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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Alice blue
Aha! That's where it comes from. I think it is a quite pale blue shade.
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Hurrah, Bookpossum! I expect you know what raglan sleeves are, too.
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I'm guessing it was a colour she wore frequently enough for it to be named for her?
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Close enough for this stage of things.
Alice blue is a pale blue named for the oldest daughter (the only child of his first marriage) of President Theodore Roosevelt. She apparently selected it when presented with some new fabric colours, and it was named in her honour. The OED says she wore it at her father's inauguration ball in 1905.
The song "Alice Blue Gown" was written for the musical
Irene, which opened in 1919, later had a couple of film versions, and was revived in the 1970s.
#F0F8FF is the hex code for the HTML colour called Alice blue.
Final results:
Bilbo, 4 points
Bookpossum, Poohbear, 2 points each
Kumabjorn, Orlok 1 point each
Thanks for playing, everyone - this quiz turned out to be nicely challenging!
Bilbo is hereby declared winner and quizmaster.