but recently these designs have beensufficiently varied, and the new patterns, which may be had indivers colors and shades, are now so numerous that it is quitepossible for all to be satisfied without a calamitous sameness.And this result is largely due to the excellent taste and inge- 224 BEDFORD… … QCEEN JJiNK S GARDENS. certain papers already on walls, and showing how by new combi-nations of dado-paper and wall-paper, or distemper, repetitions ofneighboring decorations may be avoided. The besetting sin ofthe new decoration—monotony—is thus measurably escaped. The best standards, indeed, Mr.…
South Kensington Museum · Decoration and ornament · Architecture
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