He was chatting with the others, and the touch of his cheek against her forearm as he spoke and chewed and laughed, the movements of his jaw, filled her with an unbearable recollection of the dark couch and the amber lamp and the bared breast, lit as if from within.
Another thing, when I was very small, at eight after the amber lamp in the hall was switched off, when the night-light shone, I used to feel one of my digits grown massive but weightless, a toe on the loom, waxing, palpitating frontiers of the room.
Similarly styled amber lamps adorn the bar, which is set up for dining.
In 1912, he donated pale blue and green windows to the Irvington Presbyterian Church, and in the local library, his amber lamps are suspended from the bookshelves.
The house features many trademarks of Stickley style, including natural American chestnut woodwork held together by dovetailing rather than nails, and amber lamps and glass panels.
With high, mural-covered ceilings hung with amber lamps, and giant palm trees lolling next to faux-marble pillars, it's an unexpected oasis in the bustling concrete jungle of downtown.
The balcony, like the rest of the place, is dimly lit with candles and red and amber lamps.
The intimate interior has just 10 tables, each of which is set with decorative copper plates, an amber glass lamp and a small vase of cut flowers.
In the drawing room, under an amber pendant lamp by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Simon Doonan, the creative ambassador of Barneys, asked Ingrid Sischy and her partner, Sandy Brant, who are editors for Vanity Fair international editions, what their responsibilities were as the godmothers of Elton John's new baby.
Now, under amber street lamps casting wicked shadows, his followers were gathered, demanding his release.
Wouldn't you know, the store stocks just such an amber-emitting lamp ($40), a souped-up version of the Itty Bitty Book Light, another star of classic geriatric advertising.
