NOOKS AND CORNERS

BEING THE COMPANION VOLUME TO
‘FROM KITCHEN TO GARRET’
BY
J. E. P A N T O N
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
[All rights reserved]

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

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS