. Lace work in the field of decoration. oday no wellappointed houseis considered com-plete, or trulyhomelike, until itswindows arerelieved of theirdead blankness by much a tastefulscheme of curtain-ing enhances theattractiveness ofany architecturalopening. Window lacesare a decorativeadjunct of doubleimportance, for,unlike other de-tails of furnishing,they are relatedboth to the insideand to the outsideof the house theyadorn, so whilethey may be incomplete har-mony with theinterior decora-tion, they are ablealso to convey akinship with theexterior architec-ture of the build-ing, of which thecu
. Lace work in the field of decoration. oday no wellappointed houseis considered com-plete, or trulyhomelike, until itswindows arerelieved of theirdead blankness by much a tastefulscheme of curtain-ing enhances theattractiveness ofany architecturalopening. Window lacesare a decorativeadjunct of doubleimportance, for,unlike other de-tails of furnishing,they are relatedboth to the insideand to the outsideof the house theyadorn, so whilethey may be incomplete har-mony with theinterior decora-tion, they are ablealso to convey akinship with theexterior architec-ture of the build-ing, of which thecurtained interioris a part. A successfulcurtain treatmentis pleasant fromwithout by reasonof the beauty ofthe pattern seenbehind the glass;while from within, , Here in Flanders and Italian point is sho\vn a rich design for the ?f;]^^ llSfht IS ^^in doorway of a mansion: It seems to suggest a noble dwelling^ ^ of stone and marble—it seems made for an entrance, as inviting in its welcome as its architectural lines are attractive lacesused either asably softened =° --•--i-- -< -^ panels or as pairs though not dulled by the curtains. The of curtains. A face, the eyes of whichtracery of the lace pattern against the lack eye lashes, is as bereft as a house [6] whose windows are uncurtained. Laces in whose uncompromising surround-in furnishing have as rightful a place ings the appeal of externals is uncon-as verdure on tree branches, as clouds sidered. An atmosphere of severity,against the sky; they bear a message of if not of brusqueness, pervades hisreticence and refinement discreetly chosen haunts; and while the chairs inhinting of beauty within and without, which he ensconces his person may beCurtains at our windows are as car- soft and yielding, this is the softness pets on our floors,or as hangings onour walls. Theytend to soften thegeometricalsquareness of thewindow openings,and filter the tastefully de-signed, they taketheir just placegraceful
Size: 1004px × 2490px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectlaceandlacemaking
