. Book of home building and decoration, prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country . )ric-a-brac ami orna-ments \\ Inch cannot be removed shoidtl be suf)dued as nnich as possible in the colorscheme. 60D L,„. Domestic Floor Coverings HE main consideration in the pnrchase of fiooi coverings a\/ 1 f .j~L \1 itw years ago was utility; })ut witli the ])rogress of time, and-- I I ■J^ J-^ the ethicational development of art and color harmony in thehousehold, a change has come about. The rug or carpetimist needs be dura})le, and this means tlie use
. Book of home building and decoration, prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country . )ric-a-brac ami orna-ments \\ Inch cannot be removed shoidtl be suf)dued as nnich as possible in the colorscheme. 60D L,„. Domestic Floor Coverings HE main consideration in the pnrchase of fiooi coverings a\/ 1 f .j~L \1 itw years ago was utility; })ut witli the ])rogress of time, and-- I I ■J^ J-^ the ethicational development of art and color harmony in thehousehold, a change has come about. The rug or carpetimist needs be dura})le, and this means tlie use of good materialand good workmansliip. (iranted these factors, the cjuestionof decoration is the next impcjrtant. Even the rag carpet,the appropriateness and usefulness of which is decidedlylimited, may work in with a decorative scheme; while, on theother hand, modern floor co^erings made of the best materialsmaybe an abomination from an artistic\i(>w-i)oint. The (juestion is one of figureand color effect and of design and it has l)een in recent times, and t(j some extentis still, a vexatious and difficult one. The best manufacturers have sho\ a sur])rising regard for the artistic needsof the modern household, and a degree of good sense that is
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