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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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The
north
wall
is
broken
by
two
mirrors
and
a
door
leading
to
the
service-pantry.
A
large,
four-fold
screen,
made
of
an
uncut
tapestry,
shuts
off
the
door.
We
need
all
the
light
the
windows
give,
so
there
are
no
curtains
except
the
orange-colored
taffeta
valances
at
the
top.
I
devised
sliding
doors
of
mirrors
that
are
pulled
out
of
the
wall
at
night
to
fill
the
recessed
space
of
the
windows.
Ventilation
is
afforded
by
the
open
fireplace,
and
by
mechanical
means.
You
see
we
do
not
occupy
this
house
in
summer,
so
the
mirrored
windows
are
quite
feasible.
The
fourth
wall
has
no
openings,
and
it
is
broken
into
three
large
paneled
spaces.
A
console
has
the
place
of
honor
opposite
the
fireplace,
and
above
it
there
is
a
mirror
like
that
over
the
mantel.
In
the
two
side
panels
are
the
two
large
Mennoyers.
There
are
five
of
these
in
the
room,
the
smaller
ones
flanking
the
chimney
piece.
You
see
that
the
salvation
of
this
room
depends
on
this
careful
repetition
and
variation
of
similar
objects.
Color
is
brought
into
the
room
in
the
blue
and
yellow
of
the
Chinese
rug,
in
the
chairs,
and
in
the
painted
table.
The
chairs
are
painted
a
creamy
yellow,
pointed
with
blue,
and
upholstered
with
blue
and
yellow
striped
velvet.
I
do
not
like
high-backed
chairs
in
a
dining-room.
Their
one
claim
to
use
is
that
they
make
a
becoming
background,
but
this
does
not
compensate
for
the
difficulties
of
the
service
when
they
are
used.
An
awkward
servant
pouring
soup
down
one's
back
is
not
an
aid
to
digestion,
or
to
the
peace
of
mind
engendered
by
a
good
dinner.
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