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Our homes and their adornments; (1884)

Varney, Almon Clother, 1849- [from old catalog] · Detroit, Mich., J. C. Chilton & co. · leaf 112

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- to their memory!—theirfingers were busy in interior decoration—not in niakintrivppliqite work, not in painting plaqites and panels, but inproviding such comforts as could be obtained. They took … Fig. 2. as much pleasure and exhibited as much pride in theirgraceful festoons of red-pepper pods and dried pumpkins, asdoes the modern woman in her richly ornamented portiereor lambrequin. Comfort never waited to be invited into such a house;she entered and took up her abode there. Little use…

Home Economics · Interior decoration

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