Howards End - Ruth Wilcox's funeral and the telegram... anyone else?

Okay, so I've seen Howards End (1992) like... a ridiculous number of times. It's just so good for a rainy afternoon, you know? But every time I watch it, I catch something new. This time, it's the funeral scene for Ruth Wilcox, and then immediately after, the arrival of the telegram to Margaret. I’m specifically curious about how the colors highlight the whole thing. The somberness is so palpable, right? Like, the drab grays of the mourners, contrasted with that sudden splash of color when the telegram boy shows up on his bicycle. It’s almost like, bang! Life interrupting death, or fate stepping in. The film often depicts women wearing colors. It's also almost like, how Helen disrupts Margaret's life. Am I reading too much into that?? He wears a bright red uniform. Did anyone pick up on that when they first watched it? And then, the content of the telegram itself... It’s such a pivotal moment, obviously, but the timing is just so brilliantly unsettling. It really makes you feel the tension of that Edwardian era, the crumbling of old traditions versus the pull of the new. It feels like the director (whoever it was) placed the whole thing pretty intentionally. There are a few camera angles to consider as well. Just my two cents. Anyway, anyone else find the color/thematic contrast in that whole sequence especially striking? Or am I just going a bit crazy with my rewatches and seeing things that aren't there? Would love to hear your thoughts!