The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-02
Soft COIOrs;
Gentle Lines
Are ShO7U7l
BY JULIA BLANSHARD
MA Service Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Modernistlc
art is coming Of age.
This old year ended a decade Of
vital importance in developing an
art expressive Of the contemporary
time. institutions and feeling Of the
people that live in 1t.
The application Of this new art to
industry is one Of the most interest
ing phases of the modern move
ment
It is the democratizing of the very
idea of art. the desire to procure for
the ordinary person a bit Of that
same satisfaction. in the inexpen-
sive furniture. furnishings and
clothing that he can afford. that
the wealthy connOisseur enjoys in
his masterpieces of art, museum
furniture and priceless hangings.
Rooms More Livable
A milestone along the road of
this new art-in-induStry is marked
by the current exhibition of the
modern American Decorative Arts,
its second annual event Of this kind.
This exhibition shows the growth
of the idea during the past year.
Lines are gentler, colorS subtler, the
whole effect far more pleasing than
the rooms showed a year ago. There
is a decided absence of the bizarre
and arresting effects that charac-
terized modern art at first.
The four rooms exhibited look far
more 'livable" than last years
rooms did. And far more appealing.
Eleven leading manufacturers
have contributed to furnish these
four rooms-bedroom, dining room,
living room and lounge or cardroom.
The cardinal principles of modern
decoration may be found in its
silver and gray wall paper and the
use of rose gold curtains, bed cover
and other decorations. The furnl-
ture itself is gray hair wood.
Modernism Is Feature
Since beiges and tans have proved
so satisfactory for steady living pur-
poses, the living room is done in
this tone, with browns of rudy
glow, soft greens that one is in the
habit of seeing against brown of
deep woods.
The overhangingS, conventional in
pattern-subject, are treated modern
istically. The center curtain con-
sists of a Photographic print of a
leaf design repeating in its pale tan
shade the light brown of the drap-
cries.
A touch Of modern informality is
contributed by the studio daybed
whose ends develop into small mod
ernistic book cases. The modern
idea may be found also in occasional
chairs of aluminium finished in
green leather, in a small table of
black and green stained wood and
liz a touch Of vermillion in the lamp.
Circular Shades Used
Circular shades and distinctive
stands modernize the lighting.
Wallpaper. in a pale gray-brown,
indefinitely patterned design, makes
an ideal background.
The lounging room Is done in
aluminium furniture, too. with leath-
er coverings, in rich tones of
autumn reds.
The spiral lamps, the low ease of
the chairs and the undressing effect
of the entire furniture identify this
room with things contemporary.
One of the most interesting Of all
effects is that produced in the dim
ing room, with its use of checked
window paning. plaid hangingS and
diamond squared wall paper.
Colors of the gingham paper are
tan, henna, blue and green, all of
which are delightful on a bisque
background. The windows are
draped in delft blue. green and yell
low and no glass curtains cut out
the paned effect.