Modern dwellings in town and country adapted to American wants and climate with a treatise on furniture and decoration (1878)
Holly, Henry Hudson, 1834-1892 · New York, Harper & brothers, publishers · leaf 153
Second-floor Plan of Design No. 23. 148 MODERN DWELLINGS. In a house of this character, a private parlor for the mistress is essen-tial. Here she may receive her more intimate friends and transact all … Boudoir, in Design No. 23. household business. The boudoir, or ladys bower, of the olden timewas the personal retreat of the mistress, where she escaped all noise andintrusion. At the same time, it was easily accessible from the living-roomsand domestic offices. In the city it is, of course,…
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