The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-17
COLOR.

greatest pleasures. Deprive the world of
color and where would be the glory of the
skies, the beauty of the earth and the crea-
ton Of the artists brush 7 Where, indeed,
would be the beauty of the whole vast
world OF created things and the lesser but
equally gorgeous world of art 2
When the mandate went forth. "Let
there be light" color was also called into
being. 1t is to light we owe color. which
creates and modifes it. A Frenchmau gave
IS a reason Tor his success in making super
Tor carmine that he made it on bright DAYS.
thus showing the effect of light on color.
When light falls on a body and is COM
pietely absorbed by it we call it black, and
yet no body absorbs light so completely as
TO be absolutely black The blacklist polish
ed objects are capable of rejecting light.
of light
Color is modified by the rays which faI,
upon it. When red falls ON black il turns
purple-black; when I falls upon white it
makes it appear red falling on yellow it
produces orange and on light blue. violet.
Yellow falling on black makes yellow olive:
on red, orange I; and on blue, a yellow green.
Blue falling on red produces violet. and
blue on yellow makes green. Violet on green
produces purple, and on orange light red.
There are seven primary colors-red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet; In the theory of painting there are
only three blue, yellow and red. When
two primary colors are mixed they form a
secondary blue and yellow, being prim-
aries, when mixed T rm green, which Is n
secondary color.
There is a law of harmony which governs
color, the same as there is a law of harmony
winch governs music; md If this law was
better understood there would not be SO
much bad taste displayed. especially in the
matter OF ladies' dress. Harmony of color
is not a mere matter of taste, but is govern
ed by the rules of art. While some nations
have understood better than others harmony
oil color, the Italians have been in this re-
spect pre-eminently distinguished. A want
harmonious arrangement in colors affects
the eye as disagreeably as a want of har-
mony in music affects the ear. Alady whose
blue bonnet is trimmed with violet,colored
RIBBONS, or who wears a yellow dress with a
red fringe, violates to a great degree the
rules which govern harmony in color.
While the appreciation of color depends
on the physical power of the eve,
q careful study of the laws of harmon.
ious coloring bad taste may in q measure
be avoided Some persons have what iscall-
ed q good eye for c%olors, while some ewes
are very defective in this respect. There
are persons who are I" color blind" being
utterly unable to distinguish one color from
White is favorable to all c%olors, and when
mharmonious colors ase placed togeth-
err the bad effect can be modified by sonar
them with white. All the primary
colors gain by gray gray and green and
gray and orange are harmonious colors.
The green of the vegetable kingdom would
not be in harmony with the blue of the sky
but for the intervening neutral gray which |
in nature.
The proper contrasting color of red is
'reen, yet there are other colors with which
ed is in harmony. While red and orage are
decidedly bad together, red and blue, es.
'ecialy II the red is more of a scarlet than
crimson, show a very pleasing contrast. Red
ND violet are not considered n harmonious
continuation, yet Nature, who violates no
ue Oh beauty, h. t 'own these colors to.
gether onthe sweet pea with pleasing eff
feet.
While colors suffer or improve from juxta- |
position, the human face may be said to do
the same when placed in juxtaposition with
Ladies' who desire to appear well
should carefully study color as applied to
personal ~adorninent. Black bonnets, for
instance, are becoming to fair compilations; |
are light blue and straw-color. There is
o light green which can be worn by golden
haired blondes with pleasing effect, and
also a delicate violet, although there IRE
shades which impart a greenish yell
to the skin. Pink red causes a rosy
to lose its brilliancy, and when
worn should be separated from the face by |
tulle; dark red, on the contrary, i'm
proves the white of the skin. Pink suits
b~runets, who should never wear black
b~onnets, however, without an inside trim
ming of white tulle, or red or rose-colored
In studying color as applied to dress there
is one branch not to be overlooked, and that
is the effect produced on color by artificial
light. While white improves in gaslight,
are many colors which decidedly de-
teriorate, and some which undergo, an en-
tire change by the action of artificial light.
Blue, when bright, becomes green by arti-
fetal light, the natural consequence of the
yellow light mingling with the blue. The
beauty of some colors is enhanced by artif-
cial light for instance, amber. apple-green
ruby, red, and yellow Especially the shade
called maize, which enjoys deserved popu-
larity for dresses for evening wear. Silver
gray retains its beauty by gaslight, while
violet becomes red, peacock-green, yellow,
and orange, flame-color. These hints will
prove the necessity of buying by artificial
light dresses intended for evening wear.
"Woman's SUFFRAGE" must be any
period when fall bonnets and other agonies
are more plentiful than the wherewithal To