The Washington herald., 1916-08-16
A Chromatic Kitchen.
BY ORIsON SWEET MARDEN,

What is a chromatc kitchen?
Some one has said that "a single idea con-
verted into action is doing better service than a
thousand ideas that expressed"
Now, that is just what chromatic kitchen
is-s single idea converted into action. In other
words, it is simply well-arranged Kitchen fur
nished and decorated according to some striking
and artistic color scheme.
The originator OF the idea according to a
New York writer, is bright young woman,
with an original turn of mind, who is now max
ing comfortable income designing chromatc
kitchens
She got her inspiration in passing through
the basement Of a large department store, where
display of blueand-white enameled ware at
tracted her attention. 1t Immediately suggested
blue-a white kitchen.
With blue -and-white enameled ware as basis
the young woman worked out model of her
novel idea, using blue -and-white tiles back OF
the kitchen range, blue and-white linoleum on the
floor, and at the windows white scrim curtains
with a design in blue stencil and so throughout
the kitchen.
So attractive was the model thus worked
out that the chromatic kitchen is fast becoming
the fashion. One wealthy woman declares that
her chromatic kitchen is the best room in her
new country house
Never before there wider field or better
opportunities for the man or the woman with
ideas. Any who can originate, or who can
do old things in a and more effective way,
who is not slave of custom routine is a
public benefactor
The one who can originate his method
who is not merely a copy of somebody else,
the man who has something to give to the
world will quickly get its ear, will get reputation,
credit and standing.
Without original thinkers and the lcaven of
new ideas there would be no progress; civiliza-
tion would come to standstill
You can no more keep business alive for
instance, without new ideas than you can keep
the body alive without food. A business which
Is not constantly fed with ideas, with re-
sourcefulness, ingenuity original thought will
die from lack of nutrition. Ideas are the life
blood OF business, of art. OF literature, of social
betterment, of the whole scheme of things
There is no quality which is so valued in
every line OF endeavor as the creative, construc-
tive quality. Everywhere we go we hear men
asking others to recommend to them a man for
this position that-a man who has ideas, who
is not follower, but leader where can l
hnd man who do things" is the question
Of the hour.
Employers can find plenty of men who write
l4ilS manu- dlQ WHO are competent IN ngurcS,
who have a fair general education, and also a
good appearance, but most OF them are deficient
IN originality and executive ability. They will
do faithfully what they are told, but cannot lay
out program execute it, They will follow
but they cannot lead. They don't try to.
If thousands of young men who are trying TO
succeed by carrying out others programmes
would burn all bridges of others construction
behind them and build their own; if they would
throw away all helps and crutches, and launch
out boldly upon their individuality, build up
on their own ideas, they would achieve something
worth while.
recall young man who started as bell
boy In hotel who was original in everything
he did, so determined to be "his own man." to
think and work for himself that he kept climb
ing up and up until now he has hotel of his
own. 1t is not an ordinary hotel either, but one
DulIt and furnished according to his own ideas.
lhcre is not another like it in the country. He
didn't care what kind of hotel other men built
ne wanted one that would express himself one
that would show his individuality in every part
OF his house. The result is his hotel is unique
IN every way, and tens of thousands OF people
arc attracted by its reputation.
The man with individuality, with a progress
slve SPIRIT cannot be kept down or held back
Whatever he does is looking forward and upward
IL pears the stamp of evolution, of progress. 1t
is the man with ideas who keeps the world
moving forward