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Houses for town or country (1907)

Croly, Herbert David, 1869-1930 · New York, Duffield & Company · leaf 161

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the drawing-room.Many a family takes nearly this view of the situation—viz., that there must be a relatively large, airy andspacious room for the family sitting-room and forthe more intimate guests, while a comparativelysmall reception room is used for the visitor whocalls in the way of mere… … A LIVABLE HALLWAY of both these schemes, but first let us consider thoserooms which are living-rooms and nothing else. Thus in the room on page 149 the arrangementsmake for comfort and convenience; the room on theright (raised by two steps) is evidently a plantroom, a conservatory of that sort…

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