The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-04-23

suriighf. Ths ems - isnparle9 ~
nsipx wnrrn color al - 1ecortrions
These are yellow. re1 irrvEn- reds.
yellow VITA = hins ~ red olive and
sDid green.
II j. well ~ bear Ia mir1 that al
most every color has a cold ana
warm tone The rr.s a I,rtscneed ~
combining blue ~ green VIII The orig
innl color. While fbr warm tQDe J.
MADE ~ combining rid ~ yellow win
ID, Thus brown with hlni a bs1e Il
cold. whiie hrown villa hint ~ I'D
Il warn. ana the elect ~ the fmo =
eutinely diGereDA
The number. size and placing ~ tie
windows also greatly affect the inien-
slfy q tie color, II must always be
remembered that any interior b dark
compared with cut - doors and in
the lightest room there VII be dark
corners or Fiaces where the coior VIII
seem uBch darker fiian II really j..
This exDisias why wsu paper shieh
appeared perfectly satisfactory In the
dealers store a. often disappoini
ue1f % the srau % the room for
which it was bought The sample in
the store was displayed Ia a different
light from that Ia The room. Three prin-
espies VIII always govern the proper
use u color Ia house decoraf l0o--Grsr
thar ~ color "a relation - light. Sec
ond. color ln gradafion. aud. third. col
" 90 rnasses. These principles are nor
diGcuit 70 master. bur they are as inn
porfant and - Impossible 70 escape AZ
climate The shades n color used on
walls or ceiling govern everything
else. The color 0f tile walls pregcribes
the color that fugsf ~ used ia door
coverings. curtains and draperies
After the relation - color % light has
been established ard personal prefer
eaces have been taken into account the
next principle Il that n graGatiOn-
Tie strongest and purest tones ~ the
color are naturally and almost BY In
Etinct put az the base-that q. the floor
covering should carry the darkest col
or Or SIS strongest tone.
II s. not often advisable 10 use what
IS known as q one color GeeOratlOn-tha
Is, combining The entire decoration 10
single color such a plan - much Ike
trying u make melody on one note
OF the scale. The best effects in both
sounds and color are produced by the
Ekilifui variation ~ tones. The grada-
ton and combination N even opposing
tinfs give the greatest satisfaction t0l
the eye But. whatever the color Or col
ors used. they must 81 darkest On the
floor. The walls win give the second
grade "a color and the ceiling the last
These gradatioHz. TOO. should be dis
tlnct and separate enough ia tone 10
BE perfectly apparent The connecting
grades may appear in furniture cover
ing and draperies. Then the third
principle. using color IA masses, means
that whatever color IS used should be
given space enough 20 establish itself
freely. Ia other words. Il should not
be broken into patches and neutralized
by divisions. Nature does not put
single rel leaf on tree and then
change the color 70 yellow or green.
Rather the whole forest VIII have its
various cOlOrs 70 arranged that one Is
perfectly conscious Of every one u
them. The brilliant red - IN quantity
sufficient 10 make itself felt, yet II
does not interfere with the glow OF
the yellow or the restfulness ~ the
green. The general tone ~ the room
may be what you will green or blue
or a division ~ each-but 10 Dc per-
feet every detail ia the room must be
related % one or both Of these c0lors.
n this rule r. disregarded every piece
~ furniture unrelated 10 the whole
becomes a spot which has 20 real CON
nection with and puts the entire room
out u harmony.
Where 70 Use Different Coiors.
Some colorg are much better suited
10 one room than another. II ones
fayorite color Is pink II should not be
used ia the dining room or hall. Light
blues. pinEs. lavender aud other dainty
shades are more suitable for sleeping
rooms occupied ~ young people.
though for the average person there
Is no better color than a soft. unob-
trtislyc green for bedroom.
Ised 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 monOton0us
and has an irritating effect upon Dery-
Gus or highly strung persons. Al
though a warm color. II IL inclined 10
absorb light IL Is very rich and
warm in sunlight or artificial light.
but IN ordinary daylight II makes
room seem dark and gloomy. II red
is 90 be- used at al Ia wall covering
II should be confined 20 n hall or den.
some room which II not In constant
use When yellow happens 10 be a
favOrite color II Is a good one 10 use
In the dining room. particularly when.
as ~ often the case, that room has n
northern exposure. Golden browns
and tnns are satisfactory In living
rooms when conditions are right for
a. A.. 4.