House & Garden 
Among the strange records in the 
book of New England antiquity is 
the tale of the Orient in Oriental 
art objects brought back from 
the East by Yankee sea captains. 
Though exotic they fit in with 
the sturdy furniture of the period. 
In this living room, for example, 
the walls are covered with Chin¬ 
ese tea box paper. Above the 
mantel hang two old Chinese 
paintings on glass, and at each 
end of the mantel shelf is a yel¬ 
low cloisonne vase. At the same 
time Colonial atmosphere is es¬ 
tablished by the brass candle¬ 
sticks and andirons, the crane and 
pot, the warming pan and the 
gold mirrors which hang at either 
side 
COLONIAL ANTIQUES OF DISTINCTION 
IN THEIR PROPER SETTING 
The walls of the dining room are 
covered with a blue Chinese paper 
of dwarf pines. Silver sconces T 
contrast with their background. j| 
The table is an old type of square ■! 
gate-leg and the rush-seated chairs 
with spindle backs go with it har¬ 
moniously. A Queen Anne low¬ 
boy serves for sideboard, its old ^ 
silver plate grouped in a dignified ,■ 
fashion. The corner cupboard, ii 
which is almost a sine qua non oft 
the period, is filled with old china J 
that enriches the color of the I 
room. The atmosphere is digni- ’J 
fied and livable, the colors inter- A 
esting, and the furnishings are j 
simple — the requisites for any k| 
dining room in good taste. The t 
sketches on both of these pages 
are by Louis Ruyl m 
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