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THE ART OF TRELLIAGE
made to fit between them is most interesting. These
tables are extremely narrow and just the length of the
sofas, and are built after the idea of Mrs. Armour's
garden room desk, with flower boxes sunk in the ends.
The backs of two sofas are placed against the long
sides of the table, which holds a reading lamp and
books in addition to its masses of flowers at the ends.
Two such groups divide the room into three smaller
rooms, as you can see by the illustration. Small ta-
bles and chairs are pulled up to the sofas, making con-
versation centers, or comfortable places for reading.
The trellis work covers the spaces between windows
and doors, and follows the contour of the arches. The
ceiling is bordered with the trellis, and. from a great
square of it in the center a lamp is suspended. The
wall panels are broken by appliques that suggest the
bounty of summer, flowers and leaves and vines in
wrought and painted iron. There are pedestals sur-
mounted by marbles against some of the panels, and a
carved bracket supporting a magnificent bust high on
one of the wider panels. The room is classic in its
fine balance and its architectural formality, and mod-
ern in its luxurious comfort and its refreshing color.
Surely there could be no pleasanter room for whiling
away a summer day.
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