Original vintage magazine article, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HALLWAY by Elsie Cobb Wilson. Color prints by Walter Gay. Country Life Prints courtesy of Wildenstein Galleries. Prints are: In the Musee Correr, Venice. Walls hung with old yellow silk form an effective background for the green lacquered commode and the paintings by Guardi, Lonhgi, and Rosalba; The Yellow Sofa - a Chateau du Breau interior; Chinoiserie - A room in the Villa Sylvia, Saint-Jean-sur-Mer, France, the property of Ralph W. Curtis, Esq. Blue and white Chinese porcelains are on the table and in the cabinet, and Japanese kimonos hang on the walls. Old 6 page 1921 home decor article.