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House & Garden 
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At first glance there seems to be 
little in these stairs. On second 
thought one becomes aware of the 
Spanish seat, the rope rail and 
wrought iron rosettes, the painted 
glass lantern and the Spanish 
chair. By such details is distinc¬ 
tion given an interior 
The points of contact in decora¬ 
tion are always their mating, for 
through them harmony is main¬ 
tained. In this bedroom the same 
material is used for curtains and 
upholstery. Furniture is painted 
the tone of the fabric ground. J. 
A. Colby & Son, decorators 
In the bedroom shown below, which is in the residence of Mrs. Charles 
J. Barnes, Chicago, III., the spirit of Louis XVI is readily seen. The 
paneled walls are finished in soft ivory, the moldings being tinted soft 
rose. At the windows the hangings are embroidered rose taffeta. The 
baldicino over the bed is of rose damask with a lace edging. The fur¬ 
niture is imported Louis XVI in gray and ivory. N. J. Sinclair, decorator 
