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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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If
your
house
happens
to
have
the
hall
and
living-room
combined,
and
no
vestibule,
you
can
place
a
large
screen
near
the
entrance
door
and
obtain
a
little
more
privacy.
A
standing
screen
of
wooden
panels
is
better
than
a
folding
screen,
for
the
folding
screen
is
rarely
well-built,
and
will
be
blown
down
by
the
draft
of
the
open
door.
A
standing
screen
may
be
made
by
any
carpenter,
and
painted
or
stained
to
match
the
woodwork
of
the
room.
A
straight
bench
or
settle
placed
against
it
will
make
the
screened
space
seem
more
like
a
vestibule.
Another
objection
to
the
staircase
leading
from
the
living-room
of
a
small
house
is
that
such
an
arrangement
makes
it
almost
impossible
to
heat
the
house
properly
in
winter.
I
have
seen
so
many
bewildered
people
whose
spacious
doorless
downstairs
rooms
were
a
joy
in
summer,
shivering
all
winter
long
in
a
polar
atmosphere.
The
stair
well
seems
to
suck
all
the
warmth
from
the
living-room,
and
coal
bills
soar.
Above
all,
don't
try
to
make
your
hall
"pretty."
Remember
that
a
hall
is
not
a
living-room,
but
a
thoroughfare
open
and
used
by
all
the
dwellers
in
the
house.
Don't
be
afraid
of
your
halls
and
stairs
looking
"cold."
It
is
a
good
idea
to
have
one
small
space
in
your
house
where
you
can
go
and
sit
down
and
be
calm
and
cool!
You
can't
keep
the
rest
of
the
house
severe
and
cool
looking,
but
here
it
is
eminently
appropriate
and
sensible.
The
visitor
who
enters
a
white
and
green
hall
and
gets
an
effect
of
real
reserve
and
coolness
is
all
the
more
appreciative
of
the
warmth
and
intimacy
of
the
living-rooms
of
the
house.
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