Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 118
auty; but so few^ can availthemselves of such an addition to their rooms, that resource has been had tomiserable, bald-looking, stiif and most inelegant substitutes, in default ofcarving, ornaments (?) with moNt extraordinary achievements of the carpen-ter, in the shape of impossible figures, and… … • Fig. 54. 8 114 BEAUTIFUL HOMES. ness of streaked and striped and spotted. To be allowed to cover all thiswith graceful hangings, or elegantly embroidered lambrequin, and find thateven the indisputable Mrs. Grundy pronounces it in style, is a satisfaction,indeed. There is no portion of the room…
Decoration and ornament
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