Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-23
TIE NORTHERN TYR0L.
A LIGHT HEARTED, MERRY, SIMPLE
AND PICTURESQUE RACE.

National Costume--Not IA Race Of Hard
Workers-Beggars-G
The Austrian Tyrol, though visited by
many, is 10y no means 50 well known as Swift
Eerland and many other parts of the Euro
pean continent, yet no country is more beau
tiful more rich in quaint legendary lore, and
certainly no peasantry is more courteous or
more picturesque than the TyIolese.
The Tyrolean peasants are light hearted,
merry race, very simple, very superstitious,
disliking innovations Of all kinds and cling
ing with wonderful tenacity TO their old
world customs. In most villages, during the
frequent and terrific thunder storms which
prevail during July and August, the great
bell in the church is rung-fIst as a warning
to all who are abroad TO seek shelter as soon
as possible, and secondly TO drive the thun.
der away Any one who did not believe in
the efficacy of the bell would be looked at
askance aud his ignorance would be pitied,
but the villagers would not try to convince
him. On one occasion l was talking to a
gDupof peasants and inquiring what wild
animals were to be found in the Kaiserje-
berje, range Of almost inaccessible mount
aims in the northern Tyrol. After telling me
that wolves, foxes, wildcats, vultures and
chamois in great abundance were to be found
there, ono peasant remarked Win Il
Gus look:
"Ah! but gnndige fran, there are far worse
things than the beasts in those mountains.
There are witches, many witches: but people
do not often see them eycppt before an awful
storm; but once there was a lager thunter)
who had climbed up higher than any one
ever had before. and he came to a sort of
cave, and there SGT horrible old bag, bend
ing over a clIdr5n full of some loathsome
compound IL was so terrified that he threw
away all the skins he was CARRYING, and flew
like one possessed with u devil, and never
after venturcd within many miles of the
spot.n
Another story is that a poor girl-a servant
on n far,n-wgs SO fond Of dancing that She
declared she could dance forever, and had
even been heard TO say TINT she woull dsnce
with the devil himself if he would ask her.
One evening ut n dance Mt n lonely little inn
in the rnointains where this priri was rres-
emf. n fine very taU and handsome man.
dressed as a butcher. came in, He asked the
girl to dance and was accented. On. on thev
went till the girl was ready to drop with
fatigle and bprped him TO ston Init no on
on she must dance. The story goes that she
danced till she fell dead on the floor. upon
which her Martinez, s+nlknd from, tho room,
followed bv some of the Villagers. He went
on tin he came to n little stream oversbad-
owed hv thick bushes, There he STONED,
and ulantinr one foot on tbe rock thus show
inc the peasants the cloyen boof1 be snrano
with fnarful veil into the water and dison.
reared in a dame of fire The mari of bie
foot may be seem on the rock nv the curious
and creduIous TO this dav. and few care To
PASS the spot after uirhtfaIl: or if OBLIGED To
do so they tell their heads with uns,1a1 le-
votion
The ralipion of the Tvro1 indaed of Aus-
tria GENERALLY. is Roman Catholic and in the
more rprote natts the neonla ara very de-
won't Thor, ia ronnroIiv n sisterbood ord
oftan a monastery, paor ivory vitIoro ONO
il, ,o,tic,,Io,. ooc,,r. 70 ma 1rbor, t6,.a 10,
and ia a monastery of the Carucbius These
rnonl,s live entirely NV charity md riffs of
o,ge broad mill; and hutter arc freely
hro,,bt l,, tho neo,,Ia tho ,oci,ion+s ,ri,y;o,
IittIa sacred pictnres. holy medals ora Hover
from their lovely Garden in return and to |
those who asl; for and need them their nrav- |
ers In Sal2bur,r the sistprhood of the Cam
chine bova a cnriol,s custnn Sometimes |
thrv ora anita without food and until tho |
third dav thcv n,,s. beor thaiI. nrix,otions no
tientlv INT tbon they RING their chanel he'll |
and then fine to,ynspeopIp come flockino to the |
convent. bringing tho welcome and sorely |
paada1 Trovisoug |
The costume Of the Tyrolienne is n nrnttv |
ono corsistin,, of n s+,,fF dress with a ,,ery,
Full sl,irt tbe bodice emf snuare in front and |
GIIod in With sill, bandlerchief which |
motchns in color. and n nav sill, enron |
,ybich is of mini h1ue ar yellow accordine, to |
tbn toste Of the ,vearer The hats are not |
nnlil,e tho e,iIor hats worn Inv Iodins axcent |
thnt they have n stiff STRAIGHT hrim and are
gonoroIiy alarmed with tasSels of gold hul |
Ron
Tho national COSTUME of the mon is oven |
,,ora, ,,i,trrosnro CONSISTING of knittad IarI, |
hIne or white storkinrs knee breaches. waist
coat With two rows of silver buttons n some
,,hn+ io,,r s,irtisb coat and n hot With n |
hnncb IF soma Wild birds feathers Mt the |
side Blt tho nretticst costume of all is that
~ tho iornr or Lrntsman The brooches |
.co,,,o 10 tho ,neo only and the lers are en-
cssed in embroidered leather gaiteTs. leaving
the knees hare. tbe coat is dark ,green. with
collar and crfFs of n LIGHTER shade. n hat of
,la,l, ,r,.,o,, 9Th ~, eag1o,s feather and an
,Iara, .hot ,o,,h eupsr o,,a,. tbo ebonl-
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,, ,,fase +t,a+ e, ,,,ral,, nrrrin-I1
t,,,.ai ,,1,,,,latinn % tho Tvroinsa arc reod-
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