April, 1919 
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English clock of unusual de¬ 
sign is an interesting addition. 
In the bedroom we find pure 
Louis XVI spirit prevailing. 
The old woodwork is painted 
a delicate tone of gray with 
beautiful over-doors done in 
Grisaille. An interesting color 
combination is evolved by the 
use of a soft salmon color 
damask on the furniture and 
at the windows, which con¬ 
trasts pleasingly with the 
touches of dull gold on the 
carvings of the wall-panels. 
A recent exhibition in New 
York, which pointed toward 
the amount of interest that 
there is in beautiful old 
French furniture, showed a 
small but fascinating collec¬ 
tion of rare and exquisite 
pieces taken from several New 
York homes. There were 
beautiful bits of marquetry, 
fauteuils covered with petit 
point, bits of Sevres commodes 
and consoles. 
Unusual Lighting 
One phase of decoration 
which irrespective of periods 
is rarely satisfactorily solved 
but which is of paramount 
importance is the question of 
lighting. In a recently deco¬ 
rated house there were some 
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The boudoir of Mrs. Gifford Cochran shows a clever and pleasant use 
of unusual lights. The side lights above the couch are Chinese glass 
pictures made into appliques 
Painted tole of the early I9th Century forms the base for the couch-side 
lamp. The mantel fixtures are Adam statuettes in bronze. Karl Freund 
was the decorator 
used with great restraint, with 
none of the garishness which 
that color combination might 
so well have without the deli¬ 
cacy of treatment of which the 
French are masters. 
In Louis XVI Spirit 
A different character of 
French room, one which is 
purely classic in its treatment 
is shown on page 20. It is 
the morning room in the apart¬ 
ment of IMrs. Alfred Nathan, 
of w’hich Alavoine & Company 
were the decorators. An ex¬ 
traordinarily fine example of 
antique Louis XVI oak wood¬ 
work with old over-doors in 
plaster is sufficient to establish 
the spirit of the 18th Century. 
The paneling is particularly 
remarkable for the beauty of 
its proportions and the delicate 
workmanship of its carvings. 
The mantelpiece of white mar¬ 
ble is of the epoch, as are the 
brilliant striped old yellow 
damask window curtains. At 
each side of the fireplace stands 
a Louis XVI bergere covered 
with an old brocade in soft 
tones of blue and rose. Be¬ 
tween the windows stands a 
Louis XV marquetry secretaire, 
with a Louis XV needlework 
armchair in front of it. At 
one side of the window an old 
