Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1929, Page 65

CAR'S COLOR HELD IMPORTANT AFFAIR Joy in Use Given as One lllustration of Why It Is Necessary. BY HOWARD KETCHAM, Director Paint Advisory Service. Say what you will, color both inside and outside a car is a highly important affalr. And it is not at all a sign one is motional or eccentric because one likeg an automobile just a little better and have a little more joy in its use merely because of the color scheme. The makers of United States cars resent them in a wide range of care- ully chosen color harmonies and the consumers take the kind that suit best. ‘When we have come to have our car re- finished we strike out for ourselves. And we are surprised to find that the lacqgering of cars is no tremendous mys- tery, after all. There are certain basic facts about color and the effect of one color on another that have to be under- stood, but these facts are not very diffi- €ult to learn. For instance, light and cool tints of ¢olors such as brocatelle green, nyanza green, verdancia green, mountain” mist blue (which is a blue with consider- able gray in it), storm cloud blue, gray gull (a dark beige) and blue gray make objects easier to see by making them look larger. On the other hand, dark and warm shades of colors #uch as safari biue, thorne brown, moun- tain brown (dark), maison gray, ren- dezvous gray, dusk rose and cinnamon make things less noticeable, and hence they appear smaller. Shades and Tints Blend. Contrasts among warm colors are less noticeable than with the combina- tion of a warm and a cold color. Shades and tints of the same color always look THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, FREDERICKSBURG Cultural advances made by the American people during the past 50 years have evoked interest and surprise among the older nations, according to industry, who continues: “Prior to the Civil War, an American, who called himself an artist, or who pretended to an appreciation of art, was regarded as well together. So in combinations where | abnormal; or, perhaps, subnormal would yellow, green and wine maroon are used | e the better word. together, green and yellow, provided they are in right tones, may be used in perfect harmony. A wine maroon au- tomobile with yellow green wire wheels, green window reveals and a yellow gold stripe on the mouldings would be at- tractive because these colors harmonize and are distributed in right proportions. It is natural for one to desire exclu- sive tints and shades of attractive col- ors when refinishing. These can be de- veloped readily in a way to give the owner something special and individual. ‘They should be colors that will lend themselves to the environment and per- sonalities with which they will be in almost constant association. Oftentimes the very names of the colors will serve as guides, and if one takes a fancy to a color combination that seems a little bold, the colors can be made to melt agreeably into a perfect picture by mix- ing a little of each with the other. Combinations Please. Combinations of colors associated in the spectrum are likely to please and rest the eye, and for this reason they are the ones that are most used. Like good friends, they wear well together. A color harmony can usually be achieved with two disassociated colors by adding black, my or white to each, “In the last half century, however, Americans have abundantly achieved their necessities. Food, shelter and clothing have been won in plenty. Of recent years the American people, as a nation, have come to emulate older civilizations. Having gained their neces- sities, they have turned to luxuries and culture. The comparatively new appre- clation of art, in its best and truest sense, is reflected everywhere in the national life; in the homes, the gardens, the furniture, the dress, in everything that American people use. “Among the proudest possessions of the typical American family is its motor car, or cars. A man is known by the car he keeps, and by the way he keeps it. Little wonder, then, that art has fairly burst its way into the inténsely practical and mechanical field of the automotive industry. The mechanical genius is as much of & prize on an auto- mobile engineering staff as he ever was; but in these days a genius in artistic design is one of the star contributors to the success of an automotive crea- tion. Practical America wanfs cars that will perform. But further, America in- John N. Willys, president, in the auto | AMERICAN HISTORY BY MOTOR. [CARLYLE HOUSE. ALEXANDRIA FAR down the road to Yesterday Carlyle House standsout asa momentous sigh post in American history, for hére it was in 1 55 Uhat colonial taxation was b{ BI;DDOSEd culminatir H‘I t claration of Independence 2lyears later. Here also, was planned the lil-f; Braddock campalg? a; mst (he French at ort Duquesne. Art’s Entry in Practical and Mechanical Field of Automotive Industry Hailed sists upon having performing cars of | | beautiful and artistic design. “During a recent tour of Europe, as chairman of the foreign trade commit- | tee of the National Automobile Cham- ber of Commerce, I was struck by a note of internationalism that has en- tered the field of automotive d This is something new. “Not so long ago a person only casually familiar with automobiles could identify an American car, a French