Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-02
CHAIRS AND TABLES.
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The best chairs aud couches are
hose which you like best, aud which
best conform to the natural contour
pf the human figure in repose. A
couch should allow of the feet being
put up, il necessary, and should be OF
such a shape that you can lie upon 1t.
either full length or half length. with
perfect comfort. To be really ser.
yicesble it should not be covered
with pale blue satin or maixe.colored
taboret, but with Q good tapestry
covering in q neutral hue, say sage.
green or dark, rusty red, to wear
we'll. The tapestry should not be TOO
fine to lie down. upon, or even, In the
privacy of family life, to lay ones
feet upon. Aud the whole couch
should, if possible. turn toward the
fire, 60 that its occupant may have
his face toward the cheerful glow.
At the same time, little wickerwork
table-black aud gold If you will
holds a lamp for reading. A. to
chairs, a couple OF COED, well-stuneo
easy chairs, also covered III the same
tow ard the fire, ought to be suftciens
for luxury, while six or eight iit!ls
ebonised aud cane-bottemed gossip
ing chairs are the simplest aud pref
tiest occasional" furniture you can
have. The gossip chair has curved
back which exactly fits the natural
curve of the body, and the seat slopes
gently downward aud backward, 30
ss to give one the best possible sup.
port with the lesst angularity and
awkwardness. With these pretty
little clean cane seats, q black wicker
work chair, two easy chairs. aud
couch, you should have enough places
for family aud guests in quiet
household.
Tables are Of very little real use in
} a drawing.room; still, we must have
} one or two to give the whole furn-
. isbed lsek. A spare table near the
bay window will allow of . jardiniere
and fern or india-rubber plant TO
stand in the sun. You can have
nothing better than black and gold
for this purpose. Another, round OF
:, course, is needed for Afternoon tea'
= There must be some place to lay
books and other heavy articles; and
the table for .thiso Office should DC
= solid and should stand against the
wall. Nothing remains but tht
piano; aud that must naturally be
!. placed where the exigencies Of spact
u demand. Few articles Of furniturt
ot are more difficultto manage than the
10 coal.scuttle. 1t 10 always getting IL
n everybody's way, aud 1t can hardly
t. be made presentabls even by th'
to utmost pains Of the struggling dscs
rative Imagination. II 10 almos
lamentable to think OF all the ussleo
efforts lavished by the humsn intel
lect upon .abortivs coal-scuttlea
e, Perhaps the best solutien OF th
BY problem 10 that which combines scat
ID tie aud whAtnot in one compreheu
a. slve whole, having . box for the COS
OF beneath, and oneior TIVE shelves g
he Ikuick-knacks ,akoye. This composf1
ge piece of furuitnre- may then stan
n against the wall beside the chimney
70. piece, where it. adds to the lgenert
ot prettiness OF tho room, instead
ny beng an unsie eHtly encambranc'
ice Moreover, the weight OF the CO..
x. gives stability to the whatuots o.
Nv prevents it from having that toppl
X down air so common with its kim
ty Any such suggestion Of imnine!
to catastrophes should always be svot
ne ed in drswipGrroem.