August, 1919 
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Compare the fire¬ 
place in the post- 
Revolutionary 
room above with 
the huge fireplace 
of this early Col¬ 
onial kitchen pre¬ 
served in the Es¬ 
sex Institute at 
Salem, Mass. In 
those first days 
the fireplace was 
the center of fam¬ 
ily life. It was so 
large one could sit 
inside. Settles 
were ranged by 
the side, and the 
stock of seed corn 
and drying herbs 
hung from the 
rafters 
■ © B. Coolidge 
|j The post-Revolu- 
|j tionary period is 
|| represented in this 
11 drawing room of 
an old Philadel¬ 
phia residence, 
preserved in its 
|| original state with 
11 chairs, tables, set- 
|| tee and old desk. 
; The contour of 
|| the furniture 
\ found an enlianc- 
|| ing background in 
jj walls. By this 
|| time the fireplace 
■ has grown quite 
the plain tinted 
11 small—a mere bas- 
|| ket for coals — 
|| and the mantel is 
|| a narrow shelf 
Wallace 
