Evening star., 1931-06-18

/ undoubtedly they possess some Of the
tiring quality which goes with al
| things which are rather overd0ne
judged by the plain standards Of ths
everyday.
Green, pale blue, brown-these are
colors to live with, and are the sort
| and in this combination. which are tc
be found most places where human
beings live under civilization.
Some writers describe the sky a.
green, and maybe 1t Is, II not In itself
then by way Of reflection Of the vast
amount OF greenery below.
For all ordinary usaEeS, however, the
color descriptive word blue is good
enough Sky-blue perhaps u better
descriptive.
| Sometimes you will see ambitious
housepainters who paint the underside
of porch roofs a pale blue, and once We
saw q particularly ambitious fellow try
his hand at O few silver stars sprinkled
around, with silver moon by way OF
! variety.
But within year a hornet ambitious
in another way, had built a big nest
all over the moon, and completely
obliterated it from view.
Whether this was deliberAtive enort
| to blot out the work of o brother artist
we leave to the reader to Judge.
| Certainly there Is no pleaSanter color
combination than this of deep green,
deepest brown to the point of blackness,
almost, and palest blue. II might ad-
vantageously be used in interior decora-
! ton.
Surely upon q rainy evening. just at
dusk, It takes on o magic quality which
home flowing persons find repayment
enough for staying home.
The streets out our way, thank
heaven are macadam, not concrete or
asphalt We recognize the use OF
harder surfaces, but declare and assert
so good as these gray-black ones, which
blend so tremendously with trees, grass,
flowers, houses.
Indeed, there are various communi-
ties near Washington where a certain
charm resides; and II you try to analyze
this, and to point out the factors which
cause this happy result, you will f1nd
yourself giving the hack Of white road
ways as one Of the main factors.
The darker-hued roadbeds blend with
the remainder of the settings, and
under the influence OF falling rain be-
come quite black.
In the cleaning they become . veri-
| table part of the lawns. so that the entire
expanse ben.ath the eye seems to be
but part Of a great estate.
"The stormy evening bloweth now in
vain" says the poem Of Robert Louis
(who pronounced his name Lewis
Stevenson.
There is q famous musical setting
| for that poem, one which has been sung
by succeeding generations Of Washing
| ton school children.
| 1t Is a good song, with q rushing
way with 1t highly in keeping with the
character of the words. Stevenson was
not a great poet. but occasionally he
wrote something which the world took
to its heart.
His requiem. Under the wide and
open sky" and several Of his children'S
poems, contained in the "Child's Car
den Of Verses" are beloved the world
around.
Perhaps this rainy evening, while the
drops strike soundingly on the thick
leaves Of the rhododendrons, Is as good
, q time as any. and better than most.
for renewing an acquaintance with the
verse Of one Of the greatest Of the minor
poets.
But before we turn on the light let
Us nnger here in the dark. and watch
for as long as We can the feathery
tops Of the tall locusts waving In the
rain.