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Show COLOR ID LIGHT FOR M HOME By F. C. FJmlthwalto, Asalnnnt Pro. feasor of Art, Ut.ih Ajrlcul-tur,l Ajrlcul-tur,l Colleus Thorn uro f,.v fmiiliimont.'iU of M"r lnirmotiv n n, U;ht control thnt f:'vt not only tho milllon:ilro m limn- ion hut ovoiy honiu wlniluvor th II. 'n or cost. I'.v i til t lo Btinly of thean fiunlu. menials ..no Is nllo to changu n room that Is n in'it;ililo riot or norvn shock into olio of rolmomout and re-uposo. re-uposo. I'olor and clor h:irni"ny :iro not merely nn ;trtisr urolileni ; they nr iitnl to tho well liem.; (f every man ni'.'l oi'.i;:n. (,) s,i,li ninl extent that l'!i oho ,ol!s:s 1 1 : f: e ini'ii: ly nr. 'OiMltel f,... r.Hi.l jmi.I l':'l aeliens Ml. 1 rely l:i the :.n. : . ion of colors m-s m-s 1 .ted w;, ih, .; of tko peisns tin oh , ,1 tin I as In ..!. awn colors li.nt" .'..!::ili:.ile,t to ilneet iic'.loll. so I i iiio-i of us Hie c. lo's anion; ':! l:o a:Vi'el our tliouhis ami ii'Uml-.. s to a tn. ir:, oil due. roe-. W o ":iy that some colois nro ''cold" ' tUli.Ts aro "w:tt in" s mho nttmul:it, i '.hers roe. de. Suheon. i.eis'y wo nra all more or less music iildo to ihls in:"., i a. e. It Is therefore of mors tli.m I'stlietlc iiu;io: t.in. e to l.vi m tha law of color. n-; and tr.vn It ihmIuoo tho rvn.u.i that aro eh -cry and lioma- III. e (r rost.'u!, r di-nlho.l .is w a w ill, i t'f tho three, piiaiary colors from J which sill shades, t.nts or hues of oolor iir derived l'V comhlnntlon, red. and yellow are stlmulatltii; whlla l'luo tho third. Is cool, reeee.llnj ; restful. As A rsult. the combination combina-tion of red and yellow, which produce orange Is frequently Irritating to the nerves: red an I lduo, the one stlmu-, stlmu-, latin; the other restful, comhitia In vlolot. which is reposeful as It tfnrli towarxls tho blue, but s imulating as It tends toward tho red. Hlua and yellow, the one cool, tho other warm but not so much as red, produce green, the nature color and the moot soothing combination. Further combining com-bining the secondaries oranite, violet or green will have similar hut more moderate effects In their third form ami more moderate still In thetr fourth state, to which we can wor'K out the combinations. finding the tendencies of our favorite buff slate or s.uo or plum, and from this know. ; ledco of the effects of the first thr) , colors we can work out our own particular par-ticular plan of house decoration, np- rlyin; the rules surely nnd exactly to each individual room. Knowing then that r?d. orange or yellow be-Inc be-Inc warm colors and colors that advance, ad-vance, they will tend to make a room look smaller as will a large pro. nounced design In a wall paper, the . hue of distance as we see It when j looking from a top with very delicate design will add feet to the extent of a room. The living room, which should be cheery and inviting to all the family and still restful in feeling may be flnl.hed in one of the tertiHry or quarternary colors, a buff or plum, warm yet enough blue In to cool It. The bedrooms In cheery colors, bot If small, tending toward the cooler and receeding hues; with these funda mentals of color In mind we would work to express the characters of different rooms In their tones of decoration; dec-oration; the hall dignified with simplicity sim-plicity and good order; the drawing room graceful and formal, the living room cheery and hospitable, dining room simple and harmonious, the bed room airy and dainty or substantial, or otherwise bespeaking the characters char-acters of their occupants. So far we have dealt only with color, but now for color's Indispensable Indispens-able ally, or enemy, Light. Too much of the wrong kind of light may result In terrible discords among the colors used while too little light will subdue sub-due or "kill" all the character In hues that should have been beautiful. We must plan the two together to get the best resuls. We should base our selection on daylight as modern artificial ar-tificial liglitng can be toned so as to produce the same effect as daylight. day-light. Let us then regulate our choice of colors by the kind of light that enters our roomv Too much or too little light are both unpleasant or Injurious. The proper adjusment of light goes more to comfort and homeyness than almost nythlng else. One help to a dark room is the use of brlirst or light hangings at the windows with white or cream woodwork. It Is sometimes possible to remodel the windows by cutting through the wall, thus making it larger. To adjust tho light In a room with too much light, there Is always the dark hangings which must of course harmonize w-lth the interior scheme. The hnngings could be hung so as to open or close, thus adjusting the right amount of light. This, I think, Is a much better Idea than UBlng blinds as Minds are so hard in lino and usually left at vurylna: heights on different windows. There Is the possible Installation of ense-ment ense-ment windows, leadod lights which would subdue and adjust. Oftlmes the changing around of the furniture In a room, the arrnngment of mirrors mir-rors add spaciousness. |