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showing the typical heaviness 
and solidity of German detail 
Entrance hall in a Leipzig villa—Fritz Schade, architect. The 
combination of hat-rack, umbrella stands and mirror is a 
built-in architectural feature 
The German architects give much 
thought to the modeling and 
color decoration of wall surfaces 
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A gentleman’s study or work-room. There is a tendency to 
abandon the Nouveau art curved lines for geometrical ones 
The Germans are far ahead of us in their combination of usefulness 
and beauty in the arrangement and equipment of their kitchens 
An unusual architectural 
treatment of a corner of 
the living-room, making 
a corner for the house¬ 
wife 
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A modern German dining-room designed by Prof. 
Peter Behrens, showing the recent tendency to¬ 
wards the use of straight lines and spot decora¬ 
tion as contrasted with the former uneasy curves 
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COUNTRY HOMES 
A lady’s bedroom. When the Germans do adopt a 
decorative scheme they carry it consistently 
through and allow no jarring note of left-over 
furniture or gift bric-a-brac to interfere with it 
