Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 91
e curtains, that may be as gorgeous as one pleases, provided their de-sign is in character, shield the recesses of certain of the cabinets; thechandeliers are crowns of light; while the tables have strong supports,particularly the dining-tables, in remembrance of the huge dishes theycarried in… … iigaiss^^ Drawing-room iu Modern Gothic. andoles; yet it is not forbidden to its modern form, since it is as desira-ble to add in the right spirit as to imitate, and too insistent imitation maymake one absurd as Mr. Brownings Middle-Age Manners Adapter,1from whom the flight of the duchess was…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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