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boo attire-he brought her into town on
slow speed
On the way he fell head over heels in
love, and proposed. After learning his
station In life the fair lady lent willing
ear to his plea. and before they reached
the suburbs Of the city they were be-
trothed.
MY people viii be ct the opera this
evening. and I should love to take you
there and present you," said the happy
chauffeur prince.
But how OF fitting raiment. I prithee?'
said Lady Godiva in the slang Of her
period.
"StunS"' calculated the knight. Then,
glancing at his watch, he exclaimed:
Five o'clock We can make it to town
in fifteen minutes, and the stores will
still be open. Leave it to me, darling. and
we will blow into the family box this
evening in the gladdest rags to be pur-
chased offhand in this mans town"
will wonders never cease" said the
lady. land how prithee. art thou to do
this thing?''
Know, or kiddo, that this is the twen-
tieth century, and that here in the api-
tai of our nation we have a modern stunt
callsd department stores, where one can
purchase readyto-wear garments of every
description. To one of these will we speed
and grab off an outfit of the SWEETEST and
most costly raiment in the whole She
bang"
So saying he opened the throttle another
notch and made the downtown section in
some six minutes. trailed by the entire
Washington bicycle squad. And now we
| come to the part of the story that should
most interest our fair readers and their
providers.
| Our hero and his fair lady entered the
portals of one of the city's largest klepto-
maniac-incubators, and on Asking to be
| shown the manager were conducted to a
secluded and neatly finished Office room
Here they made known their wants, and
| soon a score and more of pompadoured
and marceled salesladies were to be seer
| going to and from the Office room, bearing
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these things as given by the leading store
lady to The Star reporter, who doesn't
know anything about such things, except
that they must look all to the grand when
spread around, over and on the right
party:
Lady Godiva's gown is an imported prin-
cess model of white silk crepe, made over
foundation Of white taffeta and chiffon.
The dress is quite elaborate, with real
baby Irish crochet bands which start at
the yoke and come down on the skirt,
forming panels terminating in handsome
cord ornaments. The upper part of the
waist and sleeves are trimmed with ex
quisite princess lace. The coat is
Partisan model made entirely of baby
Irish lace in a handsome pattern. 1t is
three-quarter, half-ftted style made over
white satin and finished with accordion
plated fiounces of white chiffon.
The hat is one of the new yellow satin
creations, made ultra-fashionable by the
recent horse show. To further add to its
beauty the yellow satin is covered with a
filmy white lace. An immense white will
low plume, bunch of gold roses, several
white paradise aigrettes and handsome
buckle complete this creation.
The slippers are made of white satin
and covered with duchess lace like the
hat. The white silk stockings are so thin
and gauzy that they look like mere cob
webs. They have a drawn-work lace pat
tern, and are daintily embroidered by
hand.
The lingerie was made by hand in
French convent by the painstaking nuns.
who surely must have counted every
thread and stitch. The material used Is
the finest French nainsook, SO fine that
the entire suit weighs but few ounces.
1t is a match suit-chemise, corset cover
and drawers. Medalions and insertions
of point de Paris lace are used with dainty
hand embroidery, and the suit is finished
off with lace frills and silk ribbons. The
white taffeta petticoat, like the lingerie.
was made abroad, and is a marvel Of
tucking, ruchings and lace flounces.
The little accessories which went to
make up Lady Godiva's first modern
toilet We're all imported and of the best
workmanship and design. The jeweled
velvet neckband is new in this country.
but Partisan women adopted it several
months ago. A three-quarter-inch black
velvet band fits closely around the neck
On the band, at intervals, are jeweled
slides, and in front hangs a pendant set
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with brilliants and pearls. The fan Is an
exquisite empire design, hand painted
gauze. embroidered with seed pearls and
gold sequins. The sticks are mother-of.
pearl, gold decorated.
OF course. Lady Godiva's provider could
have spent much more than $1,69l 90 had
he gone to various establishments special
izing in the different articles OF the cos
tune, but he hadn't time. When one OF
Washington's big department stores can
furnish such ready-to-wear costume az
this who can say that the Capital city
doesn't compare favorably with other
large eastern cities as a shopping placer
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name that occurred in order to conceal
his identity. Most persons who have in
vestigated these matters have not pro-
ceeded far enough in their studies. Per-
sonally I have an admiration for the Ger
man students of Shakespeare In fact.
they seem to know him better than our
English men OF letters, and have made
a closer study of his life.
