The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment . t any colour-scheme suggested here could be carried outby the householder without difiiculty, the writer looked intothe supply in his own city, and usually found a fair assort-ment of inexpensive goods in the large stores. He furthermore finds all that is necessary for this fur-nishing in the well known Colony and Canterburylines (Marshall Field & Company, Distributors, Chicago andNew York) so that anything needed may easily be ordered bydealers in case they do not happen to have it in stock. It isabsolutely necessary that the wr
The practical book of furnishing the small house and apartment . t any colour-scheme suggested here could be carried outby the householder without difiiculty, the writer looked intothe supply in his own city, and usually found a fair assort-ment of inexpensive goods in the large stores. He furthermore finds all that is necessary for this fur-nishing in the well known Colony and Canterburylines (Marshall Field & Company, Distributors, Chicago andNew York) so that anything needed may easily be ordered bydealers in case they do not happen to have it in stock. It isabsolutely necessary that the writer should be specific in thefirst furnishing described, for it is not only the choice of col-ours which is essential but the degree of intensity and the PLATE ^H^^ ^ 3 BHC 1 m H| 7J^ mr^tnt 4 ? i J m j feMl- Ml! iM ??^L BM mIf 11 ? M 11 ^?^w^wg^H Wmm I ll H^^^BkVHIf^ .^ J,.«.^v^ 3 ^1 ARRANGEMENT OF THIN CURTAINS WITH VALANCE Cunains of bclow-lbc-siil length do not readily blow out of the opened window anddo not ^h^i^k (oo short PLATE 36. MODERN FURNISHING, INEXPENSIVE 121 tones of these colours. Those mentioned here are of middleintensity—neither too bright nor too dull. There are also very desirable denims, casement-clothsand sun-fast materials of many manufactures in the variousshops. The solid-colour denims with small designs in theweave make excellent coverings for the seats of chairs andsettees. It is a mistake to suppose that nothing can beattractive unless it is expensive. Such materials as thosementioned here are decidedly smart and tasteful when theright colourings are chosen. We shall begin with the triadof modified yellow, red, and blue. It is to be understood that these details are suggestiveand not obligatory in any way. It is necessary to be concretein order to explain the plan in full; when that is understoodit will be realised that changes in details may easily be made. Blue is a good general colour for hangings, and a heavyribbed rep is one of the b
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