The decorative periods . PREFACE H E success of the authors pre-vious work, *• Period Decora-tion, unpretentious and ele-mental as it was, has promptedthe publication of this book,which delves more deeply intothe subject. Decoration to be good mustbe consistent; to be valuableit must be historic. Resultsthat are harmonious are those that are orderly, and thepreparation of this volume aims to assist the man whowould steer clear of the shoals of anachronism. The worldappreciates correctness in trivial matters. The civilizedwoman is not gowned with an evening waist, a tennis skirt,shooting boots
The decorative periods . PREFACE H E success of the authors pre-vious work, *• Period Decora-tion, unpretentious and ele-mental as it was, has promptedthe publication of this book,which delves more deeply intothe subject. Decoration to be good mustbe consistent; to be valuableit must be historic. Resultsthat are harmonious are those that are orderly, and thepreparation of this volume aims to assist the man whowould steer clear of the shoals of anachronism. The worldappreciates correctness in trivial matters. The civilizedwoman is not gowned with an evening waist, a tennis skirt,shooting boots and an automobile hat; and little as thetheorv may appeal to some minds, we venture to sav thatconvention and propriety are the attributes necessary toanv correct form of the arts decorative. In the hope that we may shed light upon the obscuri-ties of the subject, we send this volume forth. CLIFFORD & LAWTON 251920
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