"Houses Unique in Interest"

Magazine article

By: Alice M. Kellogg

Date: 1906

Source: Kellogg, Alice M. "Houses Unique in Interest." The Delineator, April 1906, 696–697.

About the Author: Alice M. Kellogg (1862–1911) was an author of occasional pieces such as this one in The Delineator. She wrote about matters of household decoration and taste, giving advice to women on fashion in the home, much as other writers advised about clothing.

Introduction

Women's magazines of the day provided advice on every aspect of living, from what to wear to parenting and home decorating advice. Kellogg's article is similar to many that filled these magazines. Their audience could be found in the rising middle classes—those who could afford to purchase or build new homes and decorate them as well. The heavy, ornately decorated, often stuffy Victorian interiors were going out of style, to be...

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