The tricolour flag is derived from the cockade of France used during the French Revolution. Thus was born the French tricolor cockade. The French tricolor cockade was devised at the beginning of the French Revolution. The national emblem was described as a simple cockade of white and blue. The cap may be further embellished with a badge, cockade or other accessory. The Paris militia, formed on 13 July, adopted a blue and red cockade. The cockade symbolizes the "state of grace" accorded to infants. Bailly presented him with the new symbol of the revolution&colon; the cockade of France. The right cockade, the national cockade, was red, black and white. In 1990, some of his poetry was published in "The White Cockade". Many women hated this decree and refused to wear the cockade. They did not enjoy long residence in Cockade. The black-and-white cockade thus became known as the "Union Cockade".