Examples of household taste . neapartment a bed-room which canbe turned into aparlor at a mo-ments notice. Heprovides themwith a bedsteadwhich by some in-genious mechan-ism transformsitself into a sofa, a wash-stand that becomes a writing-desk, a wardrobe that has the appearanceof a secretary, and the thing is done. Now, all this is a very proper andjustifiable proceeding. Our young couple do not want to receive friends in aroom which suggests its use as a bed-room, and they cannot sleep on parlorfurniture ; but in this way their difficulty has been removed. If we follow the fortunes of this i
Examples of household taste . neapartment a bed-room which canbe turned into aparlor at a mo-ments notice. Heprovides themwith a bedsteadwhich by some in-genious mechan-ism transformsitself into a sofa, a wash-stand that becomes a writing-desk, a wardrobe that has the appearanceof a secretary, and the thing is done. Now, all this is a very proper andjustifiable proceeding. Our young couple do not want to receive friends in aroom which suggests its use as a bed-room, and they cannot sleep on parlorfurniture ; but in this way their difficulty has been removed. If we follow the fortunes of this imaginary pair, and look in upon themagain when their economy at the start has enabled them to have a house oftheir own, luxuriously furnished with all the appliances of wealth and culture, INDUSTRIAL ART. 73 we find a corresponding desire to make things answer for several useful pur-poses, and by this economy of room gain more space for what is purelyornamental. In the sleeping-room, for instance, where there is now no neces-. Wardrobe: G. Vol/tner. sity for concealing the bed, we find such a Wardrobe as this of Vollmers. Initself it is a superb piece of furniture; but in place of a paneled door we havea broad mirror, which thus gives just that much wall-space for pictures or what 74 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. ornaments we please. Then, on either side of the mirror-door are spaces nicelycontrived to hold the numberless little articles—statuettes, vases and prettytoilet articles—that women love to have about them. Beneath the broad slabat the base of the glass is a roomy drawer, and on each side of it cupboards,where the mysteries of the toilet or the jewel-box may be kept under lockand key. So that in short we have an article of furniture combining severaluses, all grouped together into a form of artistic beauty. The elaboration andfinish of the work is excellent. The light, delicate color of the satin-woodground is relieved by the rich mahogany decorations. The el
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