Our homes, and how to beautify them . already legion. To begin with, there are the Historiesof Furniture from the earliest periods to the present time—profound, and occasionally interesting, compilations. Then thereare the Books of Designs issued by furniture makers likeChippendale, Sheraton and Ince—forerunners of the modernFurniture Catalogue. Then there are the great number of pamphlets, treatises,and brochures written on the subject of Art in the Home, in which ladieswith a pretty taste dogmatise in the nicest afternoon-tea manner on how tomake artistic lamp-shades, paint door-panels, and
Our homes, and how to beautify them . already legion. To begin with, there are the Historiesof Furniture from the earliest periods to the present time—profound, and occasionally interesting, compilations. Then thereare the Books of Designs issued by furniture makers likeChippendale, Sheraton and Ince—forerunners of the modernFurniture Catalogue. Then there are the great number of pamphlets, treatises,and brochures written on the subject of Art in the Home, in which ladieswith a pretty taste dogmatise in the nicest afternoon-tea manner on how tomake artistic lamp-shades, paint door-panels, and beautify a drawing room withesthetic remnants at i/iif a yard. What need, it may be asked, is there for a new book on furnishing ? Hasnot the subject been dealt with from every possible point of view ? Have notcollectors, and architects, and designers, and Universal Providers all had theirsay about it ? What crumb of new information is left for him who, like someRuth amid the alien corn, comes gleaning in these well-swept fields?. CJL: OUR HOMES, THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK. T ET me justify my temerity by setting forth the exact purpose of the presenthttle work. It is to bring between two covers practical instructions on theart of house decoration. To make such instructions intelligible it seems to benecessary to preface them with a brief survey of what has been done in the seems to be equally necessary to indicate in a popular way the principles uponwhich decorative art is based, and to teach, with as little pedantry as possible, and its grammar. I shall next have to discuss the purposes of thedifferent rooms of a house, and to show how purpose and style should berelated to each other. The materials available for decoration will then comeunder notice, with reference to their cost and suitability to the particular objectsin view. Lastly, each room will have to be considered in relation to the variouspossibilities of artistic treatment. I must, especially in
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