Chapter I: Front Matter

NOOKS AND CORNERS

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NOOKS AND CORNERS

BEING THE COMPANION VOLUME TO

‘FROM KITCHEN TO GARRET’

BY

J. E. PANTON

AUTHOR OF
‘BY-PATHS AND CROSS-ROADS’ ‘THE CURATE’S WIFE’ ‘A TANGLED CHAIN’
‘COUNTRY SKETCHES IN BLACK AND WHITE’
ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

London

WARD & DOWNEY

12 YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN

1889

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. MOVING HOUSE 1

II. HALLS AND PASSAGES 23

III. NOOKS AND CORNERS 48

IV. THE BILLIARD-ROOM AND LIBRARY 84

V. SHALL WE DO AWAY WITH THE NURSERY? 99

VI. THE GIRLS’ ROOM 113

VII. COMING-OUT AND DRESS 133

VIII. CHRISTENINGS AND WEDDINGS 153

IX. ABOUT THE BOYS 172

X. SOME DOMESTIC DETAILS 190

XI. THE SICK ROOM 209

XII. WHERE SHALL WE GO FOR A CHANGE? 227

ILLUSTRATIONS

A FRENCH WINDOW _Frontispiece_

FIGS. PAGE

1. HALL ARRANGEMENT 25

2. OAK BUFFET 28

3. STAIRCASE WINDOW 40

4. A LONDON LANDING 41

5, 6. HALL WARDROBES 44, 45

7. A SUMMER CORNER 53

8. A WINTER CORNER 60

9. ARCHES FOR A DOUBLE ROOM 63

10. SIMPLE MANTEL DRAPING 66

11. A RECESS 69

12. A DRAPED PIANO 72

13. CONSERVATORY DOOR 74

14. FRILLED CHAIRS AND SOFA 81

15. AN EMPTY NURSERY 103

16. BOUDOIR-BEDROOM 121

17. AN IDEAL KITCHEN 205

NOOKS AND CORNERS.