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Yellow Green. 
Yellow Green is the chief color of nature in early spring} later in 
the season it is the color of much of the green 
when in sunlight. This is the color of nature 
in her best mood, and we consequently asso- 
ciate with it the thought of life and cheerful- 
ness. In autumn, too, the greens that were so 
intense in summer, are again subdued with 
yellow. There are many kinds of leaves 
that suggest this color, but very few that 
approach it in brightness. 
Although yellow green is a strong color, it has been used more 
successfully and more generally in decoration work than pure green. 
The Egyptians combined it with blue and red in many of their 
ornaments; they usually, however, relieved it with markings of white, 
gray or black. 
Tight green was used more sparingly by the Greeks than it was by 
the Egyptians. 
In Byzantine art it was used with orange, red and yellow quite 
effectively. 
Teach the color by illustration, and by having the pupils select this 
color from a variety of greens. 
To cut the Pattern. 
i. Fold the opposite corners of the square together, color side in. 
2. Fold the opposite corners together again. 
3. Fold the same way a third time. These folds will make a 
right-angled triangle of eight thicknesses. 
4. Mark out with a pencil upon the "raw corner" one-eighth of 
the design. 
5. Cut the pattern as marked out through all the folds. 
6. Mount the design in the given square. 
7. Draw it in the space below. 
Blue Green. 
Blue Green is a difficult color to teach without suitable illustrations, 
as there are not many good specimens of it 
either in art or nature. 
The elytra, or outer wings of some beetles, 
and the plumage of many birds, are beautiful 
specimens of blue green. 
The greens of the distant woods often 
have a blue-green appearance, caused by 
particles of moisture in the atmosphere. For 
schoolroom use, the aniline colors and diamond dyes will furnish 
useful illustrations for many lessons in color, as many varieties of 
hue and tone may be produced by suitably mixing two or more 
colors. 
Blue-green, gold and red, combine well, especially when the red is 
in small quantities. 
Green is a favorite color in Turkish decoration, and blue-green and 
black are used in many of their designs. 
Blue-green, blue, and deep subdued yellow are often used together 
in Moresque art; the Persians also used blue-green with blue and gold. 
To cut the Pattern. 
Proceed as directed for yellow green. 
To mount these patterns use only slight touches of liquid glue upon 
the points of the design, and far enough from the margin that they 
may be adjusted to fit the square without soiling the paper upon which 
they are mounted. 
To draw the Pattern. 
1 . The diagonals of the square. 
2. The diameters of the square. 
3. The V-shaped figures on the diameters. 
4. The small side lobes, of which the V's form a part. 
5. The center, or large lobes. 
