The house dignified; its design, its arrangement and its decoration (1908)
French, Lillie Hamilton, 1854-1939 · New York, Putnam · leaf 130
ry, although too often theyare destroyed by the colours introduced. For anexercise of the colour sense is necessary in all decoration,and without it the most generous of intentions mustfail. When one finds it, one thrills, and instinctivelyyields a homage. This colour sense is, however, rare.Some… … Salons anJ) 2)rawincj*1Rooin5 59 celain that quarrels with its neighbour, blue greensand yellow greens side by side; reds that run in twodifferent directions at once; and then—though theynever can tell why—the charm of the salon has fled. There is one salon which I like to remember whenthinking of…
Architecture, Domestic
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