car, an Italian or a German car, an English or a Belgian car at a glance. Now, however, the cars of practically all countries closely conform to the fun- damental principles of sound design. And_ fundamentals of good design are no different in one country than they are in another. “This international conformity means, to me at least, that the world's automo- | tive artists have achieved an ideal in | proportion, in balance, in the execution | of lines and curves, in tae handling of colors. “Conformity to an art ideal does not mean that all cars must look alike, any more than that all paintings must look alike or that all pieces of good music must sound alike. The internationalism in automobile style trend does indicate, however, that American and foreign de- signers have come to a mutual basis of understanding of what is beautiful in & motor-driven vehicle. As ugly fur- niture and unsightly gim-cracks are rapidly vanishing from American homes, so are all but the truly beautiful auto- mobile designs going to disappear from the factories of America and Europe. TRAFFIC TROUBLES or adding black to one and white to the other. So brown harmonizes with orange or mauve, crimson harmonizes with gree: gray with lavender, orange with blue old rose with any blue and yellow with blue and green. The amount of each color to be used is a matter of personal preference. The parts of the car most suitable for wntm]r]m: e%lor treatment are pretty generally understood now, such as the wheels, the bandings, the window reveals, the hood, etc. Remem- ber that color use&' horimn(:lly ldgs apparent length to the car, and up-and- down lines seem to shorten the wheel- base and give the car heighth. Trend Toward Brilliance. ‘The trend this year is for more bril- Hance and richness in coloring; combi- nations that once would have been|of thought daring now are, with a better unvd“.zntlndma of the way to combine colors on automobiles, merely produc- tive of new and more charming har- monies, without anything to grate on the eye. Some attractive sport phae- tons are being finished this year in aluminum, with the polish accentuated by a covering of clear lacquer to protect and add luster. They often are uphol- stered in black and red and trimmed on fenders and moldings with mountain ash scarlet or red shadow, which is a yellowish red. These go well with black and aluminum. But the actual polished aluminum is hard to keep in good con- dition and its use except in special cir- cumstances hardly practical. CUBA IS BECOMING MOTORISTS’ MECTA | Tourists Are Granted 90-Day Visit | Privileges Without @etting License. Cuba is rapidly becoming a Winter touring mecca for car owners of the United States, according to the foreign travel division of the American Auto- mobile Association. The national motoring body says that motor cars can now enter Cuba for a period of 90 days without any formal- ity other than signing of a sworn state- ment that he is touring for not more than the period allowed. He must pay duty and secure Cuban license plates to remain beyond this time. The A. A. A. pointed out that many motorists are combining a Florida-Cu- ban tour into one trip. “This is made possible,” the statement continued, “by traveling via the Oversea highway be- tween Miami and Key West, Fla. The highway is completed as far south as | Lower Matecumbe, where a ferry trans- | ports the car to No Name Key, and then ! the motor trip is continued into Key ‘West, where a steamer is boarded for far-famed Havana.” Port agents meet the boat daily from Key West and will be found on the pier with an A. A. A. brassard on their arms. ‘They assume full responsibility for clearing the car through the customs and will secure the necessary gas and ofl. This service is available to mem- bers of the national motoring body at & nominal Chllg!. AUTO WITHOUT TAGS DRIVEN LONG DISTANCE| Chicagoan Makes Trip to Massa- chusetts Paying $20 in Court at Pittsfield. PITTSFIELD, Mass., March 16 (8).— The seemingly impossible feat of driv- ing an automobile without registration plates from Chicago to Massachusetts was accomplished by Gerald L. Lynch of Chicago. $20 in court here. Lynch sald that he was engaged Chicago to drive an automobile to North Adams, Mass., for a woman who bought | ihe car. The greater part of the trip had been negotiated successfully when they crossed the Massachusetts line. Then ill luck came in the person of a member of the State police patrol who | 100k the driver into custody. The experience cost him | ARE CENTURY OLD Tolls and Joy-Rides Flourished in Early 1800, Magazine Reveals. ‘There were traffic troubles and tolls and joy-riders 100 years ago, when the automobile and bicycle belonged to the far future and the “iron horse” and train were gazed upon in curiosity, says the American Motorist, official publica- go‘lz‘:t the American Automobile Asso- n. ‘The magazine states that newspapers of a century ago were filled with stories of traffic mishaps and careless drivers stages. “Back in the days when great-great- grandfathers rode the authorities took serious counsel of such things as speed- sters, road hogs, joy-riders, drunken drivers, and of how ‘females’ were en- ticed from their homes by the lure of the stage coach and how pedestrians on the sidewalks were too frequently injured by recklessly driven wheelbar- rows,” continues the