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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.
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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
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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 ""
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A More Elaborate "Luclle' Gown of Lemon-Colored-tatln, with: .
Binds of Sliver Lace and a Heavy Silver Laos Apron .
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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:
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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.
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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.
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