Ihe: Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Mas . ; . v v I . 0 j 1 . 1 ' VI M 1 It U of Fleh.Tintd Lc in piff,rnt'w Ijithi, , with. of m-Colord Vl Lien Helping to Enrkh the Central Effect . The Little Cap le. Mediaeval' In Shape, and' la Drawn Cloee Aeroee the Forehead 'In Much the Same' Way That'Nuna Wear Their Ker chieft. At the Back la a Double Frill, with Two Long End of Blue-Ribbon Tied Behind a Little Puff of Curie. v r i5r. t " i. .J. M v - v ? r -. , 4.. ' "i ! .y. . ( ' 1 ! r . ' s' ? 1 -V f7 " '.. .1 f .I A Typical "Lucile". Gown i ar . W . . 'k v-.V y . . .v.; v V' ! i - ; , -i ,J- "' M 7 .W. .1 1 J,t - 1 1 J.. '4 4. V' t i ; J.I. . 4 A ' J 4, I'jKi. l th. kit, .i,M(... jf. 2fuf- oroort LADY DUFF. CORDON, the Juoou. "Lncile" of London, and forrmoil cre ator of fathioM in the world, write acfc-wotk the fuhion article for lh ncwipeper, prcMnlint all that n Mwett and btt ia itylrt for wii-irtmii women. Ladr Duf Cordon Parit ttuhlithmcnl brinei her clote touch with that centre of fathion. By Lady Duff-Gordon ("LUCILE") FOR your approval to-day I aubmlt two gowna which allow what charming reaulta can b attained by wedding simplicity and good taste. On la ot a fleah-tinted lace In different widths, with lnleta of cream-colored val laces helping to .enrich the general effect. Two ruchlngt of a pinker ribbon In different widths are also placed in circular lines around the skirt, which Is worn over a small hoop, and an underskirt of pink. , The girdle Is of a mauvish ahade and the same pink, while the bodice in lacea matches the skirt, the sleeves being long and transparent. A little bouquet of lavender, pink and blue flowers gives the final touch to an entirely "Luclle" gown. Her little cap Is a large -feature In the making op of this beautiful gown. It ia mediaeval In shape, being drawn close across the forehead mach In the same way nuns wear their kerchiefs, with a double frill at the back and twolong ends ot blue, rib- bon tied behind a little puff of curls. ' The small picture show a little more elaborate dress, both In color and In material It Is of lemon colored satin, banded with silver lace, with a heavy silver lace apron. Again, this la worn over a pink underskirt, thla time the hoop being of silver. The little coat ia of lemon-colored satin lined with peach messallne, and has a collar and border .of chinchilla. The Mystery of Sir '-Walter '-Raleigli' Famous "Lost Colony" Solved :lst T HIS mystery of Sir Walter Ra lelgh'a celebrated "lost colony" has been solved at last. It has been solved by following the most curious trail known to history. It is now known exactly what fate befell the English people, 117 In num ber, who, after being landed on Roan oke Island in the year 1587, disap pearedwiped out, it has been hither to supposed, by starvation or by hostile savages. This belief baa held for three and a half centuries, and it is not surprising that interest In the matter has not died out even at the present day, inasmuch at the colony In question established the tint Bnglith settlement on the shores of North America almost forty yeara before the landing of that other famous colony at Jamestown. As a matter of fact, a great major ity of them survived. But Roanoke Island the place originally chosen as a site for the settlement was a des olate spot, unsuitable for agriculture, and, owing to circumstances presently to foe made clear, the colonists moved away. Whither did they go? And what be came of them? If they did not perish, how and why should they disappear from view, resolving themselves Into an historical puzzle which It took 3&0 yeara to clear up? The answer Is that they went inland, to the place where they now reside. For. be It understood, the so-called "lost colony" survives even to this day. That la to say, Ita direct descendants, numbering at the present time over 4,000 souls, are prosperously estab lished In the mountains of North Caro lina.' There. In the remoter fastnesses of the Blue Rldise, Inllobeson County, they dwell. Isolated and proud. Refusing to associate with either the-whites or negroes of that region, they are rec ognized by the State Government of North Carolina aa a race separate and distinct, having even a public school exclusively their own and a separate school fund. How atrange it aeema to learn that within not more than a day'a Journey from the roar and hurry of New York City there are people among whom the old Saxon crossbow Is still In dally use a weapon of the very same model that was employed by the soldiers of the 111 fated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings! With this instrument the Croatana are to akllMI that they can split a grain of corn at a distance of thirty feet. They have also flintlock muskets of an ancient pattern, but t i'Zr'JZ th6 "" to these rela tlvely modern weapons because, aa they say. It "brlnr. Ar. .v.. ' tilently," w"3 "" There are. hniuu, .i In the hlstor r.r:h,J-. v"... -"'' i . . . . -1 ui .-ui i ii Car olina which rlvfl .ati.roi.. . '. Hie eurrectn. 7.i .1-7; - w. ...... naiuii. nrnon$ Glial Bri'na KiftO Btcr't4,' into IX t ' fVf-t.tr;- rj j - - . . '. , t v:.. , ' ,m ' " I ? ' .. ' ' '" ' . 