New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
THE BLUES HAVE IT
A VOTE ON FAVORITE COLORs AMI NJ.
SIDERATIONS FOR AND AGAINST THE.

Thirty-twO in every hundred prefer blue
Twenty in every hundred prefer green
Fifteen in every hundred prefer red
Eight i'm every hundred prefer modified :.
(such as crimson or scarlet.
Seven in every hundred prefer yellow
Six in every hundred prefer modified ~
(such rs turquoise and electric)
Five in every hundred prefer pink
Four in every hundred prefer mauye
Three in every hundred prefer brown
Nor was ii only in point ~ numbers tha, A.
proved its supremacy Its supporters exhlhhI
an enthusiasm on its behalf unapprOachea NJ
any Of the Others one. indeed burs III
verse
The bluebelrs blue
And the viOlets hue
lrize!
Sweet eyes of blue
Seas azure. too
And skies
Blue-stOckings frDcks
Blue suits and Socks Il
And ties.
The writer ~ blue Peas" ~ course voted ~
her "favorite color" but confessed that n
child il was red IAN the toys | remember n
were red" she writes, Particularly a red 81
nese fish and a red teacup and saucer Bin :
must therefore look upon as an educated IN
in my case or course. your two c0lOrs are n
a
Of fact. they are red and green. but then | 4,
a mere mani NO normal person has yellow N
A favorite color" Ny condolences with In
Der cent Of the readers Of The y. NJ G." N
are on this showing tertia quid wonder whs,I
er il is that seven hundredths ~ the human IA
are abnormal. or does "The Pail MALI appeal
an unusual proportion Of monsters? Il is an VI
doubted fact that the contents bill u The Pill
Mall Gazette" itself is yellow. one sad feasr
about the lot Of the writer u Blue PeaS
(and 1 hesitate 10 divulge. but truth dema,t
IT'D that her husband writes On a separate ys
card and pumps for Ped certainly red"
at the same time offers 20 send me seeds Of b
blue peas" evidently DESTROYS u cleansing
home ~ the abhorred color. Ny sympas
with him. This laudable desire evidences d
rift within the lutte Where will IL end? In n
ruin or blue devils Only the future can tel
Another ultramarine enthusiast writes: Es
is my favorite color. Tn" heavenly coor-t
color Of her eyes-the ail-peryaiing color Of q
univers..-eVer associated with purity and rv1
the most common II the primary colon
nature We could liye without rcd or yeln
but should die without blue" Which renlni
us Of Oliver Wendell Holiness coup'et:-
Children Of wealth. ~ want. 10 each is give;
one spot Of green, and all the blue Of heayea
~Other than blue. red Is the only color N
seems To provoke enthusiasm one who sir
himself "B" perhaps his name is cryptica'
limited At in his prOnouncemenU writes: Rd
the red Of arteral blood deep and glowing
But perhaps b stands FOR Butcher.
Let us consider for moment the adyenuc
influences which would tell for Or against
popularity OF this color or that
For Blue.-In herairy il represents ehasuQ
loyalty. fidelity. and a spotess reputation.
the Tory color: it Is the color o. Oxford
Cambridge. Winchester EtOn and Harrow
the right color for blood. II is the color Of
apron Of the butcher. poulterer and hshmoe
As ii used TO be said Of any one who adof
these trades, He has hoisted the blue ny
Then we have our blueJackets, and our
ribbon both of the Garter and Of the Iun'
Of temperance.
Against blue we have the soldiers slang '1
for bullets blue beans Buebeard, BueosS
Blue bottles" the slang name for poiceM
blue-deVils the blue-goNn. the iress OF
miny: blue Monday. the Monday before "a
spent in dissipation. blue-murler blue-rua
slang term for gin; and last but not ieass
stockings.
For Green we have to g 10 Ireland (ax1
We have. as a matter Of fact. no repneS wv
green ribbon and the shamrock. Asansl
We have an appalling array -Nerdant Ofeu
his followers green. the color mated 0! '~
Vies ard the Grahames. Brewer says
latter: zone day an aged man OF tnAt
was thrown from his horse In foxens~
he accounted fOr the ACCIDENT from His "e'
green lash to his riding-~ hip Then
the hated Green Bag Inquiry during s'
gency: green-eyed jealousy OF green-e!"
ster: greenhorns. and a dozen others
And So a list Of pros and cons might ~u
I'D in the case OF all cOlOrs, but the soV''
suffice. LA
II is. however. interesting 10 note the r
popularity Of colors as adopted IN thet -
the leading nations Of the Western "orl
nations are thirteen In number ana y.
binations Of only three colors red oue .a au
low Curiously enough, these are 49,
adopted as the three primary colors' 20
recent scientific Investigation tends " -
az simple and primary the colors REQ, ~ ~
violet Nine Of our thirteen nations n'A"'
red seven Of blue. and TWO u .elloN. rss
1t would Of course. be- too lengthy s-rls}
for this place to enter into the ue. '' "a
causes OF prediction for certain co'y " nm
may safely be affirmed that Dlue sns a
womans color and red man :, VII .,,.tt1
would appear 10 appeal more 10 'he 49,
inclined in both sexes. ,,,s
II may no doubt be- that our ..os n
conclusive. end that those who love M "A,
the closest counsel. A. any ra'e, sre
come out in our true colOrs. We neeo .Ss,