29 JULY 1922, Page 14

BRIGHTER LONDON.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."]

Sie,—The example of a firm in the Strand, who have painted their shop blinds in black and white check, suggests to me that our streets might be very advantageously " brightened" by a development of this idea. If every shop, quite independently, had coloured blinds the result would, I am sure, be pleasing. The very confusion and multitude of forms and colours in a street render organization unnecessary and impossible, but we know from examples abroad that haphazard colouring such as I suggest is not offensive. The climate woad tone down the colours to a sufficient unity, and I do not believe that the result would be "Albert Memorial."—I am, Sir, &o.,

COLOUR Lovra.