"As to the exact spots where the origi-
nails of the plays are concealed, I have
stood within a few yards of their present
burial place. 1 will say this much: They
are buried in lead near the seashore and
on one of the estates belonging at that
time to the Southampton family, In the
cipher telling me the exact location OF
the treasure have read that the twelfth
proposition in Euclid is TO be used in
making this discovery, and the exact spot
is to be located from a certain church
steeple in those loved estates The
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JCNICoL THE ENGLISH
SCHOLAR WHO CLAH1S THAT
THE THIRD EARL OF SOUTH
ANTON WROTE THE Works
CREDITED TO SHAKESPEARE

cipher reads. in part. NO one knows OF
this except my host Allen - one place
enough 9th of May Do not attempt
to remove. If not known you can keep
them safe
1.-The original MS. OF Romeo and Juliet
was for time buried in a certain tomb
of Dulwich cemetery. The king had the
gates OF this tomb renewed. and for a
time Southampton trembled that the dis
covery would be made, but 1t was not.
I'm the Richard Burbage cipher. which
appears in the words supposedly written
by Hugh Holland, the Ms. of Richard
III is indicated as having been hidden
In Crosby Hall. London.
LAS to bringing the MSS. to light, I
have already approached certain authori-
ties in the matter, and II the government
does not take the Investigation UP with Q
view to restoring the long-lost documents
to the nation who should own them some
private individual may help toward this
object. In the meantime I shall continue
my deciphering Of the folio with view
to publishing my researches eventually to
the world. I shall have no difficulty In
satisfying the experts that the real
Shakespeare was no other than Henry
Wriotheslie, Third Earl Of Southampton"
Whether the British government pays
any attention to Nicol's suggestions or
not, there is moro than a chance that
the latters assertions that some Of the
Shakespeare manuscripts are hidden at
Crosby Hall may be proved or disproved
comparatively soon. for. unless within q
few weeks $4,000 is raised in addition to
the $25O,OO0 already pledged, this fine old
relic Of feudal times in London will be
demolished to make way for the modern
Office structure to be occupied by the
Chartered Bank. II that Is done, care
full search will be made for relics In the
old building. and If the manuscripts are
anywhere hidden there. undoubtedly they
will be brought to light. And then, per-
haps. the question of who wrote Shake
speare'' will be settled once and for all.
NORMAN B. WILLIAMS.
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MYSTERY. OF

from various English school authorities.
He is master in education, and for sew
eral years has conducted a training school
for teachers. He has gained first-class
scholarships in science, special languages
and advanced teaching. In art he has
won the Bourke prize at the South Ken
sington schools, and he holds testimonials
from the heads of such seats of learning
as the Lancashire and Cheshire Institute,
Manchester; the Waterloo Organized
Science School, and the Central Institu-
ton, South kensington.
1t would seem that his training has
especially equipped him for the task he
has undertaken of unraveling the mystery
of the Shakespeare authorship, for the
most of his life has been spent in acquir-
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- HfLDRENS hats for fall wear are
I particularly smart and stylish, yet
~ so simple that the veriest amateur
milliner may attempt the trimming at
home. For instance, take the pretty
bright scarfs used extensively on dark
felt shapes, they are SO large and ample
that there is no reason why last sea-
sons model should not be made like new
by draping with this practical decoration
Should there be a childs hat that can
be so ornamented, thoroughly brush it,
then sponge with damp rag, wrung out
of warm water, to which a few DROPS Of
ammonia have been added. and allow to
dry.
II the brim is quite broad. cut some
from the outer edge, beginning in the
back, and taking off the broadcast portion
directly in the front. then curve off again
to the starting point. The result will be
strictly up-to-date shape.
Then around the crown twist the scarf,
concealing the hat, if necessary, and knot
at the left side the fringed ends falling
gracefully over the brim.
A*
AS to the new models. the droop in the
back is marked feature in small girls
headgear.
The prevailing shapes, however. are the
short-brimmed. large-crowned, sailor-look-
ing models. the modified old-time fat
with the brim cut shorter in the front
than in the back. and the girlish mush-
room.
Large bows of taffeta ribbon or piece
silk set on directly in the front form the
trimming of some Of the latest hats
These bows are not SO difficult Of manipu-
lation as may be imagined, for fine silk
wire is sewn into both elges Of the loops,
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which makes it much easier to create
professional-looking bow than We're the
wire omitted, because one can pun nat
ten, etc. A twist of the ribbon around the
tanned. A twist of the ribbon around the
crown completes the trimming.
The above suggestions are, of course,
for school hats and for general wear, but
when it comes to describing the lovely
decorations that will adorn the pretty
heads for formal wear, pencil and paper
are too inadequate. These designs must
be seen to be appreciated
A lovely little bonnet for a small girl
was of copDery brown beaver trimmed
with yellowish coppery roses and creamy
lace, the ties of broad soft ribbon sug-
costing the shade of a ripe apricot when
tied, and old ivory when falling free. 1t
was an exquisite bit of head covering and
despite all its elaboration was coy look
ing.
White beavers are large, the crown
higher than 1906-07 designs. the trimming
usually of broad soft white ribbon.
