The woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems (1894)
New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 160
the famous oldbook men, the Elzevirs, Groliers, andtheir brothers, have an appropriateplace in a library frieze. Eatin legends,apothegms from great men, verses fromthe poets, are frequently introducedwith appropriate ornaments. The ceil-ing is panelled in wood or with crossbeams enclosing recessed… … Made for Comfort. called, disclosed the signs of the Zo-diac—a curious fancy. The mantel panel, including the fire-place of the library, is its most impor- 134 House Decoration and Furnishing. tant decoration. With the discoveries The mantel serves to assist the pur-of so many varieties of American…
Women · Home Economics · Interior decoration
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