The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-03-19

were III dresses WHICH varied WIFI each
district, ut least in detail, white bodices
embroidered on the arms and breast,
cloaks Of many colors, waistb;lnd with
thousands ofsilverpins quite a mosaic,
in which the colors were as confusing
as in Persian carpet-whlte bonnet
over hair tied with many colored rib
bons, the "okronga" surmounted by
the veil, which hung down behind like
the puskel of the Oriental turban, leg
gings md shoes, fixed to the feet with
plated straw. And with all this elabor-
ate rig out, heap of jewels in the form
of bracelets, collars or pieces of silver
arranged in hundred ways IS orna-
ments for the neck, the arms, the breast
and he wa St Jewelry, too, wits con-
sp crlolls in the dress of the men whose
CO hes were edged with bright coi0rel
en:"tOrclIeS
Bu among all the Raguaan costumes
VIII eve he seamen of the port wore
gracefully those of the comiAisslon&ire5
a privileged cor poratlon-w OF &
kind to attract special notice. These
porters we're regular Orientals with tiIr-
han, jacket, waistcoat belt large Turk
ish trousers and slippers. They would
not have diegraced the quays q Galasa
OF the Tophane Mt Constantinople.
The fair was in full swing. The booths
were doing Il roaring trade. There was
an additional attraction provided which
was bound to bring crowd together;
this was the launch of Il trabacolo sort
OF craft peculiar to the Adriatic, rugged
with TWO masts and two sails bent to o
yard top and bottom by the upper and
lower bolt ropes,
The aunch was to take place at six
o'clock i'll the evening, and the hull OF
the tr;tbacolo, with the shores already
cleared away, was only waiting for the
key to be knocked away to glide into the
sea But up to the present the moTnte-
hanks. wandering minstrels and acrohats
had been in full work amusing the pub
lac l,y their talents or agility.
The musicians drew the most specta-
tors. and among them the guz.ars, or
players on the guzla, were the best
patrol lied. Accompanying themselves
Oh their strange Instruments, they sang
III tpilt'~ biF7 VI Sptl1-
try, and they were we'll worth stopping
to bear.
The gllz q used by these virtuosos of
the sire has several strings sire ched
on Ion" frame. and it issimpl> scraped
with a bow. Th, re is no risk of the
singers failing for want of noe, for
they go i'll search of them high and low,
as Il uch in their heads as IN their
che is.
One of the singers huge fellow,
yellow of skin and brown Of hair, hold
in between his knees the suzla which
looked like cello grown thin was
slngingw til much mimicry and gesture
caizoneT, OF which the following is
almost IL literal trans alton.
When gay the sing comes ringing,
The Son. OF he @yps girl
NJ irk ", II the WORK elr'S tHging
To lelp the Wor sne'S singing
Or beware
OF the gii,y girl
Too far away rom her you STAY,
And then hrrlnve it eyes grow tender,
And nea,h their yelling lgsheS ~
"Come nearer, lOYc-and Il. surrender
When gay the song GENES ringing,
The soar OF the gypsy girl,
Mark well the look SHE'S II nging
To help the words she 5 singing!
Or take care
OF the gn,sy girl!
After this the singer with his wooden
bowl in his hand went round the ring
and made col ectiOn Of a few copDprs.
But the take seemed to be rather poor,