Izor, Estelle Peel · Boston, New York [etc.] Atkinson, Mentzer and company · leaf 177
cessitiesare the table andchairs, as in PlateXXII. A sideboard,a buffet, or a servingtable add much to^the appearance and comfort of the room. There isgreater coherence and unity in dining room furniturethan in that of other rooms because there is but onetlefinite purpose in the room. This room… … Fundamental Principles, II l6l suggestion of a dining room. It is a delightfulplan to have a deft maid prepare the table quicklyand remove as quickly all traces of it after meals. The plate-rail should be discarded, since it isno longer an ornament, but resolves itself into aseries of spots which…
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