Beautiful homes : or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York : Henry T. Williams, Publisher · leaf 232
d 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 covering Now these chairscost but two dollars jis they come from the store, yet, after upholstering,they will readily sell… … Fig. 206. them into handsome pieces of furniture. The rockers should be polishedand painted, or, better still, ebonized and touched up carefully with lines ofgilding. For the pater-famHia^, the comfortable arm-chair should be always ready.This should be in contrast with the office or store chair he…
Decoration and ornament
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