The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 183
ion b egiven it. The salon, orcompany drawingroom, is one of thesubdivisions of theItalian salon, andbeing a guest roomdiffers considerablyfrom the ordinaryfamily drawingroom. In the firstplace, it should beof good size androomy enough t oaccommodate theassembly. A largeroom may be so Billiard room… … Living, and Other Rooms 159 it is anything but roomy. As the scene of entertainment and festivity, its style andcharacter should convey just such an impression and no other. Being also aformal room, it should be designed in a formal manner, and in a truly architecturalstyle suited to itspurpose.…
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