The lovely low flowering plant called pinks is so called because of the ragged, or pinked, edges of the petals, not because of the color. You have heard of pinking shears. It is believed that the color pink was named after the flower.
in 1918 the trade publication Earnshaw's Infants' Department stated that "pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty is prettier for the girl." During the 1940's many retailers realized a shift in the preferences of parents and navy became the more masculine shade. Before long pink was considered more "girlie."
As my granddaughter once said when she was quite young: "Pink is for girls." Captain Kirk of the U.S. Enterprise would say: "Let it be so."
in 1918 the trade publication Earnshaw's Infants' Department stated that "pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty is prettier for the girl." During the 1940's many retailers realized a shift in the preferences of parents and navy became the more masculine shade. Before long pink was considered more "girlie."
As my granddaughter once said when she was quite young: "Pink is for girls." Captain Kirk of the U.S. Enterprise would say: "Let it be so."
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