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The House in Good Taste
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Elsie De Wolfe
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The
chairs
should
not
be
the
conventional
dining-chairs.
The
idea
that
the
only
dining-room
chair
possible
is
a
perfectly
straight
up
and
down
stiff-backed
chair
is
absurd.
In
a
large
house
where
there
is
a
family
dining-room
the
chairs
should
be
alike,
but
in
an
informal
living-room
the
chairs
may
be
perfectly
comfortable
and
useful
between
meals
and
serve
the
purposes
of
dining-room
chairs
when
necessary.
For
instance,
with
a
long
oak
table
built
on
the
lines
of
the
old
English
refectory
tables
you
might
have
a
long
bench
of
oak
and
cane;
a
large
high
back
chair
with
arms
of
the
Stuart
order,
that
is,
with
graceful,
turned
legs,
carved
frame
work,
and
cane
insets;
two
Cromwellian
chairs
covered
in
some
good
stuff;
and
two
or
three
straight
oak-and-cane
chairs
of
a
simple
type.
These
chairs
may
be
used
for
various
purposes
between
meals,
and
will
not
give
the
room
the
stiff
and
formal
air
that
straight-backed
chairs
invariably
produce.
One
could
imagine
this
table
drawn
up
to
a
window-seat,
with
bench
and
chairs
beside
it,
and
a
dozen
cheerful
people
around
it.
There
will
be
little
chance
of
stiffness
at
such
a
dining-table.
It
should
be
remembered
that
when
a
part
of
the
living-room
is
used
for
meals,
the
things
that
suggest
dining
should
be
kept
out
of
sight
between
meals.
All
the
china
and
so
forth
should
be
kept
in
the
pantry
or
in
kitchen
cupboards.
The
table
may
be
left
bare
between
meals.
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