, 1873-12-07

It was ! ~ feeta, ,"-a l,oliuay-a,.d the poaaan-
try wero all in thnir l,oii1ay uresbes the women
very gayy atliloi with embroidered muslin
kcrcllois Oh their heads over Which IL worn tho
lnenta OF floss Bs made to curl au1 to look like
q black OSTRICH featuer. The costume Of ting
wolnon varios slightly in almoss every parish Of
tho kinEdom; btlt it generally CONSISTS Of all
2npio Herse pttticoat, descending to tho ankle,
aud gathered round tho WANT into innumorablo
piaata. a closc-tllting bodice (citlor blIck or
Eoyly co!uroh) over liueu shirt showing white
I'll tue shoulders aud tho arIts, with a bright
bluo, oros*ud over the broaBt, All this inaEcs q
picturesque costume which woll suits the conoly,
uuxom, Dlaea-hAllod peasant women Of tue
MiuAo Province. with tlet rich o!iyo complex
ions aud line eyes. Tho women havo retained
their national dress, nnd in the remoter parts.
the men also but in many rlacos the iattor aro
less conservative aud wear wido-awake hats,
tfousorv, anu short jackets in leu Of lilo old
national costunlo.
Tho women use their peculiar peasant jswelry,
OF ancient Moorl6h design, un fuast days only.
uoavy necklaces Of complicated pattern sls-
pond hugo, lcart-shape1 locko.s Oh their
breasts !; III their eArs are heavy l'endant cur
tugs. Quo woman will ofton wear three or four
hucA necklaces Ut gold, Of Standard Of not lokB
than twenty earats, nna a;n nBal1reu tint many
VI the poasnnt woalcn carry about them nut It's
than twonty or thirty pouuda worth OF guild o.
na,ucutH.
Coming from Galicia, wl,ero tho natives are no
o1ceediuHiy boursel,, l WAS much struck by tl.s
k!ndiy, cAeatfn nauuera OF tue people, II
eyory Little haiulot by tile roalBido-aild tho fra
gue1lcy u SUCH h1ue;6 anu tho dottyity uf tho
population nvo marvelous-in eyory village
passed. tu-day thoia WAS gathering Of tlle in-
habltAnta; tho mon busy with Ea1ne Ut bowls.
llo youths aud girls danclng, with ! crowd Ut
locker B-ou tue twa1.ging Of guitars mnSiug
lloasantly with tbs souud of iaugliter aud cneor-
tul volets.
So
'Bo!oro" In daucou. tAat il. Il " au dc teux !"
between ualo aud tenla,e dancer; but III this
part Vt tho couulry haye aoen only ono Kind
Of dance, certainly u very singular ono Each
poraoa ualcea by himself Or 4orselt. to STOW
in trout IN a circle. Tho music olleu ACCOM-
| panes--ln tho must literal BcnBo-the lalccls !;
1t III generally tiddlo. aud an amusing sight it
| iB to Ice lilo Man WHO plays It Kidding Hrayely
| away As lie cuts the queer litllo rtrpa Ut tho
dsnce. Ilero nro usually ono or two GUITAR
players among thd spectators, Who tou tlo tidile
anu mako up an orchestra. Thcso monotououH
dauces will ass for hours, tue tilod daucoru fail
| ing out antl fresh oNoa taking their places.
| Often, o. holiday oyening, tic villagers as-
| semble 10 lEtun tu cxtonlpurary singing; ono
lal will challenge another lad or maiden to sing
against lin in alternate rhymcd verao; or chain
pion will hAuntor up with his guitar fvom anelHh-
| burius village, n.d throw down tho gauntlet to q
whoe hamlet. TAls is called singing 40 deSa Jio,
singing " cllallougo. There ie Vi courae, al
III l.a.!an extomporaty roultAtouH, some trust to
tho performers nosllory, and wlon llia Invention
in Ut fault, TO may oftcn internolate Honio STOCK
| rhyme; hut Al tho lurtus1seso improyihor has to
illid slyns to his opponents yorsc, there lul,4t
10 far loss dcpoudoncs on memory and lauro
quickncss Of funny tilan IN ltaly. the rule ill., Oh
fur au nudorHt and. tl.ut Tho singer wll0 ba-
| glnn goes Oh plyulg tho other with yerHea, to
| wl,lch tile uccoul ilnH to lud rllymed anHwors
wien llo hositates or htops, the bont In oonclud-
cd, the partH reversed, and tho improvisation
| commences,
1t must not DO supposed that this feat ia quito
| 10 difficult NJ it might appear. The yoraoa ago
hall HUNG, half Icciiod, In a peculiar, Glow,
| drawling tune, aud plenty Of time IL Eiyou Ii
tnd riIynlo In lauguago like the Portuguese,
| Which Ia very full OF tlolM. Moreover, plaatlcu
usakob perfec and this altornn!e vorsc.sinSlng il
to DO hosrtl vi day among thu leldH aud hill-sluoA
OF tho llillho. THO shepherd lud, koaping Aia
ook OH lhu hilt, will soroNado lid friouls n,ross
tho valley, perhaps quarlor of q ul!!o away.
girl cutting grxBB will shout out her relnatkH
to 1ar loyor, two fields from lor, ad tlloao swo
| will 70 oil nlnSing to each otllor the !iyo.loug
INV, lko oicadcn ln tllo sunshine. 4ayo heard
| 4 man, wllon no companion WIS at hand, actually
whiatio each gscotd yo!yo III higher key, tc
represent, presume, Tho swoet strains OF eome
abacnt MiatloHa.
| ll,is nltortsato Hong IL not common except IN
the Nurll.orn l'royincs Of the Mimic the Mluht
popNous. tho nlaat fartilo, uud tho lnaRt leau:t
iul province ol tho Kingdom. III tlo mountain.
oua district OF Deira, ti!n singing il Of quite a
dtlorent character; anu IN tla puyort i-Htrlcke
provinces Ut tl,s SOUTH thuro ID nostlor ringing
nor caAse for ainglng.-TN Nsm Quarterly