Motorist. Collegians and other young men of the present era of jazz and speed not infrequently are brought into court for fast and reckless driving and are fined or lectured therefor. But 100 years ago, according to a journal of that sime, the idle and effeminate young men of the larger cities should have followed the example of a speed hound of Janu- ary, 1829, to wit: “A young gentleman of Cincinnati traveled from Nashville to that city, a distance of 356 miles, in three days and a half! This is an example worthy the emulation of the thousands of idle, dissipated and effeminate young men of mu' large cities who pay more for horses and carriage hire than their services to the world will ever be worth.” ONTARIO INCREASES GAS TAX TO 5 CENTS Burden of Paying for Roads Put on Those Who Use Them Most, Observers Believe. Special Dispatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 16.—The burden of paying for road building and maintenance charges is placed upon the people of Ontario who use the roads most as evidenced in the increase in the tax on gasoline from 3 to 5 cents per_gallon. The increase means a considerable rise in maintenance costs, especially for those with a large mileage in the vear. Premier Ferguson has coupled is announcement with a promise that & reduction will be made in the cost of car licenses, which will go far to offset the change. ‘The estimated receipts for Ontario for thé current fiscal year showed an ex- pected revenue of $6,050,000 from mo- tor vehicles and $5,130,000 from the gasoiine tax. It is conceivable that within a year or two, allowing for the constantly increasing use of motor ve- hicles, as well as for the increase of 60 per cent in tax, the gasoline revenue may approach the $10,000,000 mark in Ontarlo. ‘Taxing of gasoline has come to be a general custom. Last Winter a new im- post of this kind was announced by the British chancellor of the exchequer of about 8 cents per gallon. This came as a shock to the British motorist, who had been led to expect a considerable cut in the high rates for motor licenses. Nothing of this kind was done, but later reports indicate a good prospect of con- cessions in this direction. Several Euro- pean countries which do not tax gaso- line consumption raise a revenue by an 1mporl duty. en_the brakes on r these reas AUTOBESTOS brake service. A B Clevelas B ! o Wi s “..,‘1317 00 \ SHOP NO. 1 | 427 K Street N. W. Fhone Franklin 5208 Automotive exports have advanced from third to second place in American wshipments abroad during the past. year. GOLDEN RULE l BRAKE SERVICE FOR EVERY CAR Rellmng Prices for 4. WHEEL BRAKES DRUM TRUING— $1.00 Per Inch of Width of Brake Drums Cars Called for and Delivered AUTO BRAKE SERVICE CO. Be Sure You Go in the Right Place on K Street. Ours is Not a Tire Shop OFFICIAL SAVINGS Ford Bands $1.60 Labor and Material Fifteen Minute Service OFFICIAL kind n the SAVINGS from . having run up eon- service. SHOP NO. 2 3360 M Street N. W. Phone West 2378 D€, (Title registered U. 8. Patent Office.) CHRIST CHURCH 0 theSe historic churches came America’s great in their hours of n ChristChi u.rch ashifgton wor&hlmxd rayer and. buvphcauon nder the a ere abo Robert E. rests hn Muir, its Revolutionary pas and Dr.Craik, Washington's most intimate’ fnemi Out inthe church yard gravestones bear the records of unwavering, faithandsongbirds n the trees arethe happy guardsmen. WOWZBIOIZg / MARCH 17, 999 PART 7. ee. (SHRINES OF HIGH RESOLVE) OLD FIRSt CHURCH shington, D. C. t.o%mrét Ioor of the rear,John(arlyle —By James W. Brooks (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) L CITY HOTEL _ALEXANGRIA]] ERE mingled the social milit H and civil life of Colonial dlg% By imgle mount and coach and four they came-grace and courase, wit and beautly-actors all in real life 1h Lhe new world drama. Here -also came John Paul Lafayette, Hamilton Marsha.ll, anda host of others. d FirstChurch’ (Atexandria.va) STUDEBAKER EFFICENCY OF MOTOR IS AIDED BY CHECK-UP After wmen Opermon Auto Needs Adjustments for Spring Driving. Short runs, slow running and opera- tion in Winter weather make it essen- tial to have the car overhauled ir the Spring for increased motor efficiency. The Spring check-up amounts to nothing more than minor adjustments which assure the car owner not only satisfactory operating efficiency but avoidance of unnecessary repair bills, for sometimes a small a‘/lment is a fore- runner of hidden weakness developing which can be brough*. to light oni¥ by an_inspection. Short runs in Winter cause a strain on the battery and the ignition system: slow driving and excessive use of the choke are hard on spark plugs. Fre- quent use of the choke and condensa- tion in the crankcase cause formation of an extra amount of sludge in the lu- bricating system—Important reasons why the entire olling system of the car should be replenished with clean and heavier oil and the oil filter checked by the service man. Carburetor adjustment should be checkes fuel lines cleaned, breaker points adjusted, ignition system exam- ined for faulty connections and genera- tor charging rate set for Spring driving. ROXY’S FAMOUS ..i%2.. ORCHESTRA KNUTE ROCKNE and NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL STARS QUIN RYAN of STATION W-G-N EVA LE GALLIENNE, DRAMATIC STAR A. R. 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