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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 20, 13 February 1891, Page 7

We re all crowing a 1 tt'O 're lof philanthropic suggestions for the good of Africa. But it is impossib'e nit to rtcogniee the p. act cal >vi dom of t c suggestion tor the hupp'ess on of the elavetra'e w ich Lord Wo's lev has just ipp.^ t-'<d. We pointed out a ruon hrh >>r two •'£■>, in di-cus-ing L >r,l Wo'seley's paper on the s .bj-.ct in in • I'littul Si rvwc Magazine, that this was, indeed, the only plan whicn can he rea ly eft ctual. It is simplicity itself, for it is merely v question of abs ilute y piohibitin;r the importation of tin arms and ammunition into certain portions of Africa. To accomplish thia. an mtema'ional c^nventun world be necessary; and tint ou<:ht not to le veiv nifricult. There are already so many thou a a'i( « of nmske's >n Attica that the stoppage of the importation of aims woul i not have ranch lrnmsdiat-- effect; but in twelve montl s the lack ot ammunition would render the muskets useless. — St. Jami s-\ Gncitte

1h" win c mourning of the youthful Queen of the Netherlands (sa\s t*ii' Paris corn xpor.dcnt of fnifh) is a revival of an old custom. S -me .v ci' nr oid m- of- Nuns, e,one--ponding to the Passionist one for men, mvm v Ito dre°s in wtnte. They might be said to be Good Fn la\ oi 'iT, they particularly devoting themselves to commemorate tn<> event f ,r the k< *. ping in mind ot which that fast day was iastitu cd— d\ ing v.\U\ < hnst daily. The ladies of Port Royal also decided w! er. their raoua^nrv was r< formal to we .r white robes only. Mary of Kng.and was the last F/ench Queen who wore white ramming; she was known as La K-in) Blauche— perhaps by old people to distinguish her irotn Ch> iierme <le' Mehri, who was the tiist r-'tral wido v to drc-s n> bUck. S,e bo rowed her f able weeds from Italy, which, fir hat k in autiqui y, t -ok black mourning from thi X eiiMnian rry-teriis. t, r . s in search , f Proserpine was in bl-ck to s'<;n fy the winter w ,>son, wmn nature is most colourless. Catherine <lc" Memo's vudo.v's npnn bl.« k. 1h • white widow's fTp is now the only sumv.u of tU> ,mci nt white mour ing. Mary Stu&rc to', owe he. mo hi r m-law in we.uing black after the death ot h«T first i ii'-biri'l, Wln'e n more suitable for the winter wear of a delicate eh Id m tne h irsh Dutch dim ite than black, which is coKl in win'er, hoi in summer, and only advantageous m hiding coal smut, and in seemingly reducing the bulk of stout figures.