Artistic home : the perusal of which will give the modern housewife a hundred different ideas for the beautification of the home ; every illustration a new thought. . Wide Doorways -*t|l_IMPI<ICITY and elegance are the order of the day. The wide doorway on left has a shaped valance, with a pair of straight curtains of old gold velonrappliqued with illuminated leather in heraldic design. The valance has fringe at edge. This effect issuitable for a library or dining room and harmonizes particularly with mahogany or oak. The doorway on the right, with arch below cornice, has a shaped valance a
Artistic home : the perusal of which will give the modern housewife a hundred different ideas for the beautification of the home ; every illustration a new thought. . Wide Doorways -*t|l_IMPI<ICITY and elegance are the order of the day. The wide doorway on left has a shaped valance, with a pair of straight curtains of old gold velonrappliqued with illuminated leather in heraldic design. The valance has fringe at edge. This effect issuitable for a library or dining room and harmonizes particularly with mahogany or oak. The doorway on the right, with arch below cornice, has a shaped valance and straight curtains of?deep red plain material embroidered with gold wreaths. The valance is finished across the top withsmall festoons of cords and tassels mixed with gold. This treatment is adapted for a reception or musicroom in colonial and empire style. White woodwork is For Winter Gatherings i OR the fireplace at left the shaped valance is made of green velour, with gold embroidered borderand fringe. Porcelain tiles depicting outdoor scenes surround the grate. Any kind of potterycan be used on the mantelpiece. On the right the draped mantel is for a reception room in white enamel. The valance of plainor figured rose silk is festooned with bos-plaits. A French gilt clock and candelabra on mantelpieceharmonize with the gilt ornamentation of the woodwork. 1^.,
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