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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 398
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
For in those days, twenty years ago, the decoration of the Pullman parlor-car was atrocious. Colors were in riotous discord; every foot of wood-panelling was carved and ornamented, nothing being left of the grain of even the most beautiful woods; gilt was recklessly laid on everywhere regardless of its fitness or relation. The hangings in the cars were not only in bad taste, but distinctly unsanitary; the heaviest velvets and showiest plushes were used; mirrors with bronzed and redplushed frames were the order of the day; cord portières, lambrequins, and tasselled fringes were still in vogue in these cars. It was a veritable riot of the worst conceivable ideas; and it was this standard that these women of the new-money class were accepting and introducing into their homes!
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定位:Additional excerpt 398 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
当时普尔曼车厢的装饰极其糟糕:颜色乱配,木板上雕满花纹,连好木头的纹理都盖住了;到处乱贴金箔,窗帘用最厚重的天鹅绒和花丝绒,镜子配铜框红绒边,还有绳帘、流苏。这些设计既不卫生也不好看,可新富家庭的妇女却把它当样板搬回家。博克指出,问题不在花钱多少,而在把“堆砌”当成了“讲究”。真正的改善是少雕花、露出木纹、用素净颜色,让空间干净好打理。
上下文
二十年前美国火车车厢装饰流行繁复雕花和厚重织物,博克批评这种风气。
今日一问
你布置房间时,是在做加法堆装饰,还是做减法留出呼吸感?
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