Beautiful homes. Or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York, H. T. Williams · leaf 235
subject of rocking-chairs, those with long-est rockers are not either the most comfortable nor the easiest rocked; the rock-ers should only be sufficiently long to preclude the possibility of tipping overbackward or forward; not an inch longer. Very much also depends upon theform of the rocker,… … BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 227 the farm-house chair of the western prairies. These quaint-looking but sub-stantial affairs would suit Mr. Eastlake exactly, but as we cannot admire themin their rude state, it has become a subject of importance to make them astasteful as possible by means of padding and…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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