Young Blonde Girl Strips Her White Dress On Stairs

Where the handrail ends in the wall and a half-newel is not used, it may be trimmed by a rosette.
• Easings
Wall handrails are mounted directly onto the wall with wall brackets. At the bottom of the stairs such railings flare to a horizontal railing and this horizontal portion is called a "starting easing". At the top of the stairs, the horizontal portion of the railing is called a "over easing".