The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

ING Of a house. If the coloring
NJ be faulty no house can be beau.
tiful.
Many people who instinctively de-
tect good form from bad find diff
Guilty in using color to advantage.
the fact that people do not look for
color To study it everywhere about
us in nature is well worth while, since
it's contemplation affords pleasure, AMI
knowledge Of it's combinations ls
Of practical value in the home. It
is necessary to study the proportion
shades of the same color, in applying
them to house decoration. For In
stance, the artist tells us to furnish
room in shades of nasturtium, includ-
ing leaves and blossoms, but fails to
remind us that the darkest shade OF
green in the leaves prevails; that the
stems lighter, yellowtehr s green esps. Dr ang
blossoms; that the gorgeous reddish
yellow Of the petal is separated. from
the light yellow tint, showing in the
heart of the flower by a beautiful soft
brown. This. velvety brown, mcdities
the coloring Of the flower and illus
trates law in nature that ought al
in nature are never allowed to infringe
| Unless this law. Of color Is under
stood the using Of several shades of
the same color in q room is apt to
prove disastrous. The strongest color
will look garish, and the lighter shades
by some color that unites them and
harmony prevails. The orientals have
known this law to perfection. A rug
having the general effect Of red or
blue or some other color combines sew
eral colors, and many shades Of each
color; yet one color is SO separated
one color to another SO carefully
studied as to make the ensemble per-
feet. - ~ J. / ~
One way Of using different colors
and different shades of color in a
room is to be careful not to place them
too close together, and then harmon
f 5s th Som R ss n Of Rese eees ana
piano or table, chair or couch GOV
ering, or perhaps q rug. Oriental rugs
and hangings seem to be, possessed OF
some magic, for, combining as many
colors as they do, when put into !
they Immediately assume this ,coloring
to an extent. The color OF the room
brings it out. ......-!..
Possibly a note Of, warning might
be sounded in regard to the danger of
rooms becoming monotonous where the
scheme is blue, or green, or yellow,
i la Wy must utS be managed With discretion
idense. Again, it is the combining Of
several colors with the one color pro.
vailing, that is, color used in pro.
ortions, that makes the successful
room or suite Of rooms.
I %hn+ hoc ry4P
much ,decried by decorators, :esps
natural state. Yet to the new home
maker, who has rough gray walls, and
cannot afford to stain them at present
let him not be discouraged, but accept
them. as a background. and go to work
j with a vim. - = r -:
/ A color scheme to- begin with nigh,
be suggested from the first days Of
autumn. =. Greens, touched with brown
and red and little yellow, agains'
! Ola rugs may be dyed any desired
: shade giving a rich, velvety effect II
tons furnish an infinite variety in col
oring for curtains.
Dark furniture will show to advant
age against the gray background, AM
colored book bindings are delightfu
q against gray, There are always cus ,t
IONS ana taDleIcOverS, ETC., Llat max
convenient mediums for furthering thi
color scheme. Use plenty Of plants
4 Green palms will look excellent agains
g the gray walls, and an old-fashione'
begonia will combine your autumn
q tints. -.
There is a great deal said abou
= keeping in one key in house decora
4 tion. This is important in certai
tain extent; however, it is very we!
j to strike note good and strong OF
= casionally and hold to it until som
s effect is gained, but one can not. &
- en- and on and on in an eternal sins
an Song and achieve beautiful results
= And where everything cannot be. pu1
N chnsed ut once, it is worth while
Is study where to economize in order
n Every room should have its cul1nil
aticn IN something that is more bea1
p either in color, texture or form. J
81 may be piece Of furniture, pictur
vase, an mbroidery-but some piet
de resistance to attract the attentic
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