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The House in Good Taste
·
Elsie De Wolfe
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As
for
the
kitchen--that
is
another
story.
It
is
impossible
to
go
into
that
subject.
And
anyway,
you
will
find
the
essentials
supplied
for
you
by
the
landlord.
You
won't
need
my
advice
when
you
need
a
broom
or
a
coffee
pot
or
a
saucepan--you'll
go
buy
it!
XVII
REPRODUCTIONS
OF
ANTIQUE
FURNITURE
AND
OBJECTS
OF
ART
One
must
have
preserved
many
naïve
illusions
if
one
may
believe
in
all
the
"antiques"
that
are
offered
in
the
marketplaces
of
the
world
to-day.
Even
the
greatest
connoisseurs
are
caught
napping
sometimes,
as
in
the
case
of
the
famous
crown
supposedly
dating
to
the
Fifth
Century,
B.C.,
which
was
for
a
brief
period
one
of
the
treasures
of
the
Louvre.
Its
origin
was
finally
discovered,
and
great
was
the
outcry!
It
had
been
traced
to
a
Viennese
artisan,
a
worker
in
the
arts
and
crafts.
Surely,
if
the
great
men
of
the
Louvre
could
be
so
deceived
it
is
obvious
that
the
amateur
collector
has
little
chance
at
the
hands
of
the
dealers
in
old
furniture
and
other
objects
of
art.
Fortunately,
the
greatest
dealers
are
quite
honest.
They
tell
you
frankly
if
the
old
chair
you
covet
is
really
old,
if
it
has
been
partially
restored,
or
if
it
is
a
copy,
and
they
charge
you
accordingly.
At
these
dealers
a
small
table
of
the
Louis
XVI
period,
or
a
single
chair
covered
in
the
original
tapestry,
may
cost
as
much
as
a
man
in
modest
circumstances
would
spend
on
his
whole
house.
Almost
everything
outside
these
princely
shops
(salons
is
a
better
word)
is
false,
or
atrociously
restored.
Please
remember
I
am
not
referring
to
reputable
dealers,
but
to
the
smaller
fry,
whose
name
is
legion,
in
whose
shops
the
unwary
seeker
after
bargains
is
sure
to
be
taken
in.
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