Show summer colors now are worn by oceans preference for blue with foamy white ruffles washington 1 I Q ablio tho enuch trav eld atlantic Is putting on oil its ita usual color show allow for the sut summer tinier tourist it la Is exhibiting a decided prefer preference crenco enco for blue bort foamy white bullies rul lles lies SOUle sometimes it Is 18 wearing sago bilge greens grecus deep deel indigo or royal purple globe trotters trot tera will find tile tha mod mediterranean ter ram an and the caribbean tricked out in sapphire blue tile hod sea in varying shades of lienna henna tile tho yellow sea in belgo belge and ami tiiu tail tho the antarctic in olivo green and tho the shallows of t tho lie gulf of mexico in a soft turquoise according to it a bulletin issued from tit alio 0 washington D 0 headquarters of tile tho national geographic society in order to put on oil such a pleasing asIng display of shade and hue tile tho seas have summoned to their aid many and varied hosts notable among which tire aro warmth and cold sunlight and shadow sli adow sand silt gilt und and possible volcanic canic lust dust lilt bait little lime and various and sundry kinds of dia diatoms diaconis tonis and algae 1 absolutely pure water Is a clear b bauo tie color because tile tha blue rays of sunlight are not absorbed by tile the water as 03 tho the red rays raya tire are thus the open ocean seems seema intensely blue distilled water has n greenish cast due dua to the impurities which still ro re maln after tile the distillation this makes it clear friy the shallow water in bays and estuaries la is green or yellowish green ono one explanation of tho the olive green of tile the ocean in the vic vicinity hilty ot of the tha south p polo 1 ole la Is that it contains enormous quantities of diatoms in suspension when a gray gown Is worn sometimes tile the ocean wears a gray gown but that usually happens when the clouds but out tile the sunlight and then in respect for the grim aspect of the frowning skies it subdues the tones of its garment two factors contribute largely to the blueness of the mediterranean there are few large rivers which ordinarily dina rily bring enormous quantities of impurities flowing into it and there la Is a constant stream of salty water pouring into it from the atlantic ocean through tile strait of gibraltar it Is said by some oceanographers that the blue of sea water bears a direct ratio to its saltiness As tin an example of this the band of tropical waters extending about thirty degrees on ench each side ottile equator where were Is tremendous evaporation under a blazing ing sun Is cited it Is true that these hese waters tire very salty and an exquisite azure in color on tile the other hand the arctic and antarctic waters which are cold and less salty are vivid green the yellow sea derives its golden tints from the sedini sediment ont brought to it by tile the yellow river and several other streams rising near tile the desert arena in western ves terii chinn scientists also wileve lleva mitat tile the billions of minute living organisms found lit in ity its rs helped give it its lentile lin tile A yellow river in the atlantic in january 1009 it ii peculiar phenomenon wits observed in tho the atlantic ocean lt uniting parallel with the N clear blue eluo waters of tho gulf stream from cape florida to C capo pa hatteras there was it yellow river t three nilles miles wide it lasted for a fe few W weeks und then failed faded awny away into tile tho surrounding ocean settle cataclysm on the fuco faco of tile tho deep probably of volcanic origin had evidently sot bet this yellow stream in newtion the dull reddish tint of the lied bed sea Is imparted to it hy by millions nill llona of microscopic algae A host of tile minute sometimes will reddon redden tile the ocean for miles tile the lovely blue of the waters surrounding the tha coral islands of tile tho south sells seas which havo have long been famous in song anil and story la Is said to be duo due to tile tho calcium carbonato carbonate which la is ikid in solution tile the degree of penetration of light into water Is n contributing factor in the color of various bodies of witter water the nay river a tributary of the st lawrence front from tile tho north la Is somber bomber and impressive because its ita seem almost black it winds through high hills which shut out tho the light und its bed Is cut OW COO feet deeper than that of tile the river into which it flows in IWI 1001 the son sea oft off tho the california coast turned almost black the waters of santa cruz bay becoming particularly inky but no satisfactory explanation has ever been offered af 6 tho the occue occurrence nce CONVICT PAINTER 4 sins Sasan oft artist aai opera singer shoso whoso paintings of christ on the walls of tho atlanta penitentiary led to his pardon has stair ted work on a painting of president |