Candles in stem candlesticks or in a candelabra are thought to give the most perfect light for a dinner table. If candles be used, there should be enough to light the room properly without the aid of gas or electric light, else the effect is lost. The newer candlesticks are fitted with a porcelain candle - in color to suit one's fancy - that holds the wax or paraffine candle. Below is a spiral spring that pushes up the real candle as it burns. Candles in these candlesticks require little attention and by their use the lighting of a room with candles is simplified. Care needs be taken to place the candlesticks where they will not obstruct the view of any of the guests.