Smooth French felts show more trim
ming than shaggy hats, and plumes or
| flowers, frequently both, are added to the
ribbon. The feathers are arranged like
those used on grown-ups' hats-that it,
the left brim.
If two feathers are used they will start
from the bow in front and fall over the
crown. but when one adorns the hat 1t is
put on the left side Of the brim.
Flowers are arranged either in posies-
that is. close little market bunches-or
else In long trails, running riot over a
large hat A striking Frenchy-looking
hat of large white felt. trimmed with a
bow of black taffeta and vines of morn
Ing slories in all their natural coloring
Is most effective model.
The posies are put on hats of drawn
silk and the babies bonnets.
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persons who have paid any attention
these assertions. Try as you will, you
cannot make any other sensible reading
out of the wording except that Henry of
Southampton is responsible for the draw
ing.
ION every page almost of the great folio
you will find letters showing that H. W.
s. wrote the plays, and these three cryptic
letters denote the name of Henry Wriothes-
lie, Third Earl of Southampton, who was
the actual author of the plays and poems
so long and so enormously attributed to
the man of Stratford, who was merely a
blind, and was actually in the pay Of the
Earl of Southampton. l do not deny that
there was an actor named Shakespeare.
but I can prove that he never wrote the
works attributed to him.
Speaking of the man of Stratford. 1t is
not generally known that the so-called
Shakespeare grave was opened some years
ago. Though the inscription on the tomb
says: Cursed be he who moves these bones
the bones were moved. Many years ago.
when actors were In i'll repute in STRAIT
ford, the grave of Shakespeare was opened
house. This is not known to the general
public, but there is ample testimony of
1t, none the less.
when 1 began investigating into these
matters, it did not take long to convince
me that the man of Stratford had moth
ing to do with the plays. I also demon
strated to my own satisfaction that Bacon
did not write the plays and sonnets,
though I have evidence to prove that
Bacon did assist the Earl of Southamp-
ton in the preparation of some of his
ciphers.
In order to understand why the Earl
of Southampton took such elaborate pre-
caution to conceal his identity, ii must be
mentioned that in his day the earl stood
in great danger of losing his head. He
had become mixed up in the Essex re-
bellion, and spent two years in the Tower
of London. Certain portions of his works
signed TT do not mean Thomas Thorpe,
as commentators have supposed, but Tower
Taught In those days it was forbidden
to teach the masses, and the king did all
in his power to discover the authorship of
the plays. 1t was generally known that
the actor Shakespeare was not the one
who wrote the plays, and hence the king
didn't trouble about him. The Earl of
Southampton was the leading wit and
scholar Of the day. Besides this, as his
property was obtained mainly from the
breaking up of the great monasteries, he
came into possession of immense libraries,
and had a command of more knowledge
than any one else of his time.
There is ample evidence of the Won
derful intellect of the young Earl of
Southampton. He composed a remark
able essay at the age of eight, and at six
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adventure. He was mixed up in hundreds
of court plots and intrigues. and they are
all embodied in his plays. AT the age of
eighteen he engaged as his secretary the
famous Italian master, Florio. who came
to him from the Duke. of Bedford's family.
The following year Florio produced The
World of Words under the patronage Of
Southampton. At this time his friendship
with the Earl of Essex began, and he
wrote the Two Gentlemen of Verona to
immortalze it. At twenty-six he went to
Ireland with Essex, and is known to have
included poems in his dispatches to the
court. In fact. every event proves that
it was the young earl who produced the
plays and sonnets.
THE Earl of Southampton was also
painter of much SKILL and he mentions in
his cipher that in fourteen of his paint
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arlnfuls of beautiful and costly garments
of all descriptions. The manager had de-
tailed one Of his leading ladies to take
charge OF this unusual customer, and he
and tho young knight-provider discreetly
retired and smoked cigarettes until sent
for to see the completed article.
When they were finally ushered into the
Office they were transtiXed with the
beauty of tho spectacle. With her hair
perfectly arranged by the stores leading
hairdrcsser. and clad in complete even
ing toilet. each article of which was the
finest and most costly in the establish
ment, the modernized Lady Godiva GER
tainly looked all the goods. to quote the
delighted exclamation Of her betrothed.
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This face always has been considered by
commentators to be the image of Shake
speare, but as matter of fact the very
engraving itself is a wonderful cryptic
gram. If one will look at this image
through a glass-'with the eye, aided'-as
one of the cryptic readings tells you to do
he will see that it is not regular en-
craving, but is nothing more nor less than
mechanical drawing. Careful study of
many of the lines on this drawing will
reveal the writing Of various words.
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VERY BODY knows how the beau
IL tifui Lady Godiva was forced to
ride a-horseback through the
streets of ancient Coventry clad
only N her luxurious hair and
chaste, sad expression. but what-happened
to her Just after her bareback eques-
trienne act is a mater OF dispute among
our best historians. From certain archives
dug up by an enterprisins, veracious Star
reporter 1t has been discovered that she
was the principal IN one of the most won
derful adventures ever imagined.
