New-York tribune., 1900-12-12
ATTRIBUTES OF COLORS.
THEIR EFFECT on DIFFERENT TEN
PERAMENTs, AS TOLD BY ADTE.
IF PIONGFON

Color and Its Uses'' was the subject OF a taIk
Ffven yesterday afternoon by Nine. Alice lie Plon-
geon a studio at No. ss4 F1fth-ave. A large
audience wRs assembled and listened with deep IN
ferest 70 the discussion OF the novel topic
Nine. lie PlongeOn has travelled extensively IN
Central America and other centres of archsoiog-
iosl interest and frequently used their beliefs and
customs 10 slucidate her theme. The gathering
was a Iitls startled by her appearance IN a robe OF
soft green. almost covered with draperies OF brill
iant red silk. but II perceived that the
lection OF the vivid hue intended 10 emphasize
her talk the first half OF which devoted 10 red
In beginning. the speaker touched upon the infu-
OF color upon temperament and said that
people could learn much OF themselves II they
would study the effect OF different colors upon
their moods A mental OF nervous condition may
he intensified OF changed by the use OF colors op-
posed hRrmonizing A person with a tendency
70 ''the blues" should stay IN q blue room: one
with q choleric temper should avoid a red room:
people of Rnanic tendencies. who are usually Ian
Euid. should have. the contrary. much red
about them Il is invigorating and stimulating
IT is conceded by most scientists" said Nine.
Te PlongeOn, that color and sound are closely re-
lated. II is not by chance that the terms used IN
describing both are interchangeable. Color is ma
terislzed sound. We speak of them as loud or
harsh. of discordant. just characterize
sounds Among primitive peoples colors were in
vested with qualities. and modern science Is now
rediscoVertng facts known 10 the Rncents. We are
on the eve OF surprising developments in this d.
rection i Is not idle 20 say that since al moving
objects have 8 rate Of vibration, and since cOlOrs
ar well as sounds also have their rates Of vibra-
ton, may naturally be most pleasantly affected
10y those COlors and sounds that correspond 70 our
vibrBcory rate II We assume that the key Of
A minor Is violet. and that those vibrations cor
fespouo 70 yours why IS II nol teasokaDle lal you
should he your best. we say, be most agree
able 70 your friends, most al peace with yourself.
when your voice Is pitched In that key and your
form clad IN that color?
rather 10 qualities OF sound Goethe. when a
boy. used 10 tel stories 10 his companions one
% his fsvOrites a tale % a harpist, lutte
PLAYER and q guitar player. The harpist was al
Euitarlst in yellow. undoubtedly because those
colors represented 10 his mind the sound qualities
~ The instruments, and also certain intellectual
associations The harp Is used IN describing scenes
made for love songs OF which nature Is the htung
b4ckgrounc anc the guitar Is Identical with spain.
whose color s certainly yellow
~ rec fle lecturer said further that II denotes
and harmCUizes with animal force and anger. Blue
Affects the nervous system. and yellow the brain.
INK sgUboliZes pure affection ano sweetness or
Aaiire. Nine. Le PlongeOn spoke or her own eN-
pff-inertf with pet birds and animals. by which
5ne t0und that birds dislike red, but approve o.
pink. and than red is objectionable 70 many ami
mas she quoted Baron Won keichenbacn as say
ing that fha 'Oric light enanaIing from human
beings is blue fthe color OF reason from The ieft
s4ltt anc yellow Che color OF spirituality rom
me right Where The two merge Is green, the
r1.1r cf wisdom The earth's aura is also yellow
ara hiue. The lecturer suggested that the reason
WY green ls so restful a color may be because il
N me color az which equilibrium Is reached.
A pleasant feature Of the lecture was the musical
l-AefrHHC- ny Nine NeWhaUs. assisted by Mrs
a y Hammond Mrs. GeOrFina GOoding and Mlss
ISABEL -aFitO-- in these Illustrations Nine lie
suggested certain coors the martial being red. the
4esIpfa4 green. and