Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-12-11


Franee-GIare Of White Ceiling and
Spots on Wal; Cause OF Nervous
ness Of American People.
Miss Janet Scudder and Mrs. VIII
liam Fl. Lane, recently returned TO
New York from France, where they
.n,.yrd for more than year with the
Rcd Cross, have started reVot
against the house painter. They want
to suppress the originator OF the putt!
colorea room and the mixer or otheI
monotonous wall tints. They adVo'
cate the painting of houses, Offices
hotels and public buildings with clear
strong colors that will stimulate the
mind or rest the nerves, according to
che purpose of the interior. And they
hope never to see another white cell
ing.
As the FIRST shot in their revolution
the two young women have painted
the walls Of an apartment at NO. ls
East Forty-fourth street, New York
Miss Scudder, who is sculptor or IN
ternational renown. with examples OF
her work in the Metropolitan museum
does not intend to abandon her sculp
tnre for house painting. She will re
sumo i.er modelling, she says, when the
wall color insurrection has beer
spread all over the country.
Mrs. Lane, who has been an op1rs
s'r~nr is the color mixer, while Miss
Scuddar decides on its architectural
aorlicat zion. The revolt Is the result
OF n study of the effect Of color on the
A. f. u. when they entered the huts
cantecas and recreation centers
which these two war workers painted
Including most Of the Red Cross army
buildings from Brest to TOul. The
painters used the brightest, strongest
clearest colors they could get, ano
most Of the time they did the paint
ing IL mselves.
The splash Of color that greeted the
hcvs returning weary and hungry from
tne trenches was like tonic. Tney
hra red up wonderfully under. the IN
flnence of bright red or clear blue OF
r"'dnn yellow. This suggested the ap'
piicatiun Of color influence to daily 'ife
aud tie result Is the first apartment
decor, cd in this style.
CoIors and Nerves.
Ofr.r orders have been taken ano
the Tvs young women, who may Join
tue pnsDters' union. even though the!
a,,. 81: yjng to change the entire OUT
ico;; q; .ts members. will personally
pain. either interiors or eXferiors
In".. :lso hope to interest other WON
Ell in GLOWING this profession.
1ha nalls Of their living room at the
F.rtv-.ourth street apartment are
q ~. lear blue. the ceiling Is bright
ereeE and the woodwork white. The
tu, o..n has soft dark purple walls
tiuc woodwork and a yellow ceiling
The third room is yellow, with blue
..o"r. and trim. The ceiling Is q
Hrhtnr shade of yellow. The furni
tlrn is blue painted wicker. The hang
irgs Ire beautiful bright-coloreo
chntZes brought from France. Rolls
OF these imported materials, showing
clear Lold tints. are on their way over
here to be used in the Transformation
OF dui! interiors into much brighter
and more wholesome ones, according
to the two artists.
Speaking of their efforts. TO destroy
tie tradition of the white ceiling and
the Use Of characteristic wallpapers
Miss S.udder said. sit is undoubted
IN trus. that the nervousness OF the
American is due TO the glare of his
ceiliu= md the spots on his walls. Ado
to this The constant ringing of his tele-
ph"re nell and you have the secret
OF the lack Of repose in the average
American setting.
CoIors That Soothe.
'Lor oly, fiat colors on our, walls
color. chat soothe and stimulate. al
the sane time, can be had. Why al
low our most intimate surroundings to
br nideous?, It is a curious fact that
tie house painter is in the scale OF
professions inferior to almost any 9TH
err Ii should be most important be
cause our lives are more closely as
suciatcd with the results OF that pro-
fession than with any other. Color
should De one of the great factors OF
existence and 1t has never been CON
siGered as such.
In one of the most distinguished
and extensive hotels in New York city
all tie bedrooms are white, the car.
pents bright green and the furniture
a harsh red. This is absolutely Grim.
inal. a torture to the visitors that
should not be allowed, though the
visitors do not realize their demon.
aiizine surroundings. Another In
stance is one of the smartest clubs.
IN to date in every way. The dining
room is q mess of garbage surround.
Ell by bricks painted a sickly green.
the walls are of irritating persistence
that never for one single instant, re-
lipyes he eve. Even when one Is
rending book the Kaleidoscope eff.
feet pcnetrates the brain.
.H"Ii't in New York Ia necessarily
fiilrd with turmoil. Why add to the
general excitement walls that twinkle
and splash at you, and ceilings that
ginre? Suppress the action in your
backgrounds and see what it does to
your nervous system. Go to bed In Q
rooin ihat has quiet. warm, healthy
coior aud find rest from fatigue to
the bIi,in and eye.
We, All have suffered for years and
taken our suffering as a matter Of
coia.e with certain stupid patterns
o. 0hf, walls which our weary eyes
fellow round, and round until they can