Croly, Herbert David, 1869-1930 · New York, Duffield & Company · leaf 176
-room and eating-room. The disposition of windows for the proper light-ing of this oblong dining-room is perhaps more diffi-cult than in the case of any other apartment of theaverage house. The desirability of so arranging thewindows that persons sitting at table shall nothave their backs turned… … A WELL-LIGHTED DINING-ROOM that there may be a skylight or a lantern-light overthe table, or across one end of the ceiling—as in thecase of a bay—a very effective interior may be had,and with but few openings in the side-walls. Ordi-narily, however, this feature of the plan will befound…
Architecture, Domestic · Interior decoration
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