The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-15

take postcard poll OF the readers or
'"The Pail Mall Gazette" as to their
special likings for particular colors.
The results worked out as follows:
Thirty-two in every hundred prefer
blue.
Twenty in every hundred prefer
green.
Fifteen in every hundred prefer red.
Eight in every hundred prefer modi-
fed red (such as crimson or scarlet).
Seven in every hundred prefer yellow
Six in every hundred prefer modified
blue (such as turquoise and electric).
Five in every hundred prefer pink
Four in every hundred prefer mauve.
Three in every hundred prefer brown.
Nor was it only in point of numbers
that blue proved it's supremacy. Its
supporters exhibited an enthusiasm on
its behalf unapproached by any of the
others. One, indeed, burst into verse:
The bluebell's blue
And the volet's hue
prize!!
Sweet eyes of blue,
Seas azure, too
And skes
Blue-stockings, frocks,
Blue suits and Socks
And ties
The writer of 'Blue Peas" Of course
voted for her "favorite color" but con-
fessed that as child it was red Cali
the toys I remember best were red"
she writes, particularly a red Chinese
fish and a red teacup and saucer. Blue
must therefore look upon as an edu-
Gated taste in my case. OF course, your
two colors are red and blue" (Of course
they are not as matter Of fact, they
are red and green; but then I am
X mere manD mo normal person has
yellow for a favorite color" My con-
dolences with the per cent. of the
readers of 1.-THE P. M. c." who are on
this showing tertia quid. 1 wonder
whether it is that seven hundredths Of
the human race are abnormal, or does
''The Pail MALI appeal to an unusual
proportion of monsters? 1t Is an I'M
doubted fact that the contents bill of
1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette itself is yell
low. One sad feature about the lot of
the writer of 'Blue Peas" is (and hes
itate to divulge, but truth demands it)
that her husband writes on separate
postcard and pumps for "Red-certain-
1y red" He at the same time offers to
s send me seeds Of the blue peas" evil
IDENTIFY desirous of cleansing his home
of the abhorred color. My sympathies
are with him. This laudable desire evil
dences a sad rift within the Lutte
Where will it end? In red ruin or blue
devils? Only the future can tell
Another ultramarine enthusiast
writes: blue is my favorite color. The
heavenly color-the color of her eyes
the a1l-pervading color of the universe
lever associated with purity and truth
the most common of the primary col
ors in nature. We could live without
red or yellow, but should die without
blue" Which reminds us of oliver
Wendell Holmes couplet:
Children of wealth, or want, to each is
given
One spot of green and all the blue of
heaven.
Other than blue, red is the only color
that seems to provoke enthuiasm One
who signs himself "B" (perhaps his
name is graphically limited at in his
pronouncement) writes: RED, the red
OF arterial blood, deep and glowing"
But perhaps "B" stands for butcher.
LET us consider for moment the adj
ventitious influences which would tell
for or against the popularity of this
color or that.
For Blue-In heraldry it represents
chastity, loyalty, fidelity, and spotless
reputation; it is the Tory color; it is
+he color of oxford and Cambridge, |
winchester, Elton and Harrow; it is
the right color for blood. 1t is the color
of the apron of the butcher, poulterer
and fishmonger, as it used to be said
of any one who adopted these trades,
HE has hoisted the blue flag Then |
we have our bluejackets, and our blue |
ribbon both of the Garter and of the |
Turf; also of temperance. /