Evening star., 1922-10-22

, mental color combinations which can
be developed into quite complicated
ones after one has mas cred th,.
principle. The first of these is the
combination of a color with its com
plement-namely, blue and orange,
red and green. yellow and violet, yell.
low-green and red-violet. eic. TIL.
coiors used need not necessarily both
be full-intense. The larger quantit
, OF one may be neutral or grayed. and
the smaller quantity brilliant
Ine Complementary scheme may
be enlarged to include two or three
sets of compliments. as, for instance.
neutral yellow and violet. neutral red
and little intense xr-en. The ereat.r
number Of colors that are combined.
the more necessary 1t is to keep the
larger masses in the more neutral
tones and the smaller ma sses in th-
more brilliant color. This would be
illustrated in a room In which the
walls were putty color. the rug taupn.
some OF the upholstery in blue and
orange-silk glass curtains and lamp
shades. and taupe draw curtains
A triad color scheme Is one in
which the colors form a triangle with
each other on the circle. as blue, red
and yellow, one Of the commonest
and oldest color combinations in his
tory. Think of the different national
hags made up OF these three colors
How many rooms are done with tan
walls. rose or mulberry draperies
or both. and a rug combining all three
colors? 1t has come to us from our
savage ancestors in their rugs and
pottery and still is the favorite in a
more refined form.
There is the one-mode scheme,
which is made up of different shades
and tints of the same color. as. for
example. the living room finished in
different shades OF brown.
The analogous scheme may contain
all the colors in the circle which con-
tain the same two parents-yellow
through blue-green. blue through yell
come a very daring artist and skill
full. indeed. in the use of color may
you break all the rules and cross
primary. which means combining
two or more colors on the same side
of the circle which do not have the
same parents. as biue-green and blue
violet. =
There is one other combination. the
split complement, which is the use
OF a color with the two colors on
either side of its complement-as
blue. yellow-orange and red-orange.
The day OF set color schemes. the
obvious two-;oned scheme which has
been used 30 prominently, and there
fore tiresomely. for the last ten or
fifteen years. is gradually passing as
We learn more about the many inter
esting and fascinating possibilities
in color combination. and now we are
learning to put many colors in a
room. but all harmoniousIy related
and subordinated to a dominant
| theme. However before we advanced
to that stage we had to learn the
fundamental and simple principles OF
a good color theory first.
As American people. we have much
to learn in the appreciation and un-
derstanding of art, but we are learn
ing. and with the many agencies at
work to teach us and with the finest
products Of European and decide ntsl
art always where we can see them.
there is no reason why We should not
equal the work of the olden countries
and even surpass 1t.
Questions aAd Answers.
Suggest draperies for two windows
in a dining room having a southwest
exposure. Walls are burnt sienna
paint. woodwork. white; furniture.
dark cherry: ceiling and windows are
high. In the living room the paper
has an old gold background. with
brownish figures. white woodwork.
mahogany and willow furniture. Be-
tween. the two rooms is a dark hall
way, the walls of which are covered
with tan paper. Suggest portieres
for the connecting doors and the
living room windows. D. B. G.
For glass curtains in the two rooms
you could use good quality OF
marQuisette or fillet net. A good
color for the dining room would be
mahogany red or henna. You can
get this color in velour. sunfast rep
and narrow width silk: sometimes in
the narrow width poplin. In the
living room gold-colored over
draperies would be the brightest and
most cheerful and would harmonize
with your paper. At the doors you
could use a figured terry cloth, COM
bining the mahogany reds. tans. a
little gold and orange, as the pre-
dominant colors. This material IL
inexpensive and has the advantage of
being reversible.