Villas and cottages : a series of designs prepared for execution in the United State (1857)
Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895, Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852, Withers, Frederick Clarke, 1828-1901 · New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, Franklin Square · leaf 99
in its proportions, colors, and arrangementof furniture, an agreeable, hearty, social welcome. Thelady who studied her room when her guests had de-parted, after a lengthened and agreeable visit, so as tolearn how the furniture had accommodated itself, as itwere, to suit the social convenience of… … ance. There are but few strictly architectural featuresin a drawing-room that callfor illustration. Good pro-portions can be supplied;but the lady of the house isthe most important archi-tect here. A bay-windowis a very desirable additionto such a room, as it breaksup the monotony of outline, and…
Architecture, Domestic
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