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Woman as DecorationWoman as Decoration Madame Geraldine Farrar as Thas in the opera of that name. It is a sketch made from life for this book. Observe the gilded wig and richly embroidered gown. They are after descriptions of a costume worn by the real Thas....
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French Polishing and Enamelling: A Practical Work of InstructionFrench Polishing and Enamelling: A Practical Work of Instructionv Early in the present century the method generally adopted for polishing furniture was by rubbing with beeswax and turpentine or with linseed-oil. That process, however, was never considered to be very satisfactory, which fact probably...
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A Study of the Textile Art in Its Relation to the Development of Form and OrnamentA Study of the Textile Art in Its Relation to the Development of Form and Ornament - Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252)The textile art is one...
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The Ladies' Work-BookThe Ladies' Work-Book - Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. There is not one art practised by ladies which is more deservedly popular than Knitting. It is so easy, requires so little eyesight, and is susceptible of so much ornament, that it merits...
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The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump IslandThe Scientific American Boy; Or, The Camp at Willow Clump IslandAll boys are nature lovers. Nothing appeals to them more than a summer vacation in the woods where they can escape from the restraints of civilization and live a life of freedom. Now, it...
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A Course In Wood TurningA Course In Wood TurningThis book is the outgrowth of problems given to high school pupils by the writers, and has been compiled in logical sequence. Stress is laid upon the proper use of tools, and the problems are presented in such a way...
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Beeton's Book of NeedleworkBeeton's Book of NeedleworkThe Art of Needlework dates from the earliest record of the world's history, and has, also, from time immemorial been the support, comfort, or employment of women of every rank and age. Day by day, it increases its votaries, who enlarge...
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Furnishing the Home of Good TasteFurnishing the Home of Good Taste - A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of TodayTo try to write a history of furniture in a fairly short space is almost as hard...
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The House in Good TasteThe House in Good TasteI know of nothing more significant than the awakening of men and women throughout our country to the desire to improve their houses. Call it what you willawakening, development, American Renaissanceit is a most startling and promising condition of affairs....
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Things To MakeThings To Make The making for oneself of toys and other objects of a more or less useful character has certain advantages over buying them. In the case of the more elaborate and costly articles, it may enable one to possess things which otherwise...
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Principles of Home Decoration, With Practical ExamplesPrinciples of Home Decoration, With Practical ExamplesProbably no art has so few masters as that of decoration. In England, Morris was for many years the great leader, but among his followers in England no one has attained the dignity of unquestioned authority; and in...
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The Art of Interior DecorationThe Art of Interior DecorationThere is something unusually exquisite about this composition. You will discover at a glance perfect balance, reposeline, everywhere, yet with it infinite grace and a winning charm. One can imagine a tea tray brought in, a table placed and those...
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The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to DoThe Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do [Transcriber's note: Image sizes are limited to the browser window size. To expand an image, right click on the image and select "view image" or "open image in new tab". Then click on...
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The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 - Consisting of Novel, Elegant, and Useful Designs in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Braiding, and Embroidery, with Clear and Explicit Directions for Working the PatternsEncouraged by the kind welcome which greeted their former efforts to provide a...
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Architecture and DemocracyArchitecture and DemocracyThis book can lay no claim to unity of theme, since its subjects range from skyscrapers to symbols and soul states; but the author claims for it nevertheless a unity of point of view, and one (correct or not) so comprehensive as...
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Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present TimeIllustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Timen the following pages the Author has placed before the reader an account of the changes in the design of Decorative Furniture and Woodwork, from the earliest period of which we have any reliable...
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What Dress Makes of UsWhat Dress Makes of UsDid you ever observe, dear comrade, what an element of caricature lurks in clothes? A short, round coat on a stout man seems to exaggerate his proportions to such a ridiculous degree that the profile of his manly form suggests...
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The Renaissance: studies in art and poetryThe Renaissance: studies in art and poetryThis should be the first thing seen when anyone opens the book. Do not change or edit it without written permission. The words are carefully chosen to provide users with the information they need about what they can...
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The Renaissance: Studies in Art and PoetryThe Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry Many attempts have been made by writers on art and poetry to define beauty in the abstract, to express it in the most general terms, to find a universal formula for it. The value of these attempts...
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Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some PerspectivesWorldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives Much research has been devoted to the effects of nuclear weapons. But studies have been concerned for the most part with those immediate consequences which would be suffered by a country that was the direct target of...
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