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THE CASE FOR MODERN FURNITURE. 



need reading very long to find that here was a man who believed in himself and his work ; who had 

 what our engineers have to-day, tremendous enthusiasm, and who would have no more willingly designed a 

 &quot; Jacobean &quot; chair than a motor-designer would revert to the types of engines of ten years ago. Before 

 this atmosphere can be re-created the user of furniture must bring to bear something of the same know 

 ledge that the eighteenth century connoisseur possessed ; he must be as much interested in his home and 

 its fittings as he is in his car and its accessories. If he will only do this, be interested, it can safely be 

 prophesied that he will speedily obtain just what he deserves, which, after all, is what has always 

 happened. This chapter docs not profess to do more than suggest to the reader that modern furniture 

 is a serious branch of the applied arts, and to show a few good examples. It would need a separate book 

 to illustrate the work of the many men who have re-established furniture design as a serious art. 



C. H. B. OUENNHI.L. 



9J. A SIMPLE OAK WASHSTAND. 



