The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-14
a TALK WIN THE DUCHESS or sUTH-
EREAND.


! LONDON, Oct. "A andering correspond emit
| OF THE Sun. finding himself recently at Col.
| spie. in Scotland. where the young Duchess OF
Sutherland Is organizing tho cottage indus
tries OF the north. presented himself at Dun
robin castle and learned from the Duchess her
| anticipations Of the future OF tho industries.
Dunrobin. the Dukes Scotch seat. is tho CEN
tre OF his vast estate, which includes most OF
| tho counties OF Sutherland and Caithness.
Some idea of the magnitude of the possess
sion may be gathered from the fact that 1t
covers over 1.500 square miles Of country. is
considerably larger than the German princi-
pality OF Brunswick. and Is larger than the
two royal duchies OF SAKE Coburg and Waldeck
combined.
YES" remarked the Duchess. IT shnll be
grateful to you II what you report OF our cot
tage industries In THE SUN enlists q little sup
port for us In the United States and Canada.
Many prosperous Scotchmen overseas must
know how valuable any such support would DO
to those who are after all. happier at homo
than in Dakota. II only they can make both
ends meet pleasantly here In the Highlands.
Il visited the United States Ave years ago on
my way round the world. and can count many
valued friends in your country: must return
to 1t again before IL has grown out OF all recol-
lection. 1t would assist us very much here II
we could find direct market for our home
spuns In America. Yes. true! your present
tariff is very high: but the era Of protsction is
see. The SUN penetrates even this land OF foRs,
and therefore I know tina. President cleve-
practices of Governor Mckinley!
You want to know. in the first place. said
StS a'SRans ,S IL
higher price We get You must remem ber. too.
that the winter days here arc very short; agri.
suspended therefore. except for the fisher.
men on the coast. 1T becomes choice between
a0ps tss 1 sbS
Scot. whether man or woman. likes to dol Yes.
no virtue In three acres and cow nor yet
in cottage spinning. According to your. politi-
ing must be given over to steam ploughs and
to the bonanza wheat farms Of Dakota and to
our cottage Industries cannot hope to revive in
these days OF bradford looms. However. here
in the n1rh beth and tho prize Of the
sod s' at hs sad MY
ten to twelve pounds Of wool at
yard: the outlay for cardng may be reckoned
Ut Isr osna and the
the cost exclusive Of the dyes..yeg etable dyes
which are collected on the hillsides. Taking
into cOnslderatlon the time and labor OK
pended the profit is not very large. l am now
arranging tV have person Of skill and ex-
per ence In this industry to advise our people |
as to the most popular patterns, and moro
than one London tailor has been kind enough |
to promise to buy our homespuns direct |
should like also: II possibleto establish whole
sale export trade with New York house. Mr.. |
liminaries and send patterns."
Having been shown by the Duchess the |
lovely gardens and terraces sloping down to |
the sea. your representative. in taking leave.
expressed hope that tho Duke and Duchess |
would AGAIN visit tho States; but I remarked. |
Il do not think you can find anywhere in our |
country thriftier and more attractive condi- |
tons OF agriculture than those which have de- |
lighted my eyes since l reached Scotland"
No" said the Duchess: mature has been |
very bopntiiul; crops never. we're m ore maEnif-
propitlops: but the price OF ali the products Of |
the soil keeps sinking lower and lower. 1t Is |
the same story with the protected farmers Of |
tho + Continental nations: t. is the same hear,
and MIR; Chaplin. who is my brother in-Iaw.
tell me that this panic Of prices is due to recent
changes in currency laws. which have mado
money scarcer and dearer. 1t may. be so. but
this question Of silver Is question that passes
woman's wit" M