Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

number? What's in a color?
I'M To each of these questions vari-
Gus students of the law of vibra-
ton are wont to answer, Every
thing" not the least important Of these is
claimed to be the vibration Of color
Having heard much of Jana and her color
forces, curiosity prompted an interview, which
was held over cup of tea in the experts own
sitting room in an apartment hotel in Washing
Con. The room, like Jana herself was interest
ing. unusual and like Jana it had character and
Individuality. 1t was at once reStful and stimu-
1ating. as though clearing the mind of trivial
matters petty worries and preparing it for the
entrance of higher thoughts to travel unhan-
pered along pleasant mental routes to solution
Something of this indefinite feeling began
to take definite form in my consciousness Il
was then that noticed that the color scheme
of the room was green and its mistress also wore
green, including her long drop earrings, a neck
lace and scarab ring which I later learned
was over 1000 years old. Everything about
Jana was interesting and everything was har-
moniouS- ! have since discovered that nothing
Is ever worn or used by her which has been
acquired thoughtlessly or without due regard
particularly to color
y 1t must be remembered that Jana, who in pri-
Sate life is Mrs. Harry Deering Greenstreet
addison, the wife of former English diploma.
has lived In many parts of the world-in Russia
France, Italy. Spain; England and America-and
mas made color and color forces lifetime study
1t was in Russia that she made her most inten-
S1ve study OF this subject and It was Incidentally
her life in Russia-the old RuSsia-that she
loved the best. Here she lived for IL years
until one memorable night, while her husband
was fighting at the front, she and her baby
daughter fed just ahead of the advancing Ger
man troops.
Jana contends that each person has a colo-
or combination Of colors that contain definite
vibrations and characteristics that are solely
personal; that when the color fits the person.
aEty dynamic forces are evoked which insure
success health and happiness
You vibrate to green" she informed me-
through the fumes Of a cigarette dozen
questions were seeking an immediate answer
Was this the explanation of my present feeling
OF harmony? Does color really produce vibra-
ton and had the color scheme of the room
actually influenced my mental vibrations? Does
each individual vibrate agreeabIy to a certain
color or coiorS and by the proper utilization of
color may one change his mental outlook and
attitude toward the world in general?
1T has been established that color produces
vibration and vibration is life ITSELF" she told
me. Since 1t is recognized that color has n
definite place and purpose In each persons life
% secure the fullest value of that fact each per-
son should surround himself with his personal
color. Color helps to quicken the unseen into
manifestation. The things that you are feeling
but are inariculate to express, can be shown in
the personality portrayed by your color Change
your color and the vibrations of your mind win
change"
saw AZ once That Jana was very earnest and
very serious about this matter of color She
also had q very convincing manner of speaking
FASCINATED. listened intently as she continued
in her low, cultured voice:
"Judicious use of color is one of the most
ehectual ways of controlling children and of
siding them to realize their best in life The
nervous. high-Strung child, for example win
only become more so by surrounding him with
colOrs that excite him. The small child that is
given to Outbursts of temper should be given
hght-cOlored playthings. In the budding color
sense Of child only the brilliant hues attract
If. however. these are permitted to surround the
child to the extent that they crowd out the
softer tones the child will be overstimulated
Many undesirable traits thus given impetus
in the young child that are hard to curb later
That restraint which is the basis of good breed
ing is not found where any force in a child's
life is allowed to be rampant. In years to come
whether a man or a woman is going to remem-
Der childhocdS home as a comforting haven in its
mellow, restful tones or as a place where his
very forces seemed to be Slapped by jangling
olors is question which mother can decide
Slow. In this day Of research in the realm of
helpful forces Of nature there is no need for
any one outside of the nlo7t lazy Indifferent,
to say, learned too late
Use Of color in interior decoration is of vital
Importance because of harmonious effects that
may be produced. InverSely, the antagonizing
influences set up by the use Of color in the