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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
78
In
modern
English
and
American
houses
of
the
smaller
class
the
staircase
is
a
part
of
an
elongated
entrance
hall,
and
there
is
often
no
vestibule.
In
many
of
the
more
important
new
houses
the
stairs
are
divided
from
the
entrance
hall,
so
that
one
staircase
will
do
for
the
servants,
family
and
all,
and
the
privacy
of
the
entrance
hall
will
be
secured.
In
my
own
house
in
New
York,
you
enter
the
square
hall
directly,
and
the
staircase
is
in
a
second
hall.
This
entrance
hall
is
a
real
breathing-space,
affording
the
visitor
a
few
moments
of
rest
and
calm
after
the
crowded
streets
of
the
city.
The
hall
is
quite
large,
with
a
color-plan
of
black
and
white
and
dark
green.
You
will
find
a
description
of
this
hall
in
another
chapter.
I
have
used
this
same
plan
in
many
other
city
houses,
with
individual
variations,
of
course.
The
serene
quality
of
such
a
hall
is
very
valuable
in
the
city.
If
you
introduced
a
lot
of
furniture
the
whole
thing
would
be
spoiled.
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