Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1918 — Red Is Warm Color, Blue a Cold One, Because of Their Places in Nature [ARTICLE]

Red Is Warm Color, Blue a Cold One, Because of Their Places in Nature

Colors affect one’a flßßdpflat bee use of Si nee due BuggeiftWi*Rnip J WWdS*sky and ice, it should not bj! we<l dark and fegwhy out Miss Grace ■ in home ayjiiq c State' Agr cultural college. .ThaO-—S,I’ “One thinks of re&»-heipg Wm because he sees something of red-in fire,” said Miss Averill. “He realizes that it is an irritating color —it has been used with effect In bullfights. Even the old turkey gobbler is excited by red. “Each color has its own individual characteristic. Red gives the idea of warmth and cheer, just as some persons have the faculty of making warm friends. Red, on the other hand, is likely to be irritating- unless it is usedsparingly. The effect of a touch of red in a room is cheering, but a r,oom should not be papered in bright red. “Blue denotes a different characteristic. It is like the cool, sedate, dignified person. Blue retreats instead of advances. For this reason a small room may be made to look larger if it is papered in blue. Because it Is a cool color, its use should be reserved for rooms vriiicir are naturally cheery and admit much sunlight. A north room should not be papered in blue..”