Arizona republican., 1910-04-20
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20

These I can hardly go into. as the l way is labyrinth. but it is in the !, combinations of colors that the most narrowing cruditics occur.
 The safest of all these is dominant harmony l. e. the combination of the various tones If one scale
 costume composed "f several
 tones of olive. ar another "f several
 tones of brown. and so on. give pleas ing effects and are always safe. The combination "f complimsntarics and of colors lying adjacent m the
 spectrum are other harmonirs. but probably dominant gives us as much
 pleasure any. if not more. for we
 all turn tp the vast stretches of color for rest and peace. Why other ! wise does everyone admit and seek 1 the influence of the vast expanse of the ocean the plain and the dcscrt' | We long for the simplicity of col
 bring. An assemblage of people in uniform is much more attractive ana pleasing than throng dressed in varied colors. The even tones. with slight variations. produced by the changing light. are delight. because of the dominant harmony. and vet we turn right around and dress tn. rooms of our houses and ourselves like cu- riosity shops We bring in "very- 1 thing we can find in the shops and crowd all together. filling up every 1 inch of wall space with nick -nacks "f various sorts and varieties. expecting our friends. the members of our fainl- lies and ourselves L" sit down m the general tumble and feel rcstful ana contcntcd. It cannot be done. ! grant you Each piece may be a precious and expensive thinGA q gem Of itS kind That makes no difference There's to" much; it's too distract ing and nerve racknG. Larger OK panses of plain wall. pictures of good { size. few in number and hung low enough to be easily seen without nit ing the head when standing; low toned rugs that do not jump mp Tn your face when you enter the room. unobtrusive chairs and c"uchcS. with pillows that look as though they were
 made to lie upon whether they were or not. will add greatly to the peace of everyone who enters the room
 The Japanese are far ahead of uS in this They may own many precious pictures and much of the finest oi pottery, but only d little is displayed at time. Some gem of picture or rare jar is brought from it's hid ] ing place and occupies the post of . honor to bo later carried away while ! another takes it place. In this way
 the beauty of the few choice articles
 displayed at one time is fuHy ap- preciated.
 And now for the outdoor world l with all its marveIs "f color and the setting which gives tc each p'rticu- lar little corner of our great world it's own particular charm.
 Coming here. as many "f ns-hafe. ! with our eyes full of the blue of the northern waters. the deep green of
 the northern forest and the varying !! tones of the ripening grain. f IS truly new and charming world "e
 view in the cUlors of the desert and | mountains -either at early morning ar at the falling of the light. .s
 Travel back in your minds eve [" ! the greens and blues of the north ! land: the masses "f foliage and th" [ crystal clear lakes and rivers pause and wonder if anything can be | SO beautiful elsewhere in the world.
 But travel over mountain. river and plain to the south. the tropics cnn you not see the wonderful opal l escepce of the sunlit WaerS aS
 they lap the sparkling sand? Such ! beautiful sand. At night the phos- phore scent light that bath"s the blade ' of vour oar ar the darting fish m
 sheet of flame, The delicate Scintila
 tions of color found among the sub | marine creatures. Did you ever se" d Portuguese Man of War, with ! peacock and opal sail. drifting on 2 ! tropical sea in the suns last rays | All these are spread with a prodigSi hand every day for our enhancement. i and somewhere some of them may be i seen for the looking.
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