The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-04-26

skilrul variation of tones. The grada-
ton and combination Of even opposing
tints give the greatest satisfaction tn
the eye But. whatever the color or col
ors used. they must be darkest on the
floor. The walls will give the second
grade In color and the ceiling the last.
These gradations TOO. should be dis
tinct and separate enough in tone to
be perfectly apparent. The connecting
grades may appear in furniture cover
ing and draperirs. Then the third
principle. using color in masses. means
that whatever color is used should be
given space enough to establish itself
freely. In other words. it should not
be broken into patches and neutralized
by divisions. Nature does not put a
single red leaf on tree and then
change the color to yellow or green
Rather the whole forest will have its
various colors so arranged that one is
perfectly conscious of every one Of
them. The brilliant red is in quantity
sufficient to make itself felt, vet it
does not interfere with the glow of
the yellow or the restfulness Of the
green. The general tone of the room
may be what you will-green or blue
or division of each-but to be per-
feet every detail in the room must be
related to one or both of these colors.
II this rule is disregarded every piece
Of furniture unrelated to the whole
becomes spot which has no real CON
nection with and puts the entire room
out of harmony.
Where to Use Different colors.
Some colors are much better suited
to one room than another If ones
favorite color is pink it should not be
used in the dining room or hall Light
blues, pinks, lavender and other dainty
shades are more suitable for sleeping
rooms occupied BY young people,
though for the average person there.
is no better color than a soft, unob-
trusive green for bedroom
Red has for years been the favorite
color for dining room. and yet there
are certain reasons why ii is entirely
out of place there. For one reason,
the color soon becomes monotonous
and has an irritating effect upon nerv-
Gus or highly strung persons. AL
though a warm color, it is inclined to
absorb light. 1t is very rich and
warm in sunlight or artificial light
but In ordinary daylight it makes
room seem dark and gloomy. If red
is to be used at all in wall covering
1t should be confined to a hall or den.
some room which is not in constant
use. When yellow happens to be a
favorite color it is good one to use
in the dining room. particularly when.
as is often the case. that room has a
northern exposure. Golden browns
and tans are satisfactory in living
rooms when conditions are right for
them-that is. when there is not too
much sunlight in the room.
Living rooms should be decorated
not only with restful colors. but those
which suggest cheeriness as we'll.
Sleeping rooms should be soothing, and
the colors which produce this effect
are supposed to be quiet green's. soft
grays and dull blues.
The paneled wall and beamed cell
ing of dark wood with color showing
between make splendid finish for
living and dining rooms and hail. es-
pecially in a country house. One par
ticularly attractive country home had
the dining room ceiled with birch logs
on which the white bark had been re-
tanned to CLEAN in the freight. A tint
ing Of soft green on rough plaster
gave the room a delightful woodsy eff
feet quite In keeping with the rural
surroundings How much more appro-
pirate decoration like that in coun-
try house than some artificial arrange
ment copied from city house!