BLUE FOR BEAUTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19626, 3 May 1927, Page 5

BLUE FOR BEAUTY.

The thrifty housewife has lost all dread of faded, shabby-looking draperies since the introduction of fadeless dyes, and blue, which certainly did fade badly, and so was taboo, is now proving itself an admirable colour for furnishing, both in the large and small house. " I should like a fresh colour for my new curtains and tablecloth,, but I must have red to match the carpet," remarked a woman /recently Yet her carpet was a glorious Turkey pattern witn half a dozen colours. " Bring out the blue," suggested her modern friend as she visualised the rich colouring against a background of beautiful deep bine. Bringing out the blue does not mean discarding every other colour, but making all the others subservient to it, even as each varying blue in the sky subdues any harsh tone in nature's colouring. Any vivid vase or picture in high colours which unduly asserts itself should be removed For pictures, painted views look particularly well, the skies taking on a wonderful depth of colour from their surroundings Prfuc is an idea! colour to use with mahogany, which has corns into fashion aprain. The rich shadings of reddish brown amid blue hangings are shown off to perfection without detracting one whit from the tine Although two or three shades may be fashionable, blues must be tested to get the best effect A spacious sunny apart mont could take a deep rich tint which a small dark room could not, a much lighter, brighter shade being preferable there A train, blue# bring out the respective beauties A furniture both as regards colour and design.