CHAPTER XIII.

THE HOUSE AND ITS BEAUTY.--ARTISTIC SURROUNDINGS.--BEAUTY MORE A MATTER OF INTELLIGENCE THAN MONEY.--VESTIBULE DECORATIONS.--BEAUTY IN THE RECEPTION-HALL.--MANTELS AND GRATES.--FRET-WORK AND PORTIÈRES.--SPINDLE WORK.--SIMPLE FORMS OF GOOD DECORATION.--WOOD-CARVING.--DOOR AND WINDOW CASINGS.--A CONSERVATORY.--STAINED GLASS.--A CABINET ON THE MANTEL.--TINTED PLASTERING. --FRESCOING.--SAFETY IN THE SELECTION OF COLORS.--AN ATTRACTIVE SITTING-ROOM.--THE PARLOR.--A RECEPTION-ROOM. --PARLOR HISTORY.--THE IDEAL PARLOR.--THE LIBRARY.--A PLACE OF QUIET AND REST.--LIBRARY FURNISHINGS.--THE DINING-ROOM.--SOCIAL RELATIONS OF THE DINING-ROOM. --DINING-ROOM DECORATIONS.--CONSERVATORY AND DINING-ROOM. --A WOOD CEILING.--BEAUTY IN BEDROOMS.--QUIET AND LIGHT 86-100