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House & Garden 
The completed room shows 
Duncan Phyfe furniture in place 
of the painted pieces, which 
now go to the enclosed porch 
One of the side chairs is shown 
in illustration, and the delicacy of 
its detail can be appreciated. 
Let me say a word in favor of 
Duncan Phyfe designs. As you 
know, he was an American whose 
designs showed strongly the in¬ 
fluence of the Empire. He was, 
in fact, the founder of what is 
called American Empire. In its 
later days this style became very 
heavy and crude, but in the be¬ 
ginning Phyfe showed all the 
delicacy of contour and decoration 
that characterized the best French 
work. At the present moment 
Empire designs are very much the 
vogue. In order to use our own 
The third-year table is a repro¬ 
duction, of course, but a good 
one. American Empire style. 
It is priced at $258 
American productions, I have 
chosen a Phyfe set, made after his 
own designs. A reproduction, to 
be sure, but a good reproduction 
is not to be scorned. 
The consoles are set on either 
side the fireplace. Their ends let 
down so that they really occupy 
very little space. On them we 
have placed sets of the twisted 
candlesticks. As we already 
bought one set the first year, we 
have to purchase only one more 
set now. 
To accompany the dignity of 
the new furniture we have treated 
ourselves to new side lights. They 
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