Dresser, Christopher · London ; New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin · leaf 82
les wehave given. Sofas are now made as though they were feather beds; they are sosoft that you sink into them, and become uncomfortably warm by merely restingupon them, and their gouty forms are relieved only by a few inches of wood,which appear aslegs. Stuffing should be employed only as a means… … «<]k-^ Fig. 50 7Z FRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. and objectionable. Spring stufllng is not to be altogether commended; a goodold-fashioned hair-stuffed seat is more desirable, as it will endure when springs haveperished. As to the materials with which seats may be cov^ered I can say little, forthey are…
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