oc-plain-dealer 1922-10-11

CALIFORNIA LOVES HARMONIOUS COLOR California loves color. We are a buoyant people. We do not like somber hues. We know that sight, even more frequently than sound, gives us agreeable feeling and mental enjoyment. We are in hearty accord with the thought that color is the sunshine of art. We hold firmly to the conviction that there is no better definition of what is beautiful in its simplest essence, than the phrase, "pleasing to the eye," says B. F. Spencer of the Spencer Paint Store. Authorities hold that the first requirement of good color is that it should be clean. For several generations back all freshness of color or character seems to have been regarded as alarming. Sometimes it has seemed almost that we have grown to feel that color was vulgar. It is only comparatively recently that we have lost our fear or brilliancy and purity of color and have grown to appreciate it in furniture. This in the face of the fact that admittedly, there is no more powerful force for peace and delight, or for irritation and depression, than color. Our best authorities now appear to be one in the opinion that there is no time when color should be so depleted and anaemic that it ceases to excite emotional reaction. Experts tell us that it is quite possible to make combinations where there is what painters call broken color throughout, giving to the surface, however ray, a luminous quality. This is said to be what happens in the best Oriental rugs, where the mosaic of color is in scale with the size of the decorated surface and the mingling of many spots bright in themselves, makes for a colorful grayness that still is full of life. In the decoration of a home, it is conceded that every part of the interior, every wall space mantelpiece, corner or grouping of furniture should be a beautiful still life, its elements so juxtaposed as to make in itself what is called a picture, with lights and shades, harmonies and contrasts accentuated on plain surfaces. Plain Wall Losing Its Vogue for Color and Design By Edward H. Hall Has the fad for plain, drab walls expended itself? Is the vogue for color and life and design in wall decoration on the ascendency? These are questions that are troubling the home owner in these days of change, days of unrest and so-called reconstruction—days when people are seeking bournancy and brightness—and it is quite proper to ask such questions and is pertinent to answer them. Another question also arises, and thoughtful people ask, "Why such charges?" Answering the last question first, we would say that there are two very evident reasons for such a change: First, it is periodical and, secondly, it is a reaction from the dreary and dismal war time. We have lived under a period of negation for several years, and the "Jou shalt not" has been dinged into our cars until we have felt bound to the grovelling earth, when the spirit protesting at such limitations and prohibitions has run riot in the endeavor to burst its bonds and liberate itself from its dreary and indoless position into which it was preced through no fault of choosing of its own. It is also proof that our natures need color, as they need other inspirational forces to balance our lives aright. We hear all about vitamins and calories and a lot of other things pertaining to the upkeep of the body, which art all well and good, but what about the things and is not the physical dependent that feed the mind and the spirit; upon the well-being of the mental and spiritual to enable it to function properly? Oh, yes! we say, but we had not thought of it in that light, and we goon and on starving our mental and spiritual natures because we had not "thought of it in that light." We had not thought of it until we realized that we were starving. Then we reach but plain white walls. William O. Ludlow architect, recently article to "The Modern in which he asserts his desirable in a hospitable home. He points out color, and whatever gives not merely a tion, but something about mental health and HOME SHOULD MEET NEEDS OF FAMILY Oh, what a charming home! How often we hear this expression, and when we do we realize that individual creation is the right of every soul, and to develop a home harmonious is to help make life worth while. H. E. W. Barnes of the Stroup-Barnes Furniture Co., says: A house is the normal expression of one's intellectual concept of fitness, and his aesthetic ideal of what is beautiful. There are four reasons why a home should be useful and beautiful: 1. It is the resting place from the busy world. 2. Peace of mind comes through harmonious environment. 3. It is the place where the child develops his character. 4. It is the service amenable to the community to set a standard for taste. What do we mean by ta? Taste is the appreciation of thin beauty. As harmony in the condition of music is developed through a conscious understanding of soft tone which registers in melodion the ear, so the individual would develop a symphony. William O. Ludlow architect, recently article to "The Moor" in which he asserts its desirable in a hospitable home. He points out color, and whatever gives not merely a reaction, but something to mental health and tion as well. Color reactions, he says, that these reactions are reflected in bodily collisions are brought by an association of it from that, color even excitement or depression, vous system. From ticle we take the follow as being of particular home furnishing man in assisting us to pre-One cannot sit in a b for any length of time ing of comfort; we s too high, which means vous system is undu Green as A Rest. A blue room may enough on a warm but the color is not and its great absorpti and particularly of the make it devoid of checcept in great monumene to be avoided; for alt not absorb the impin suggests sterility, c lacks all power to crea and helpful sensation, restful color, and whe lighter shades particular agreeable surroundings. 