Concerning the arrangement of study or personal room no two mea have the same ideas, yet there-are some points which they will be sure. to agree are essential.
Most important is the elimination of little delicate useless knickknacks, which get in the way, and are continually being knocked' over or kicked, The whole room should, in fact, be an embodiment of convenience and comfort, and interest of a personal nature—but not at the expense good taste, which, after all, is in the shapes, materials, and proportions of the things themselves, and not in extraneous ornament, ideal arrangement is for a man to have his desk in the middia of the window wall, with the wins dow on his left. Although a roll top desk has the advantage of not needing constant tidying, it is more inspiring to have the less limited vision of a flat-topped writing-table, Seated here in a swivel chairs shaped to meet the back and arms when so desired, but not to cramp the style, he should have within easy reach the things he may need. The telephone can, by being fixed to an expanding bracket, be conveniently ear without standing in the way, and risking frequent knocking over.
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