5 I 1 . f i . ' .. p ; ; . , . ' ' . I A Mi' ' ' A More Elaborate "Luclle' Gown of Lemon-Colored-tatln, with: . Binds of Sliver Lace and a Heavy Silver Laos Apron . I ' . ''' t'-'.,';-;r.'i iw. ' r..:i the stories which unwritten history has handed down among them it one that relates to Little White Fawn, as she a called by the Indians the first "white child born In ' America, whose proper English name was Vir ginia Dare. In the light of the traditions of these people, and of supplementary testi mony given toy the ancient documents In question, It Is possible with reason able accuracy to reconstruct the' his tory of the "lost colony," which, tak--' Ing It up from. Its beginning iri the. days of "good Queen Bess," was as fol- -Iowa: '.'',: ' Queen Elizabeth was persuaded by Sir Walter Raleigh to grant him' a for mal patent under which he was author ized to "discover, And out and view auch remote, heathen. and barbarous lands and territories a Were not actu ally possessed by any Chrlmlatl prince" ' In the New World. . Aettng tinder thla -permission, he aent out at, expedition which landed on Roanoke .Island . 100 men and seventeen wprrieh the rrfan " appointed to be tbelr "Governor being John White. ... ; . A few months later-the colorflst, though suffering from no lack of food, found themsleves greyIo;isly In need of supplies of other kinds, and John' White, at their earnest request, went to England to get them. In the mean time war ha'd broken out between Eng land and Spain. John White's services were needed for lighting purposes, and he was unable to return until three ' years later that Is to say. In 1591. What happened on his return It nar rated in his own logbook. He says: "We let fall our grapnel, very neere the shore, and sounded with trumpet and call, and afterward with many familiar English tunes and songt; but there was no answer." Next day White and his men went ashore on Roanoke Island, but -could find not a soul. The houses of the set tlement were gone, although the stout stockade which had been erected for defense acainst possible attack re mained. There was no sign of a cross which, it had been previously agreed, should be carved in a conspicuous , place In case trouble came to thu col ony, one very large tree, however, had been deprived ft Its bark, and on it. five feet from the ground, "In fair capital letters," was the word "Croa loan" referring to the name of a place on the mainland. Next day a big atorm came up. and the expedition was nearly ahlpwrecked. ' Lacking a safe harbor, and being con vinced that the colonists were safe. White (although hit own daughter was mong them) sailed away to look for Bpanlhb prizes, with She intention of returning to Roanoke leland in the oprlne. He never came back. One of the tradition, of the CroaUns of today relatet to the Journey their ancestors made over "the great trail" to the place where they now live. i k. . ,) . S i;-' - i, - ' I This trail is now called, th "towery Road," after' a famous' leader of taelt who built It. The -best roads iri North Carolina at present are in the. terri tory of these descendants of old-time Saxons, who are, continually working on them, the labor being volunteered. . They tell also of stone forts and stone dwelllngM of' two stories which were built -by (heir forefathers.. - Not far from the town of .Fayette vllle,, N. C, are the ruins of a building 'of consider able sl2e, known to the Crostans at the Stone House, and which in all like. II hood M-as I constructed. (Originally to serve for. storing . food supplies,, and incidentally to do duty 'as a 'fort in case bf rlecesslt'y. ' This la said to have ' been erected --by- Indians i under i the . direction of the original colonists,. It was In a good state-of preservation as late as the year "832., c ; t .. ..- ; In Manteo, (the only settlement" oh Roanoke Island at 'the present; day) is a modest Inn, ilni tbe. front ,ynl. of which there-is a considerable -mound - bf .cobblestones. .These, are said to have been - part of the ballast of Raleigh's ships. - The' latter, finding it .difficult to get up the Inlet of the Island nnd .its ylclnjty.jfjy reason of the shallowness of the water, 'were' obliged to throw out tome of their ballast, which 'wae recoVered a; few years ato from - the 'surf at Ballast Point. Ttia .cobbles grecovered iWjUh barnacle and oyster shells, and, Inas much as no such stones are to 'be found anywhere on the Island or near It, the tradition In regard - to' their orlglu seems not unlikely .to be eorre,ct. The Croatans to-day are fine-looking people, tall and straight. Thelr'clolhlng . la of homespun. Nearly all of what they require they produce for themselves., buying few things besldetv eoffee. sugar, salt and cloth for garments for occasional holiday wear. Their .ex clusive sehoolhoute was built by them selves. Some or their dwellings- are as much as two centuries old. j I . ; - The latter are distinguished from ' those of, the "poor whites", by obvious cleanllnetvs and marks of thrift. Their outhouses are neatly -painted. Lthc fences In good repair, the. beehive well fllled. the stables clean and-orderly. Their, corn-crlbt are bunting 'with" grain; the clder pressea are operated In apple time by comely laatea In -sun-bonnets. The wella are- or th iold fashioned kind, with "wweepa." . . Every Croatan has his own kitchen garden and a little tobacco 'patch even as did ' the Indians of Roanoke Island. 300. yeara ago, from-whom Sir -Walter Raleigh obtained the seeds of tobacco, grains from ripe matte, ,and potatoes. These three necessaries or life.; Indeed,' have gone from Roanoke ' Island all the way around the world even during the period In which' Raleigh's "lost" colonists have main tained their mysterious seclusion in the fastnesses of the North Carolina mountains. 7 8