Arizona republican., 1910-04-20

colors and envelopes in dim mys- tery the far away. Woe be to the poor artist who fails to grasp it's import and who fails to express it in the bunch of flowers or mountain. whichever he may be trying to >ren der The lack of atmosphere stamps failure on rhe would he artist more surely than poor drawing. Distant things or delicate details. too defi- nitely rendered spells crudity and
 that lack of poetic appreciation for
 the enveloping mystery If dimly seen things that will always keep his feet from mounting the first rung "f tn" [ ladder of fame
 Not exactly repeating. but at least
 again referring to the pure color. want to say just a word mor" about ! color in the abstract. and also view 1 it from practical standpoint IL has 1 so much more to do with our com fort, happiness and health than we
 realize.
 A ray of light is composed of six
 pure colors. each having an indepcnd- ent value being strong or weak. as | the case may be- according to the length and rapidity of it's vibrations. At what is called the upper or warm end uf the spectrum we have the warm ar strong colors. red, or sngc and yellow. These ccl"rs vii brate in short waves Tn" rapid pull | sations of red affect the nerves of other animals as well aS man; ana are apt to prove irritating.
 Red gives an affect of heat. hence should be- used spariugly in warm climates. Be chary of rcd paint. red wallpaper. rcd carpets and rcd wear ing apparel. Red paper on dining room may bc responsible for many family jangle, especially if the room is small Under some condi- ,ions this color is stimulating. but stimulation carried too far becomes irritation
 The rcstful Coiors arc thnsc of the lower end of the spectrum-thc blues. greens and violcts-thcir longer waves vibrating more slowly. Nothing is
 more restrul to the human eye than
 the shadow. and this is because of the. blue violet hue it throws upon everything it touches
 other rcstful colors are the tints and shades of the stronger. purer colorS, nu nerc dSdiH We Stiih' |" practical problem for this locality. The sunlight is so vigorous. so pene- trating. that tints for both wearing apparel. household furnishings and outside treatments are much more pleasing and comfortable than darker, stronger treatments. The light gray. cream or other delicate colorings arc the most restful for outside finish ings.
 The carly spanish were very wise in their day and generation when they built the mission ad"bes and covered them with d lighter color for finishing.
 %One thing I've never understood their women wear the black man tilla or head covering while the women of other tropical and semi tropical countries. like India and
 Egypt. wear white. which is much more comfortable. beautiful and sani- tary. and here we reach the question of health as affected by color.
 A piece of white cloth and a piece of black cloth "f similar size and texture are stretched oyer adjacent plots of grass Each is equally eN- posed to the suns hays and each is watered and cared for in the same way The grass will continue {" grow and keep green under the white cloth. while that under the black will lose color and life and finally die. The black cloth absorbs the life-giNIng light. while the white transmits 1t.
 These are but hints as {" the prac- tical sidef of the color problem. and with it always runs the esthetic. which affects us greatly. though we appear not to heed il. We are strong ly affected by color. even when un- conscious of --the fact and for that reason we should know much "i that we may use it for happiness and contentment
 There are the various harIponies ar combinations. pleasing or otherwise