Photo from "A British OiScer in the Balkans." By Major Percy Henderson. J. B. Lippincott Co. 

 A UNIOUi; COSTUME IN JAJCE, BOSNIA : A BREASTPLATi; OF COINS 



directl}' from the sea, with a few villages 

 here and there along the shore. 



Gravosa is the harbor of Ragusa, the 

 great show place of Dalmatia, and surely 

 one of the most lovely places in Europe. 

 The road between the two runs through 

 gardens, with glimpses of the sea. Ra- 

 gusa also has a little harbor of its own, 

 where small boats land. Here one may 

 find a launch or a rowboat to cross to the 



island of Lacroma, to sail around the 

 promontory to Gravosa, and to ascend 

 the Ombla River, which issues in a 

 mighty stream from the foot of a moun- 

 tain. The palaces, churches, cloisters, 

 and gates of Ragusa, while they may be 

 seen in a few hours, leave on the mind a 

 lasting impression of beauty. 



We made the excursion to Lacroma in 

 company with a Hungarian artist, who 



Photo from "A British Officer in the Balkans." By Major Percy Henderson. J. B. Eippincott Co. 



MANGERS AS CRADLES 



Amongst the Bosnian peasantry, mangers or wooden troughs for animals to eat out of are 

 in general use as cradles. This woman is carrying her baby in this way 



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