Pale Brown. The color of withered leaves; worn in Persia.
Sky-blue. Expressive of hope for the deceased; worn in Syria, Cappadocia, and Armenia.
Deep Blue. The mourning of Bokhara, in Central Asia; worn also by the Romans under the Republic.
Purple and Violet. Denotes royalty; worn for cardinals and the kings of France. Violet is the mourning of Turkey.
White. Mourning of China. Henry VIII. wore white for Anne Boleyn; until 1498 it was the mourning of Spain.
Yellow. Mourning worn in Egypt and Burmah. Anne Boleyn wore yellow for Catherine of Aragon. Yellow may be regarded as a token of exaltation.
60. During which Presidential election did three States not vote? Why?
This has twice occurred within our history.
1. In the first election, Washington’s, 1789, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and New York did not vote. North Carolina and Rhode Island did not vote, because they had not then ratified the Constitution; and New York, because it had failed to make provisions for electors.
2. In the Presidential election of 1868, when Grant was elected for his first term, Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas did not vote, as they had not been readmited since the Rebellion.