Gossip.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 996, 3 April 1891, Page 6

Gossip.

It is stated that in London, last year, 000 children under ten years of ago, were arrested for drunkenness.

Yellow and black is a favourino combination in millinery, also pale green, and black.

Kid Gloves are again coming into favour, add very light shades are worn, such as maize pale greeD, or whatever the colours of the dress may be.

Mrs. Bennet Edwards, the well known authoress, has sent £IOOO, to General Booth e fund for the regeneration of Darkest Dagland.

Circular cloaks with two plain capes out high on the shoulder, look stylish. They have slits for the arms to pass through under the cape.

The most notable innovation of the year in dress is the introduction of ‘three quarters ’ jacket, a revival (says the Queen) from the days of our mothers. It is not elegant, but so great a change from the short jacket and long mantles that it is sure to find favour. |

The jealousy frequently exhibited by men towards women working in the same fields as themselves is often great not to say virulent; but that it does not invariably exist is proved by the fact that a large number of girls em ployed in the Central Telegraph Office, in London, have combined with the male stall in the Telegraph Clerks’ Association. There a°e nearly 1000 girls in the Central Telegraph Office.

In Roumania, it seems, ladieß have for some years been eligible for the mayoralty, and one lady, Madame Anna Jonesoo. has actually attained to this municipal distinction. Tn 1888 Madame Jonesoo was elected Mayoress of Mangala, and filled the position until Auvust. 1890. Two months later she removed to Branesoi, in the district of llroy. and immediately upon her arrival was once more nominated to the same office. Madame Jonesoo is married to a jugo de paix.

Another suggestion for bazaar workers with military brothers or friends. A London jeweller at home has turned to account the Impty cartridge cases from the Gardiner, Maxim and Nordenfeldt machine guns picked no on the Musketry Ranges at Hythe, and from these cases he has constructed the most ingenious little pen and pencil case.-, pocket match-boxes, muffineers for either red or white pepper, spirit cigar-hghterß, matchstands, and ash-trays.

Her Majesty the Queen grows visibly more and more infirm. Stairs have for some years been avoided as much as possible by our sovereign, her rheumatic affection making ascent difficult and painful. Though fairly well for her years, her Majesty, by the court nhysicans’ advice, carefully avoids all scenes of an exciting nature. Naturally of emotional temperament, anything which appeals to that side of her character has a very depressing after effect and tends to foster melancholy, against the development of which every means of change, travel, and medical treatment is, and has ever been, anxiously pressed into service by the Queen a medical advisers. The approaching anniversary of the death of the Prince Consort kept as it is with every realistic reminder possible—is always dreaded by her Majesty a friends. The Queen’s morbid taste for anything that savours of the mortuary is no secret, and may be regarded almost as a disease.

Some of the painted chair backs, designed bv the American ladies’ work societies, are very original and effective. One of these, for instance, was of coarse canvas, made double, and opening atone side only, so as to fit over the back of the chair. The lower edge was fringed by the threads being drawn from selvedge to solvedge. In the centre there was painted a most lifelike jackdaw, with spectacles on, standing on a book, and apparently reading the quaint hieroglyphics on the leaves before him. On one side of him there was a large braßa reading lamp with a white shade; a shelf oocupied the background to the right, and on this were blue plates and a white vase. Above the fringe was a border composed of perpendicular strips of ribbon of a light blue and red tones, painted in stripes. A row of birds «PPea™sd on the horizontal ribbon whieff headed the canvas ; they were gray and whitb, and most natural. A Chinese lantern was painted on one strip, and flowers and butterflies on another, while beside them were more rushes and butterflies.

The following sketoh of Stanley in his youth has been drawn by one who knew him well :-* I was on the staff of a London paper and Stanley was sent from Now York to report the British invasion of Abyssinia He then looked, talked, and dressed hl f? ® Welsh workman, and spoke with a decide purr. His manner was rough and suspicious; he seemed like a man who had had hard times, fought through them, and tru .f ed He started for the front as sullen and reticent as ever, and the first letters reoeived from him were full of grumbles about the coldnesß with which he was treated by the British officers and the difficulties Giro wn in his way by the officials. Stanley was never companionable at that time, and until long after politeness and he were total and he despised those amenities which go to make what weEnglishoall a ‘gontleman. The officers during his stay in camp were aa ancomfortable as possible, and Stanley 6 r . bate them for what he called their arrogant pretentions. Reading the above it is difficult to realise that the same Stanley has sat as an equal at the tables of the most fastidious among the aristocraoy here and abroad,, and what is more has married a lady of ultra refinement, aa nearly all artists are, whether men or women.