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grandeur of an injudicious but unrestrained outlay of wealth in its occasional
displays. To correct this evil is an object of no trifling importance; for
the
social, if not the moral, condition of society is much more intimately associated
with the general appreciation of the arts, than the majority of writers are
willing to allow.   By the publication of this work the attention of profes-
sional men, it is hoped, will be drawn to the subject, and the taste of the
reader be in some degree improved.
                                Plate LVIII.
   In this design the Greek ornament is introduced, and the elevation and
general character will be found very appropriate for a sitting room with
the
ordinary furniture.   The green colour of the      stiles will harmonize
with
cream-coloured panels, and a richness of effect will be given to the whole
by
the gilt of the ornaments.
                                  Plate LIX.
                               DETAILS.
            Figure 1. Is an enlarged view of the angle ornament.
            Figure 2. Is a representation of a part of the ornament at the
         head of the pilaster, to the same scale.