BROKEN AND SHADED LIGHT 
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by coming through clouds, it is commonly sup- 
posed that the shadow disappears entirely. We 
think of a cloudy day as a shadowless day, and 
practically it is so. The outlines of the shadow 
are lost, and yet the shadow itself is there, if we 
will but look for it. The green maple on the 
lawn has its breaks of light and dark scen in 
the foliage, and its form is cast in shadow on 
the ground, but the latter is very faint. It is 
only by the generally darkened tone that we can 
detect the shadow on such a day, and even then 
there is little distinction in color between it and 
its surroundings. Sometimes at a distance the 
shadow will appear bluish, but that effect is 
atmospheric rather than reflective. Sometimes, 
too, odd colors will creep into the shadows when 
the sky overhead is clouded and there are spots 
or breaks of light along the horizon ; but when 
the whole sky is under a veil of cloud, the color 
of the shadow is practically neutralized, and 
takes its hue from the ground upon which it is 
cast. 
The conditions of shadow production under 
moonlight are similar to those under sunlight, 
except that the degree of both light and shade 
is largely reduced. That the direct moonlight 
produces color wherever it strikes the garment- 
The 
shadowless 
day. 
Odd colors 
in shadow, 
