CAMOUFLAGE IN PEACE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 72, 18 December 1919, Page 8

CAMOUFLAGE IN PEACE

REASONS WHY IT SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. The art of camouflage, which, as Iho exhibition at Burlington House reminds us, played an important pari' in the war, will still continue to have its uses. Lll-' ginecring and oilier firms with big- sheds and workshops are being advised to have their buildings painted, in such a way '.Mat they will not stand out .against tneir biiriouiKlings, and eainoutleur artists are ready with suitable designs. If there should be another war mosiauthorities are agreed that it will he fought very largely from the air. Alt our military establishments round the coast are certain to have been "imirkrd down" by enemy countries, and would be tin- first points to be attacked. "The (|iieslion thereto: e arises," Captain W. A. ilowells, lion, secretary nf the exhibition of the works by caii.-jufleur artists, said recently to u ropre enlative of the "Observer,'' "whether the authorities should not resort now to an entirely new typo of design and get rid' of all those rectangular shapes which, however smce.'.sful the general concealment may l:e, offer a clear guide to the bomber from (lie. air. "The camoulleur artist has great imagination, and is able to visualise bedo" than most nieirlhc appearance of placei and things from Hie air. It would be very foolish, because the war i- over, to wipe out caniotillago altogether. We do not know what is going lo happen in (lie future. A small research department should certainly be kept to develop in peace the very usclul work thai was done in the war." The I'ark, from a small licginning in 191G, became :: great organisation, employing about sixty officers, faur hundred non-commissioned officer-!' ami men, and some thousands of civilians. Most of the officers and many of (he noncommissioned ollieei's and men were artists, .--, .. i