How to amuse yourself and others. The American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 112
Starfish Portiere CHAPTER VIII. •|Vf fy -iS I ,fb Sa^C; SEA-SIDE COTTAGE DECORATION. IMPLY to enter a house is enoughto start some people to planninghow it can, might, or should bedecorated. The love of beautyseems to be inherent in the femi-nine character, and it is the natureof most girls to make… … room without being seized with the desire to banish its uncomeliness, and substitute grace andbeauty in its stead. The ordinary cottage at the sea-shore is a boon to suchnatures, for it is peculiarly well adapted to amateur decoration.Its ceiled walls offer plain, even, flat tinted surfaces for…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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