The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-19
The Home Harmonious
many people lack the Imagination
to conceive Of color combinations,
yet havO imagination enough so
1 that when the eolors are suggested

~ q many peop.e lack the Inauguration
to conceive Of color combinations.
yet haYo imagination enough 80
that when the colors are suggested
they can grasp the effect. For my
own mart, / visualize colors with facility,
vet the particular shades that ! have In
mind are sometimes as hard for me to
verbailze as It would be hard for the aver
axe reader to render in pigments.
II Is considered incorrect by the best
authorities in the teaching Of color to de-
scribe any color excepting In color terms
green. for instance. should never be de-
scribed In any other way than blue green
or yellow green. or you may say green
yellow or green blue-and this may con-
vey the Idea perfectly to coloriatA. but for
the average mental eye descriptive words
such as bottle green. grass green. tur-
duolBa blue sea green. apple green, sky
blue. russell, or :nignonette are fine aids
TO INSTALLATION. They are all shades that
are familiar and that the adIectIves
promptly bring to mind.
Blue green and green blue, II seems to
me, do not actuaiIse these eolors to inner
vision. So at the risk OF criticism we will
keep to descriptive adtectives and with
their liberal aid attempt to put before
you variety OF attractive color schemes.
touching on tho main characteristics OF
the rooms In which they are used. Bear
In mind that what Is promised here Is at
tractivs color schemes. Study out for
yourself the difference between attractive
and beautiful. " you feel disposed to OBJ
iect to some OF the combinations.
In dining room with q deep cream
ceiling and ivory white woodwork tho
side walls are IN dock paper in rather
large but shadowy dengn showing a tone
OF Anethyst closaly printed over topaz
ground, so that tie two are blended to-
gether.
The furniture in this room IL In light
colored natural mahogany. The chair
seats are upholstered in emerald green,
the backs in a modified Chlppondale pat
tern. The sIdeboard Is set low on four
black buns that Is. large round feet.
Two black vases filed with flowers on the
sIdeboArd repeat this striking note. The
floor is carpeted an over In deep topaz
Wilton velvet.
The doors in tue room have the glass
uEpNTb uINHuNA BW1eh oub AZ WHO
woodwork, and aImllar framework Of
dividing panels marks of the two oval
mirrors that hans one over the sldeboard
and one on the wall end. hemlrrors are
oblong oval and IRE framed In old ivory
10 4setch the woodwork as Is the single
medium sized floral canvas that hangs on
ono wall. The tablecloth Is white aud the
sdeboard has a white marble top. Yes.
really. And besides the two black vases
on It there are two white openwork cake
baskets and small Light mahogany
clock.
Aliving room paneled in tumed oak has
the door covered with deep sage green
all covering carpets are in vogue. and
where these arc objected TO Goors are
being stained IN color. q davenport and
several other large pieces In the room are
upholstered IN q faded Erayish mulberry
velour. At the asindows are clear amber
coiored silk easement curtains. The tiles
on the mantel are sage green in lighter
1919 than the Garrett and In front OF the