The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-24
KINDNESS In ART.
ayp COLOR BLINDNESS MEN,
80 soT OPTICAL AFFECTIONS.
-, rsyson Pronounces the Present
~seery FaIIacious and Submits
.-ceh~r Based on Years at Experf-
~enf and Successful Operation

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- by VIII Carson al the Seattle Art
80. was repeated last Tuesday even
asrsnx bls lecture on the 'tCumcIus /"
s-..ss-g he citation Of illustrative cases,
- sea4r points q he discourse ard srgu-
- rsve substantially as follows. In
- srserruediats cloud region we fnd
:. lsast attractive forms presented
ne inferior cumulus, which q
...-seterized - laziness and pom
s.-xss ciumsiuesg. The colDrs being
~ was,lsh and somber Thus rag
- and Irregular WITH little fern. l@Es
- and leaden wsigHtlness a readiness
! se.raye6 BIZ them TO tumble out 81 th4
s.sgsns o. slightest proVocatlon. such
as disarn criticism they are unworthy
= a. Insrznfs attention. Neither care nor
80 are required 70 depict them. Their
..Ear senerne is simplicity Itself. First xe
- I'd fairly toned blue. spreading there
Ga lftsIe fake white. glazed with q light
s~nss run over the canvas Al random. and
aausvhat irregularly 81 the edges. Nature
.thers vacuum but little II any more
,san she does this type Of her own work,
.haea may readily be attributed 70 dis
,.nnsrsd or fallen angels. That SIRE per-
~ass {; at all may be accounted Cor BY the
81 that IN contrast Il enhances the effect
= hsr nobIest work In no other cloud
,.x4an nor elsewhere. does she permit
.sr.stnf OF the kind Like the contrast %
.arsfine after or during rain. she MIRO
ssree above and below this lnferior curnu-
i, many OF the most superb features OF
~ upper and lower regions-cirrfis and
s;rbas Her purpose even here f. 20 dis
Slsse her fantastic energy IN myriad forms.
,xer 70 a eapricious mimicry Of human
sass.on and life uuappFoached By anything
= Earth although on mountain tops there
re few rare and grotesane suggestions
ey ne spirit.
.aonotony. simplicity and repetition she
vsfas here as elsewhere. She never by
ssr chance shows up an ellipse Of circle.
=: many artists seem 20 think she uses
I'd ether form, and their great cloud con-
scurs are Invariably those ~ AZ aggTeza-
asn Of balloon tops. or bubbles duplicated
j any accidental minor outline of detail
ST. affects aaggiarlty and tie rnomhoid.
bgs and broken spray with a melting o,
eSxes which defy tracing by the human
~ relieving rlgldity with grace and force
r3fh fsxlbiiity-a studied inequality with
asscase symmetry ard elaborate contrast
sssrywhere IN lieu Of this We are some
t.rses asked 10 accept plliowy caps. or
rabber air cushions, II being SO much
sssier 70 give the brush a circular sweep
ii random than 10 design beauties upon
rsggres plan.
Asr handiwork as a child Is mud pie has TO
tse elaborate decoration OF a Greek peds-
ssnt To be sure. the vulgar eye wlIi not
ss readily detect the want OF anatomy, so
b speak In q cloud as il would IN the
human figure. where fleah tinted groups OF
aHsagss more or less oonieal are some
hnes labeled Venus Cleopatra etc.
