Even with candles, but especially with the advent of electricity, shades were em

Even with candles, but especially with the advent of electricity, shades were employed to create glow not glare. The very first electric light fixtures looked very much like the candle holding lights that had come before them, and the hoods were likewise similar. These cute candelabras have decorative hoods with tinted figural images, and a few crystals to help disburse the light.