Show COLOR ANO FOR THE by F C braithwaite Brith walte Ass leant pro feor dewor of art utah agricultural college there fire are a few fundamentals 0 of lolor color harmony and light control that hect lect not only the mails sion ion but every home whatever the th size alz or coat by 1 a little study ot of these funds dentals one Is 1 able to change a room that Is 15 a veritable atile riot alot or nerve shock into one of refinement and f r pose color and color harmony are an not merely an artists artist problem they air are vital to the well being ot of every insa and woman to such and extent that have frequently so ao counted fo tor good and bad action entirely in the suggestion ot of colors colon a A soc oc fated with the lives of the pore peron ong involved and as in some cases case colors colon have stimulated to direct action so no with most ot of us the colors among live affect our thoughts and impulses to a marked degree decree we say bay that some colors color are cold others are warm some gome stimulate others recede subconsciously we are all more or less susceptible to this influence it Is therefore of more than esthetic importance to loam learn the th law of coloring and from it produce the rooms that are cheery and homs hom like or restful or dignified as we will of the three primary colors from which all shades tints or hues ot of color are derived by combination red and yellow are stimulating while blue the third to Is cool tnt restful As ag a result the combination of red and yellow which produce orange Is frequently I 1 irritating to the serves nerves red and blue the one stimulating the other restful combine in violet which Is reposeful as it tends towards the blue but stimulating aa a it tends toward the red blue and yellow the one cool the other warm but not so much as red produce green the nature color and the mot moot soothing combination F urther further corn bining the orange viole tholet or green will have similar but more moderate effects in their third form and more moderate still la in their fourth state to which we can work put out the combinations finding the tha tendencies of our favorite butt buff slate or sage or plum and from this know ledge of the effects of the first three colors we can work out our own particular plan of house decoration applying the rules surely and exactly to each individual room mom knowing then that red orange or yellow being warm colors and colors that ad vance they will tend to make a room look smaller as will a large pro bounced design in a wall paper the hue of distance as an we see it when looking from a top with very delicate design will add feet to the exta extent mt of S a room the living room which should be cheery and inviting to all the family and still restful la in feeling may be finished in one of the tertiary or ternary colors a buff or plum warm yet enough blue in to cool it the bedrooms in cheery color colon but it small email tending toward the cool cooler and rece eding hues with these funds fund dentals of color in mind we would work to express the characters charac ten ol of different rooms in their tones of decoration the hall ball dignified with simplicity and good order the drawing room graceful and formal the living room cheery and hospitable dining room simple and harmonious the bed rom airy and dainty or substantial or otherwise be speaking the char ackers of their occupants so tar far we have dealt only with color but now tor for colors indispensable ally or enemy light too much of the wrong kind ot of light may result in terrible discords among the colors used while too little light will subdue or kill all the character in hues that should have been beautiful we must plan the two together to got get the best we should base our selection on daylight as modern artificial ligh trig can he be toned so as an to 10 produce the same effect as daylight let us then regulate our choice of colors by the kind of light that enters our rooms too much or 01 too little light are both unpleasant or injurious the proper adjustment of light goes more to comfort and than almost anything else one help to a dark room is the use of bright or light hangings hannings hang ings at the windows with white or cream booe woodwork work it Is sometimes possible to remodel the windows by cutting through the wall thus making it larger to adjust the light la in it room with too much light there Is always the dark hangings hannings hang ings which must ot of course harmonize with the th interior Inter loi scheme the hangings hannings hang ings could be b hung so as to open or close clone thus adjusting the right amount of 0 light this I 1 think Is a much better idea th than a going blinds as winds tilleda are so 10 hard I 1 in line and usually left at varying heights on dir different ferent windows there Is the pos installation of casement windows leaded lights light which would subdue and adjust the changing around ot of the th furniture in a room the or of MIP tors fore add spaciousness |