On the Color of Ink

English dandy Wilfred Gowers-Round (1845-1950) tabulated the traditional (Edwardian) significance of various writing-ink colors:

• BLACK • the ink of gentlemen
• DARK BLUE • the ink of schoolchildren
• LIGHT BLUE • the ink of ladies of quality
• BURGUNDY • the ink of country squires and clergymen
• SCARLET • the ink of stock market and city men
• TURQUOISE • the ink of ingenious and creative minds
• GREEN • the ink of knaves and the insane
• BROWN • the ink of tradesmen and clerks

I prefer Black ink myself.


H/T Pat.