New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-15

Suggestions rs 10 What Produces
Harmony an House Furnishing.

we haFo no moro right to place atrac.oas color
schemes before -ho public than 10 offend hy dis
cor51lt sounds had doors. -il Professor
Frank Alvah Pars.n last night 60 taa house fur
'i--iug and decorating class at the Young Mems
christian Association L was Professor Parsons
second lecture. and color was E.- theme.
after telling his hearers that 0s.a. ordinations
should have the Same pleasing .E..t uu the eye
7l.a- h.adtifuI music has on ra- ,.-. thc speaker
SAID. For instance. pure blue and yellow used
e. close conjunction produce tho same effect as
tre irdis-ri inmate striking Of the ko-~ n piano
Th.s is because abe two oaio~= ars totally un-
related
Further ON in The lecture Professor Pa~zon ridi-
caled cae custom of coming names tor every new
5oue NJ color thar happens go Doc The fashion or
s-r uous-t The multiplication of oolo- terms.
cse 10 commercial conditions has made .r almost
Impossible 20 teach color harmonic FoT OK
ample. W have elephants breath and 'efrise.
What src these but merely violet and rodc There
aro bu; six ooors. and only six terms arc ueccs-
ss-r--o5. o-arro. yellow green blue and violet
We use 300 many colors. In every room ana on
evo-r person there should he ono dominating tone.
This Is called jho key tone. and with it tho other
ooors must harmonic. II tho key tone of room
= green. say. then green and ITS related colorS
mus furnish the major part 90 the color scheme
of1.- co.o-s could ho used in small quantities. D.
properly related 10 t.o kcv color a light. dun
Ireen ceiling with darker green walls. also dull
would furnish background toy shades. UNITS and
ohereHt degrees OF n9ltrsllzatl9u ID green
f'- course. al fnl~ point 1gH VIII want - ask
y rat url Ultra lizaticn -u sr,'r means Wen. 80 IBIS
E-rr- room ] speaking OF. "a roC-T"G being the
complement o. cr-eIlroul Boz introduced. provided
rHr red had been dgllrl lE 1he introduction OF
Er--n 20 tho poiut OF llobtrIS1ErUeSs- That Is To
49, urrsi4ed had been rsErralizrd.
-TU general. rolO~~ viii furnish ample -anEo
~1- orc room. except r. small bits ot color may
Do Introduced n hriC-a-nrae. rugs. and so on. Even
r.en rneee coors should boz kept Hg1tr..izec. $50
1.ar -h.y may rot UtCrcluTilaslzs The spot th',
0r.
"T..oi. far minute dress iu thls connection.
a. uuuaus skirt and waist form tn' background
1ar rn- introduction - other color or "rTarnsTi'
-.,r- Dr. they are black. white. gray or any can
,.IH~. THE bright color introduced vii Do az Tho
-'arr Whore Tho Emphasis II 10 Ne placed n- v here
... vss-rr i,~ire- Tho -a1e 20 be- directed. A
l-icir rHf ribbon toT instance would generally @
best placed i1 small quantities near IN" face tne
1a.a being -hr interesting part ot the human o"iE
Do "a good place 20 eoutue The bright rolgro We
-.r.r q. color. and even then Their" il HlAGrI
a. wearing TWO blues or reds which arc totally
trre'ared. To avoid that NH nave 10 ieilH VIA
i..s- and reds are related and why.
In- --nI-eS kiIONlslE. oi eNilllllHlelI'al-
l.rru0rr and not and cold colors-
(which would ae tl. NOR. comfo rt1h pc room l'T
. Er-rrrrrrr GaN-arr hung fu G1ll rcd ana orange
srs-e-ie- rte +1-rldt.Te 81 a1o-arE uuhol-l-
b. r. or ors. ali light blue and light green J ~"
l.t-ar. or course 50 tou can sec that n.i'h 'l l
.Irnr-ir rf.rr~e ~ color depends on the ''l>s
r..-. 9'fl which hot and cold CoorS are used