1t seems that when she alighted from
her stecd, skittish sort of beast, she got
IN the range of It's left hind-hoof, and was
lifted completely out of her century.
When she came to, she was lying along
side O country road in the shadow of the
evening and her hair, alone. AS she
raised her beauteous head, which was
wearing a sibdued look OF mingled aston
tshment and pain at the time, from arour
the bend IN the road came discordant
and unfamiliar "honk-honk." Before she
could draw her feet under the protecting
mantle of her trailing locks a strange
monster of snorting steel shot around the
bend and rushed toward her at fearful
pace AS it drew upon her Lady Godiva
sprang to her feet and started for the
bush.
With a terrible 'honk." the dragon
came TO a sudden halt. and there sprang
from it a strange knight clad in leather.
his eyes covered by transparent visor.
The fair lady stood trembling in dismay
as the knight approached and lifted his
visor in respectful salute. An exact
account Of their conversation at this point
is not to be found, but it seems that after
hearing her story the twentieth century
knight became filled with pity at the fair
lady's plight, pity not untinged with adj
miration, her hair being indeed very beau
tiful to behold. He explained something
OF the nature OF his dragon steed, and
after incasing her in long leather wrar
it being fall and some chilly for peek-a.
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Tie Ms1E hon Til" fE1T T6I1o

ing all sorts of abstruse information. For
some years he lectured on English 1itera-
ture and poetry, and it was while giving
these discourses that what he calls the
great revelation came to him. This was
over two and a half years ago, and ever
since that time Nicol has worked unre-
mittingly in the hope of convincing the
world that Henry Wriothesie, Earl of
Southampton, wrote the works credited to
Shakespeare.
The author Of the new cryptic theory
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was found in coy fiat at 22a Furness
road, Harlesden, North London. His liter
airy sanctum was filed with books most
prominent among whicf-set UP on an
easel-was a copy of the first folio edition
of what the world supposes to have been
Shakespeare's plays. Below Is Nicols
own story, exactly as he related it to me,
and here published for the first time:
"All my life 1 have been a close stu
dent of Shakespeare, and from my earliest
days 1 was brought UP to ponder over the
writings of the great poet. 1 have al
ways been haunted by a vague feeling
that the man of Stratford was not the
author of the plays. and when Donnellys
famous Bacon cryptogram theory was an
nounced few years ago I studied all the
DonnelIy ideas with the utmost care, fully
convinced that there was something in it.
But Donnelly. with all his ingenuity
failed. He carried his researches to a
certain point. after which his reasonings
become weak. and. as mere ciphers, his
cryptograms utterly break down. Whether
Donnelly knew actually more than he has
revealed in his cipher-whether or not he
hit upon the same discovery as myself
and then deliberately decided to withhold
1T from the world, I cannot say. 1t is
known that he demanded large sum be-
fore he would reveal all he knew, and, as
he never obtained what he asked, it is
possible he knows more than he ever told.
However, of this l cannot say. But do
know that the Shakespeare plays were not
written by either Shakespeare or Bacon
1 have positive proof Of this.
Y
Moreover, / know positively where the
original manuscripts-supposed to have
been burned in the fire at the Globe Thea
ter-have been hidden. l have learned
these facts by unraveling the cryptograms
in the folio edition.
II shall be quite willing-if any govern
ment or wealthy individual will finance
me-to bring these priceless manuscripts
to light; but If no one is ready to come
forward and do this, 1 see no reason why
should gratuitously give to the world all
the knowledge I have obtained by hard
and constant work.
'In order to prove that I am acting in
good faith, however, I am willing to lay
before the world some of the reasoning
on which I base my claims:
I'm the 1923 folio edition of Shake
speare, or what we call the works of
Shakespeare today, there is a verse fol-
lowed by large engraving of a face.
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Special Correspondence of The Star.

LONDON, November o. 1907.
- HAKESPEARE'S bones do not lie
in the famous tomb at Stratford-
on-Avon, which has been gazed
~ upon with generation by so many
thousands of American travellers.
Despite his celebrated injunction to the
contrary. the actors remains were taken
from their burial place many years ago
and thrown into a charnel house at STRAIT
ford. Moreover. If search is made at
Crosby Hall, the ancient building in Lon
don for whose preservation a fund was
started recently, the original manus sripts
of Richard III and others of the plays
credited to the bard will be found. since
they were hidden there, and not destroyed
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A New Zoology.

From the Bohemian.
AS the Teddy Bear is success. why
not extend the list? .-,rr
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VERYBODY knows how the beau
IL tifui Lady Godiva was forced to
ride a-horseback through the
streets of ancient Coventry clad
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