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 264
; the serviettes were trimmed withpoint de Venise; even the knife-handles matched the china,and were blue and white, the little salad-plates were silver-gilt, inlaid Avith turquoises. And the young lady in whosehonor the fete was given was in blue also ; her short cos-tume of pale Indian blue… … 220 WOMANS HANDIWORK. DECORATIONS OF THE DINNER-TABLE. IT is impossible for the average female mind to confrontunmoved the delightful possibilities to-day afforded bythe service of the dinner-table. Times have changed sincethe mistress of a household was wont to set before her guestsa feast like…
Interior decoration · Embroidery · Painting · Decoration and ornament
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