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House & Garden 
Maugans 
A grouping of table and mirror at the end of 
a hall “breaks” the distance. Black lacquer, 
silver lamps and a mirror in black glass 
frame are here. H. F. Huber, decorator 
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Hi a country house hall 
a Welsh dresser can take 
the place of the ubiquit¬ 
ous table and adds a 
distinct note of indi¬ 
viduality. W. f Law¬ 
rence Bottomley was the 
architect 
Even in an apartment 
hall the atmosphere of 
hospitality can be estab¬ 
lished. The English 
sofa and pictures used 
in this case give an air 
of comfort. H. F. Huber, 
decorator 
HOSPI TABLE HALLS 
A Footnote on How a Hall Stamps the Character 
of the House and Typifies Its Hospitality 
T HE hall is the handshake of the house. You judge 
a friend by his grip, you judge a house by its hall. 
Consequently no other part of the house demands such 
careful consideration. Even the smallest hallway can 
be given personality. The choice of suitable furniture 
for it is the test of good taste. 
The average hall needs but little furniture. Its es¬ 
sentials are a small table, a chair and a mirror. From 
this meager beginning it can be elaborated according to 
its size and character. 
Since a hall is a passageway, there should be no 
obstructing furniture. And since it is a place in which 
strangers are received, the furniture and decorations 
should be formal to a degree. This is not to say that 
they should be forbidding. A cold or dark hallway will 
give an impression of gloom that no amount of cheer 
beyond can entirely dispel, because the hall is the first 
impression of the house one gets. It sets a standard of 
hospitality, and this standard will be established by the 
sort of house it is and the sort of people who live in it. 
The country house hall should be inviting; the hall of 
the city house should present the invisible barrier of 
formality. 
