. American homes and gardens. description of thehouse without including it would be utterly incomplete for The living-room it is so in keeping that it seems part and parcel of the whole,not to be divorced from its setting, and it imparts a veryessential element to the character of the entire establish-ment. Furthermore, it shows how thorough the transplant-ing of a household can be and how congruous with a newbut fittingly planned environment. Lastly, its lesson ininterior decoration is too useful to be slighted. The library, another room full of heirlooms, chief ofwhich is a seventeenth centu
. American homes and gardens. description of thehouse without including it would be utterly incomplete for The living-room it is so in keeping that it seems part and parcel of the whole,not to be divorced from its setting, and it imparts a veryessential element to the character of the entire establish-ment. Furthermore, it shows how thorough the transplant-ing of a household can be and how congruous with a newbut fittingly planned environment. Lastly, its lesson ininterior decoration is too useful to be slighted. The library, another room full of heirlooms, chief ofwhich is a seventeenth century oak settle, is in the front ofthe house on the other side of the hall from the on the east and north admit abundant light andpreserve the same tone of cheerfulness as in the of the library is the dining-room, glass double doorsat one side of the fireplace connecting the two. Back toback with the library fireplace is the dining-room fireplace,the chimney-breast necessarily being of great depth and. The garret contains many old-time bits of furniture and curios 132 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS April, 1913
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