Literary notes about navy blue (AI summary)
In literature, navy blue is often employed as a symbol of formality and timeless elegance, frequently adorning characters and objects alike. Writers describe everything from crisp academic attire—such as the navy blue suits and tailored garments in [1] and [2]—to practical yet refined military and uniform settings as in [3], [4], and [5]. The color also graces items of beauty and functional design, appearing in luxurious materials like silk and satin for wedding dresses and delicate costumes in [6] and [7], while its use in accessories or furnishings, like the navy blue leather case of [8], further underlines its versatility. This varied application not only enhances visual imagery but also subtly conveys attributes of discipline, reliability, and understated sophistication.
- The freshmen wore suits of navy blue, decorated with an old rose "F" on the front of the blouse.
— from Jane Allen, Right Guard by Edith Bancroft - She was clad in a navy blue tailleur with a very smart pair of high navy blue kid boots and small navy blue silk hat.
— from Fanny Goes to War by Pat Beauchamp Washington - Admiral Prince Henry, in navy blue and steering his own automobile, was passing.
— from The Assault: Germany Before the Outbreak and England in War-Time by Frederic William Wile - Our uniforms were navy blue with yellow trimmings.
— from Reminiscencies of a Confederate soldier of Co. C, 2nd Va. Cavalry by Rufus H. Peck - Navy blue uniform cloth.
— from Military Equipment [1917] by Roebuck and Company Sears - My wedding dress is to be navy blue silk.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery - "No, I do not want to be too youthfully dressed, or to look too bridelike on my wedding tour; so I think I will have a dark navy blue."
— from Elsie at the World's Fair by Martha Finley - Case is covered with navy blue leather, lined with purple plush, and closed by a latch.
— from Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby A. Appel
