THE CALL OF THE LAND 



is the lighter they must be. The same rule 



holds to a certain extent for outside coloring 



the brighter the light the darker the paint. 



Many housewives worry themselves to a 

 fever over the color displays in such color 

 ornamentation as they wish to introduce 

 upon 'the walls of rooms, in furniture, rugs 

 and window shades. A few simple prin- 

 ciples may be of service. 



All true art is grounded in Nature, and 

 today Nature is our best teacher in all art 

 work. To make the colors and figures of 

 your interior permanently pleasing and im- 

 pressive, follow Nature. Let curves pre- 

 dominate over corners and peaks. 



In producing her color effects you notice 

 that mother Nature works several devices. 

 She lays out vast expanses of some one dull 

 hue or of several dull hues so blended that 

 your eye catches the resultant tint rather 

 than any constituent. The sky by day, a 

 ripening grain field, the ocean, a lake or a 

 river, or any late autumn landscape will 

 illustrate. These dullish-colored scenes are 

 surpassingly restful to eye and mind. They 



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