The Golden State: Where & How to Live, Secure, Visit, Enjoy and Thrive in California
Theory Of Decoration
The gimp is then glued over the tacks as a finish, and finally the black cambric is nailed to the bottom side and the piece is complete.
In inferior workmanship, the stuffings may be of excelsior, sea weed, moss, goats' hair, pigs' hair, or old rags, and with the amount of detailed labor and the number of processes used in properly doing upholstery work, one can readily judge that the quality of both material and workmanship can be very greatly varied, causing the actual cost of the finished work to run a considerable range, all of which can be hidden under the final covering.
Sources of Supply
In taking up the question of Sources of Supply, the writer finds himself in a most delicate position. It is manifestly impossible to recommend or include in a list of wholesalers or manufacturers the whole number of those who may possibly furnish goods of equal quality. The list is practically inexhaustible, and the person who has the misfortune to select certain names for one reason or another is liable to be charged with favoritism.
We tlierefore wish to state that in furnishing the information given in this lesson we have tried to be as inclusive and impartial as possible, and where a choice has been necessary we have endeavored to select the firm that has been established for thee longest period, desiring at the same time to state that absolutely no reflection is made upon the many younger firms of excellent reputation and credit who are doing business in the same fields.
It is a very important point for an interior decorator to establish close connections with a selected list of wholesalers and manufacturers, supplying the different items that the retailer may need. This is essential for various reasons. It establishes confidence in wholesaler and retailer and is of considerable service to both. Friendship, or at least acquaintanceship, is developed with certain members of each firm. Communications may be addressed to the attention of these members and quicker replies obtained, to say nothing of the greater interest that will be given to filling orders.
The credit of the retailer becomes known to the wholesaler, and goods are shipped without the delay necessary where credit must be investigated, possibly through some credit agency at a distance, whose investigation might possibly be so long delayed that the sale of the retailer might be jeopardized.
