Woman’s handiwork in modern homes, by Constance Cary Harrison; with numerous illustrations and five colored plates from designs by Samuel Colman, Rosina Emmet, George Gibson, and others (1881)
Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920 · [New York] C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 207
t is that their beautiful fabrics, woven in horizontalbars of subdued colors with a gold or silver thread runningthrough the pattern, cannot fail to produce the effectdesired. And to those who intend to make effects withtheir own fingers, these materials offer a number of use-ful suggestions in… … Portiere for Halt rings, as allwell-regula-ted curtainsnow are, canbe pulledback andforth at will,to exclude adraught or apair of curious eyes. Manyportieres are made to hangfrom a thick brass rod set afew inches down from thetop of a door, inside theframe. The light comingover, and the…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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