Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-10
Miss Owens Tells Of
Harmony in Colors

NiAk Lillian Owens. president OF the
East Moline womans club and close
stadent % art and ali tina; IL beautiful.
gave q most pleasing talk before the
civic department % the Rock Island
woran's club yesterday afternoon at
Masonic temple Miss Owens chose
a. her subject. Relation Of Color 20
the City Beautiful and told in a most
/ pleasing manner OF the RICH; combin-
atlons of color. the proper blending
% towers for the best effect and also
% the mistakes that are made BY me
inexperienced gardener. Nature. she
Z said. never makes mistakes IN the
/ pleading OF eoiors 10 IL 10 not inter
tered with. aad the gardener must be
careful a. all times 60 use art with
nature. Tho purpose OF the garden
r. 20 add cooinsss 20 the home. 20 give
cleanliness 20 M. for dust and dirt
cannot cone from q lovely. well kept
garden. and for protection and privacy
/ from the world that passes the door.
and shouid a; the same time be made
4 pi-asure for this same world tia;
passes each dAy. Gardens and bogle
Z Yards should be planned and carried
gu, 90 harmony with that Of the neigh
bors' Yards. the block should be con-
sidSrcd n uuit and made 20 conform TO
a certain style IN which there is beau
- and dignity ht all times. She con
/ sidsrsd tho proper method OF laying
out the iaWu. with long. unbroken.
straight lines. With shrubs and masses
O, flowers placed well against the
I foundation % the house 20 give u
strength aud character. the arrange
usnt % which should be carefully
studded a. 20 the most effective re-
suits She advised that gardeners
avoid too much variety and cautioned
fhem no, 20 be afraid Of monoiony.
Nature arranFcE her flowers in clus-
ters with the thought OF harmony.
plants % a kind growing together
without miscellaneous mixtures OF col
ors and varieties. She SPOKE Of the
theory OF color and OF the importance
70 remember that one a working with
live things. avoiding startling comb!n-
atoms unless there a. some definite OBJ
lect IN vieV WHAT does not add 20
the beauty % a scene detracts from 4
aud this she said. vas an important
factor 20 keep IN mind. The use OF
green iE always good. and nature does
her best 90 surround her fowers and
creations with foliage that Is In har
mcny. through the use OF shaded
tvlrB. leaves OF q certain shade OF
green or brown. with buds and fiow-
srs and fruit that are always In har-
mony. she advised the use Of vines
on the houses. but here again caution
ed az % the proper foliage TO select.
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use % yellow aozcrs. she said. vas
found 20 be the most satisfactory with
the majority of houses. and with pur-
pies and reds much care should be
exercised n their arrangement She
foid % the proper piaeinE % certain
kinds Of flowers and shrubs end OF
the results that come from certain
methods % planting. but advised al
ways 90 keep In mind the fact that the
garden e. an accessory 20 the home
and should be N harmony with IL It's
structural lines should be followed in
the laying OUT % a pio; OF ground. ]
Keeping the simple plans always in
uiud. Her talk vas especially helpful
Just az this time when the department. I
has again taken up the city beautiful .
work
80 the business session preceding the !
talk by Miss OWcus. reports were re-
c~iycd from the hiiiboards committee /
through one % che members. Mrs. y. !
= Tucker. and from the city beautiful /
committee from itE chairman. Mrs. c. /
r sharpe. Mrs ". r. Whistler was
named q member % the biiboards !
committee 20 take the place OF Mrs |
G.. n. Castettcr. resigned.
The matter % displaying obnoxious I
pictures on the streets as advertise
mcnts for buricsags shows VAS taken /
up and a committee. composed Of the /
department. chairman. Mrs. c. X. Nix
ser. and Mrs ~ Levi and Mrs. ?. II. /
FIRST. VAS appointed 20 confer with 1
the proper authorities as 20 their re-
movai and further exhibition.