THE ART OF INTERIOR DECORATION


PLATE I

There is something unusually exquisite about this composition.
You will discover at a glance perfect balance, repose--line,
everywhere, yet with it infinite grace and a winning charm. One
can imagine a tea tray brought in, a table placed and those two
attractive chairs drawn together so that my lady and a friend may
chat over the tea cups.

The mirror is an Italian Louis XVI.

The sconces, table and chairs, French.

The vases, Italian, all antiques.

A becoming mellow light comes through the shade of deep cream
Italian parchment paper with Louis XVI decorations.

It should be said that the vases are Italian medicine
jars--literally that. They were once used by the Italian
chemists, for their drugs, and some are of astonishing
workmanship and have great intrinsic value, as well as the added
value of age and uniqueness.

The colour scheme is as attractive as the lines. The walls are
grey, curtains of green and grey, antique taffeta being used,
while the chairs have green silk on their seats and the table is