shadow.  If a ceiling outlet is used it should be an electrical socket at the ceiling.  The combination fixture is best placed on the wall as a bracket.  The so-called daylight lamps are valuable in the kitchen.

In the basement a generous supply of ceiling outlets adds much to the satisfaction of a basement.  One in each locker, one before the furnace, and a large daylight lamp above but to one side of the laundry trays are worth many times their cost.  Furthermore, a wall socket for the electric iron and washing-machine is a convenience very much appreciated.

In the stairways convenient three-way switches for each of the ceiling fixtures represents the best practice.  A baseboard outlet in the upper hall affords a connection for a decorative lamp and pays for itself many times as a place to attach the vacuum-cleaner from which all the rooms on that floor may be served.  In vestibules and on porches ceiling fixtures controlled by means of convenient switches are satisfactory.  The entrance hall may be made to express hospitality by means of lighting which should be adequate and artistic.

An adequate supply of outlets and wall switches is not costly and they pay generous dividends.  With a scanty supply of these, the possibilities of lighting are very much curtailed.  There is nothing intricate about locating switches and outlets, so the householder may do this himself, or he may view critically the plans as submitted.  The chief difficulties are to throw aside his indifference and to readjust his ideas and values.  It may be confidently stated that the possibilities of lighting far outrank most of the features which contribute to the cost of a house and of its furnishings.