Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar91912newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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September, 1912 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 33i
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Two porcelain cats, modeled with remarkable fidelity to life are among German importations added to the realm of bric-a-brac people, although they may not realize it. It makes rooms purchasing decorations that have shades or tints of violet appear smaller than they really are and is not a good back- in their composition. If, however, one elects to use one of ground. For this latter reason it should be avoided in all the colors derived from violet, the lavenders will be found rooms where ladies are apt to congre- gate, as the various colors of their gowns will be shown off to the worst possible advantage. Good reds cannot be obtained in the less expensive grades of wall-papers and fabrics, and the cheap reds give a common, tawdry appearance to a room. At one time red was considered as absolutely the only color for the walls of the hall and the dining-room, but, happily, the yellows, tans, grays, and buffs are now appreciated at their full value. Violet is the nearest color that we have to black, and all of the colors ob- tained directly from it, the mauves and lavenders, although they may be beau- tiful in themselves, absorb a great deal

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