Principles of decorative design . tions soft in tint, but acarpet must be rich and full in effect, jet a general softness of tone is this richness must be of singular character, for the most desirable effectwhich a carpet can present is that of a glowing neutral bloom. I hope that my language does not appear mystical to the general reader oryoung student. To the ornamentist I think it will be intelligible. Wliat I wishto say is that the effect should be glowing, or radiant, or bright, as opposed todull, quiet, or heavy; that it should be such as results from the use of a pre-domi
Principles of decorative design . tions soft in tint, but acarpet must be rich and full in effect, jet a general softness of tone is this richness must be of singular character, for the most desirable effectwhich a carpet can present is that of a glowing neutral bloom. I hope that my language does not appear mystical to the general reader oryoung student. To the ornamentist I think it will be intelligible. Wliat I wishto say is that the effect should be glowing, or radiant, or bright, as opposed todull, quiet, or heavy; that it should be such as results from the use of a pre-dominance of bright and warm colours, rather than of cold and neutral hues; that it 100 PlllNCIPLES OF DESIGN. should be neutral, inasmuch as it should not present large masses of positive colour,but should have an equality of rich harmonious colours throuo-hout; that it shouldbe bloomy, or have the effect of a fjarden full of flowers, or better, of the slopeof a Swiss alp, where the Howers combine to form one vast harmonious glow of. ^ k- » * ^ \ n , * n i0<^ nil Im I I Fig. SU. colour. This is the effect which a carpet should present, yet it should never presentflowers, imitatively rendered, as its ornamentation. Such imitative renderings arenot to be produced by the ornamentist; they must come from the pictorial artist,for they are pictures. They cannot form suitable Itackgrounds to furniture andliving objects, for they are positive, and not neutral, in their general effect. Apicture, also, will not bear repetition : whoever heard of one person having twocopies of the same picture in one room ? Yet a pictorial group of flowers may COLOUR-BLOOM IN CARPETS. 101 be seen iv^peated many times over a floor, which is very objeetioiial^le. The effect tobe producxl is lliat of a rich colour-bloom; Init the skilled ornamentist willachieve this without violating any laws of fitness, and will gently and delicatelyhint at the beauty of a profusion mi m of blossdiu (luouyli his tend
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