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Bluebird Drapery & Decorating Shops 323 East Center St. Losing Its Popularity in Homes and Design Again in the Ascendancy Experts are denouncing dead wall surfaces and calling upon decorators to enliven them with bright, cheerful colors and interesting and inspiring designs. but plain white walls for hospitals. William O. Ludlow, a New York architect, recently contributed an article to "The Modern Hospital," in which he asserts that color is as desirable in a hospital as it is in a home. He points out that man loves color, and whatever brings pleasure gives not merely a passing sensation, but something that ministers to mental health and healing. of the joy of the sunshine as we see it on fields and woods. Let us, then, cover our hospital walls with color, selecting those that give warmth and quiet and that gentle stimulation that helps the patient along the road to recovery. In decorating the lobby, use the same kind of color schemes that express the welcome of the entrance to the home, the clubhouse or the hotel, using sunlight tones if the lobby is not well lighted, and duller shades if there is plenty of light. The waiting room is the place for a well chosen rug, wicker furniture, upholstered with quaint chintzes, with window hangings to match, and walls with a soft textured paper to tone in to take away all "institutional feeling," and to make the room cheerful so that it breathes a real welcome. The Use of Sepia Gray For the private rooms, wards, halls and operating rooms, if I were told that I might choose just one color for all, I would select a light warm grey tone, more commonly called a sepia gray, for this color has more of the essentials than any other. These essentials are, first, a conservation of the light in the room by reflection, for sunlight and electric light are both valuable; secondly, the color must be one not too easily soiled; thirdly, it must not produce eye strain, and fourthly, but not least important, it must be agreeable and cheering to the patient. In the south rooms, where bright sunlight can be obtained most of the day, I would add just a little gray and a little green. The operating room, to my mind the most interesting room in the hospital, because of its highly technical requirements, should have most careful consideration given to its color scheme. I know of nothing so satisfactory as a dull French gray tile for the waunscot and a lighter gray for reflecting surfaces. but plain white walls for hospitals. William O. Ludlow, a New York architect, recently contributed an article to "The Modern Hospital," in which he asserts that color is as desirable in a hospital as it is in a home. He points out that man loves color, and whatever brings pleasure gives not merely a passing sensation, but something that ministers to mental health and bodily condition as well. Color produces mental reactions, he says, and we know that these reactions are immediately reflected in bodily conditions. The reactions are brought about partly by an association of ideas, but aside from that, color even produces real excitement or depression of the nervous system. From Ludlow's article we take the following excerpts as being of particular interest to the home furnishing man, and further, in assisting us to prove our point: "One cannot sit in a bright red room for any length of time with a feeling of comfort; we say the key is too high, which means that the nervous system is unduly stimulated. Green as a Restful Color A blue room may be pleasant enough on a warm summer day, but the color is not stimulating, and its great absorption of light, and particularly of the yellow rays, make it devoid of cheer. White, except in great monumental work, is to be avoided; for although it does not absorb the impinging light, it suggests sterility, coldness, and lacks all power to create pleasurable and helpful sensation. Green is a restful color, and when used in the lighter shades particularly, makes an agreeable surrounding. The sunshine colors, gold, yellow and buff, used on walls, not ceilings, in appropriate tones, bring to the inside of the house something develop a symphony in environment must have a conscious knowledge of color and an appreciation of taste through the realms of form, balance and atmosphere, thus creating for the eye a useful and pleasing ensemble. When we have reached that place, we see beauty everywhere, in the sunset a tree, a flower, architecture, the art in painting and sculpture and a flood of thought comes to us in the enjoyment of an oriental rug, or the beauty in form and line of a piece of furniture; then it is that we know and it is not possible to live with that which is not artistic and lovely. How like people homes are: Some are quaint and restful, others are austere and stilted; some are shabby others garish, and some are simple and beautiful and reveal a homey and sunny atmosphere that is expressive of thought and love. HOME EXPRESSION OF AESTHETIC IDEAL Homemakers, men and women, almost invariably are harassed by a sense of their own limitations in the matter of selecting and arranging household furnishings, says Harry Badin, of the Anaheim Cut-Rate Furniture Company. HOME EXPRESSION OF AESTHETIC IDEAL Homemakers, men and women, almost invariably are harassed by a sense of their own limitations in the matter of selecting and arranging household furnishings, says Harry Badin, of the Anaheim Cut-Rate Furniture Store. They usually are confused by a medley of suggestions from friends and acquaintances, and appalled by various proclamations relating to so-called infallible standards in household decoration. Under circumstances such as there it is always well to begin with the question of requirements. There is no escape from this question where a human habitation comes under discussion. It enters into consideration whether the house is to be used by a single family, where it is a tenement a studio building, a hut in the wilderness or a cottage in city, town or country. It is apparent that to make the home successful it is essential to know the needs of those who are to dwell in it, their circumstances and the relation they bear to the community, in which they live. There is more than a little truth in the statement that a man's duties to himself must guide him on one and his obligations to his neighbor on the other. There must be balance. There appears little room for question but that the responsibility of comprehending and respecting the domestic and social requirements rests for the most part upon the women. To be successful as their interpreter the housewife must make them a particular study. It would seem that the decoration of a house implies, primarily, making provision for special needs. The degree of felicity with which these provisions are made marks the excellence of one decorator over another. Man, whether it be his individual desire or not, is a social being. He stands to reason, therefore, that he should not build or decorate his home without consideration of his fellow beings. By making his own life full he equips himself for enriching that of others. The true spirit of decoration leaves none of these questions neglected. The eternal quest of the home-lover should be for the best means by which these various requirements can be met. CALIFORNIA PAGE FIVE YOUR CREDIT IS Good Name Your Own Terms Payment down. Daily or monthly No interest as cash. Cut Rate Furniture Company Angeles St. Anaheim Going Big! 2 Sales Per Day 2 The Famous Burnham Supertone Phonographs (Made in Los Angeles) Plays Any Make Record Perfect. New Silent Motor Thats Runs in Oil “To See and Hear is to Buy”— Hammels Music Store Everything in Music 124 E. Center St. Phone 145 Modern Furniture for Modern Homes offers superior advantages to that which was fashioned and hand assembled in the long ago Colonial days. 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