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House & Garden 
The curtaining of glass doors affords a variety of treatments. Net 
or scrim gathered at top and bottom and fastened on rods to the 
inner edge of the trim constitutes the usual method. Another is 
to curtain the door only three-quarters up, using net or scrim or 
filet, according to the nature of the room. In this dining room 
gold gauze has been hung loose from the trim, an unusual style. 
L,ee Torter was the decorator 
Silver and white is the color scheme par excellence for the dining 
room. First, because white affords a sense of spaciousness and 
reflects light; second, because white provides an interesting back¬ 
ground for silver. In this dining room the scheme has been car¬ 
ried out successfully—white paneled walls, silver service, silver 
frames of mirror and prints. Relief of color is found in the 
mahogany furniture. J. A. Colby & Son, decorators 
Hewitt 
The dining room in the residence of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt crystallizes the spirit of the 18 th 
Century. The background is antique paneling painted green and gold. The casement windows 
are hung with an 18 th Century chintz in which peach color predominates. A peach colored 
brocatel is used for upholstery on the walnut chairs. The sideboard is a William and Mary 
antique holding antique purple glass bottles. Over it hangs a mirror with a petit point panel. 
The arrangement of serving consoles by the window and the arched china closet add further in¬ 
terest to the room 
