How to colour an entry widget?

[Ted Lemon <mellon hoffman vix com>]

I'd like to make some of my entry widgets different colours, so that
they'll stand out.   I've found that if I try to do the following to
set the style, it sets the colour of the border, not of the actual
widget:

 	  gtk_widget_set_style (GTK_WIDGET (GTK_EDITABLE (es -> widget)),
				style);

Can anybody clue me in on why this is doing the wrong thing?

			       _MelloN_