...favourite in the piece. Yellow is one of the five " correct " colours of the Chinese, while green ia one of the " intermediate " colours that are less...When the upper robe is green, With a yellow lining Been, There we have a certain token Right is wronged and order broken. How can sorrow from my heart...

...is one of the five "correct" colors of the Chinese, while green is one of the "intermediate" colors that are less esteemed. Here we have the yellow used merely as a lining to the green, employed in the lower, or less honorable, part of the dress -an inversion of propriety, and intimating...