Chapter III

CARPETS.--1. The surface of a carpet, serving as a ground
to support all objects, should be quiet and negative, without
strong contrast of either forms or colors. 2. The leading forms
should be so disposed as to distribute the pattern over the
whole floor, not pronounced either in the direction of breadth
or length, all “up-and-down” treatments being erroneous. 3. The
decorative forms should be flat, without shadow or relief, whether
derived from ornament or direct from flowers or foliage. 4. In
color the general ground should be negative, low in tone, and
inclining to the tertiary hues, the leading forms of the pattern
being expressed by the darker secondaries; and the primary colors,
or white, if used at all, should be only in small quantity, to
enhance the tertiary hues and to express the geometrical basis
that rules the distribution of the forms.