The Washington times., 1923-01-21

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- tie inspirs<3on Of posts and
rros6 writers. Kenneth Roberts
puts out Q book called ''Sun Hunt
ms" In which he treats IN Q
eem5shuuaorous manner the Gus
toms, habits. and the styles Of
tAAt BIT oe Arcadia found In the
United istatss. Then Charles Han
: s6n TOWns deserts poetry for the
minute and paints with . perfect
word brush the grlendcr and en-
ehantments az the place.
So even the humblest Of writers
can do not better than write on
color ana lie. for life there Is fun
OF color. and the rare ana brilliant
oolOrs make the life there what
& b.
TUE painter Of Palm Beach
never lacks colors for his.
palette. Blua he finds In the
italian blue Of. the cloudless skies,
IN, the, sapphire Of the joyous
R8ves. in the shadows on the
etucco walls OF the Spanish patio
e delightful, acknowledgements
villas.
Green's 40 briIliaut 80 the plum
ago Of the coclEatoog that chat.
ear IN the patios oe the hotels
and clubs, are repeGtSd" In the
distinctive leaves Of 41aos rpalmet-
t0s and oocoanut palms: This
green of the cocoauuts j 90 due,
according 30 legend, 70 the wreck
1ng Of o Spanish ealleon on the
shores Of the then Florida wilder.
Aess, md the scattering Of its
oaEgO ok oocoanuts. True or not,
the results are the pleading ave-
nnos of straight palms, and a.
they 'oftsn extend down to the
very waves, one u induced to
believe the legend.
Tropical plants and flowers,
languid trees. the glossy leaves
q. the magnolia and the oleander
add more green 70 the painters
supply.
Green, too, ere the striped avn
iags q hotels homes and clubs.
which do 20 mnch 10 add to their
comfort and at the same time
serve such . decorative purpose.
White, not technically o color,
but % distinctly q part Of Palm
Beach that Il assumes the Inn
portance q Q reGl color, sur
rounds the plaza. The milk Of
eOCoanuts 81 no winter than the
eamelia blossoms, and vies with
the delicate snowy petals Of the
o1eander flowers. The wave
washed sands are silvery white
an the moonlight. F1eecy clouds,
IKE huge powder puffs, bring no
signal Of rain, but add 70 the
white scheme Of things.
Fellows, pinks and rose are best
produced by the hand Of gen.
er0us climate. when the sun 70
going down In fiery splendor
beyond the placid sea, like q
bronze coin, IL something to be
remembered an ones days. Or
you may Be sitting Ia the shade
Of an orange grove, with the
fruit hanging IN golden clusters
above you; and In the distance 10
. sky Of saffron and pink, shot
with rose and nagenta-a tropical
sky that never wearies you, that
changes every moment, every
hour that 30 never the same
from day to day; and soon the
great yellow sun pushes its way
through the delicate loneliness.
and you think you have never ex.
perienced such Q supreme mo.
ment In all your life"
The mauve and purple Of the
sunsets are Q part Of the daily
rhyme, and a. the tropical night
quickly falls, the velvet Of the
dusk ana the warm hush Of even.
Ing form the greys and IiIacs for
the palette.
WITH such inspirations. With
such q background, how
could Fashion be but gay and
splendid And the year 1922
prompted her TO strew her colors
with a lavish hand. 90 that this
season blossoms forth in shades
and dnts- and combinations Of