Iris Is not covert ailusion 70 the Luet-
81; easel
In clouds there are divided masses az
srmpiex and multitadiaous In their sub
dlslsons as there are In the great body OF
De clouds themselves. and these must be
shosn or instead ~ clouds we shall have
tslioons This feature OF clouds bssreaks
Aeir enormous size fmore vast than any
mesntaln range and the retiring distance
apaTatlng parts thus aiding 20 some faint
fAllzati0n OF the heavens unthlnkable
!. ysstness, and telling rs that the Ornament
4 h ar Infinite space peryaded for ten or If
hen miles from the earth with afr holding
b suspension an ethereal. aqueous vapor.
shsGh In Us denser state. becomes visible
n specific cloud forms. whose action and
ng;ations though apparently slow, are
ne boiling energy OF eXulting Vapor burst
Ing forth into space ~ the rate OF one or
tao sAcnsand feet n minute. with thFoh-
bag peaks and promoniories three or four
issnsand feet from base 20 summit; thsir
soFnous masses being lacerated b colos-
81 rsyinsS and torn by their own trenen-
isas force and volcanic violence int
acsaeuisr fury yergiug upon chaos. TIE
sAssr side OF every cloud or subdivision
always transparent and the darkest
@alescsnt and charged with hues OF par
ial Elimination from penetrating rays,
sna oct from those reflected which show
be surface, the entire mass being flEly
asi eyanescent
Approaching ali this. who will ec-
ng fat field Of solid. epaQpe
Nae patched. like poor boys
sfegsers 20 relieve or hide an
s.serwise barren waste ~ biuef The
Hsisidy opaque patchwork .uggfsts white
saa gray pancakes or hunks % dough
rAiaed With black lead which would he
ncrs becoming on the stove. Yet this ia
0aat the Dutch. Chinese and Others have
eaen pleased 20 hold ~ for the admiFius
fzse o. an afflicted world. The claims of
teess people TO attention. rest solely upon
eeser brilliant or othcrwlee. Both Chinese
I'D Dutch are colortsts cflen 81 high order
sai al artist muse knox something more
var how % mix coiors. watch any house
taa sign painter could teach 80 far as il
a. he taught
-ldiotie Is the literal and proper gaaiia-
ssiion fer Chinese perspective, that g The
paich Is often bat little better This defect
Aas It's foot 10 form blindness which Is
Erth more prevalent than NJ nrg blush
aigat be supposed. So far as am aware
. unknown % the books. and inforen-
al'y, 70 The scientific thought 81 TIE day
re artist 5hus afflicted Is apt u thiAk
sfaA ef form AT perspective Of little
eastaaence. especially 81 he he cap
the q managing color With Some feel
The chicf gut With him VII be this
ssiing his satlsfa etlon thcrein binding
1T the more 20 his defects whica are
s'iea giaFlnEly arp2ren; 20 others who
1as b Incapable of anaiyEing shens. Just
: sAsy m!ght be able 10 recognize false
4 s3's IN music without the ability 70 tell
Wy was wrong kn0W ledge % This
A'sng and indoieuce. ar ignorance - how
= eerTecf it. often lead an artist - svpid
aiSals and the human figure, or become
y fDpresS1nlsf.' because II these BE at
EAntea Nth any show 81 fidelity they
uAs ~ a. least to}erably well drawn 20
We his picture from condemnation. But
- evasion culv results Ia rendering a
eaaSssne Without motive, Or reason for
= stistencc The earth was made for
So 7tis Is why the heavens have but
50 interest FOR rs however sublime their
aa forms sna colars. Place 3 NAN
ss'aan or child up there ana Instantly a0
- are fascinated ff matters little
sasshsr TIE figures De real or only an ep~
- Huston mirsee = Snip, church.
49, 81 cabin Viii produce a similar ef-
- because ~ thc human interest sNHk-
- ~ thcse ranatwofks az man ana his
-s-s1 Proximity II not Visible presence.
asa IA forms less gigantic ard ~ col-
more sucAued the ocean With So hu-
- frsight possesses an endless charm
IS BAT Invested = an trace ~ man.
.@its n attrsctiteness below the clouds
- would rat Sc a very cenuaem8ah'e
peThaps 20 pelnt out th's defect II
$50 REF a r,uedy te offer ant have
aene so. 30 cure ara cv'l We must
saaerstaut ..s cause Medical science
- seag s1rs~f remedy Ter 'eo}or-