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By

Elsie de Wolfe

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

I

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN HOUSE

II

SUITABILITY, SIMPLICITY AND PROPORTION

III

THE OLD WASHINGTON IRVING HOUSE

IV

THE LITTLE HOUSE OF MANY MIRRORS

V

THE TREATMENT OF WALLS

VI

THE EFFECTIVE USE OF COLOR

VII

OF DOORS, AND WINDOWS, AND CHINTZ

VIII

THE PROBLEM OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT

IX

HALLS AND STAIRCASES

X

THE DRAWING-ROOM

XI

THE LIVING-ROOM

XII

SITTING-ROOM AND BOUDOIR

XIII

A LIGHT, GAY DINING-ROOM

XIV

THE BEDROOM

XV

THE DRESSING-ROOM AND THE BATH

XVI

THE SMALL APARTMENT

XVII

REPRODUCTIONS OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE AND OBJECTS OF ART

XVIII

THE ART OF TRELLIAGE

XIX

VILLA TRIANON

XX

NOTES ON MANY THINGS