The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23

the worst comes the Greek women will
arm themselves and help repel the in
yaders. That they are made of true ANA
zonian stun history demonstrates more
than once. Their detestation of the Turk
is as great as their love of Greece. All
the adjectives in their dictionary could not
express their condition more clearly than
this. Every Greek woman is a patriot
From the instant her babies can under
stand the meaning of the words she pours
into their ears tales of past wars with
the Turks, Of the cruel barbarism of the
tyrant. and his sickening rapacity: she
tells them of the war of 1925. when the
soldiers of the sultan ravaged the coun-
try. carrying away thousands of Greek
women and children 10 be sold in Turkish
slave markets
The boys grow up hating the Turk and
hoping for chance to avenge the wrongs
of the country. The girls reach woman
hood fearing the monster above all else.
To them he is the personification of all
evil. II one looks for the cause of the
splendid bravery exhibited by the Greek
soldiers in the battles Of the present war
he must look TO the Greek women the
mothers who inspired them in their in
fancy with tales of the deeds of past hero
ism. European correspondents have won
dered at the bravery of the Greek peas
antry when under fire for the first time.
No fear was exhibited at the screaming
of bullets or the roar of exploding shells
Men fresh from the fields stood II all like
veterans of a hundred battles This mar
vel can be explained only by the training
given them from babyhood by Greek
mothers The women are the real SUI
periors Of the men In all practical pur-
poses.
one room is all that most houses have.
and few have more than two. Usually
the second room Is shared with the fam
ily donkey the goats and other domestic
animals. The children amuse themselves
playing with the goats and the donkeys,
while the mother is spinning cloth. tend
ing 20 the little garden or making chooses
and curds. the principal food
Very little meat is consumed. on great
holidays and festivals II Is eaten. but
nine-fenfhs OF the time the poorer Greeks
are strict vegetarians. not from choice.
but necessity. They arc frugal eaters,
because meat is costly and the head %
the family hates to perform the necessary
labor 20 earn the wherewithal
The women have TO economic In other
ways. In nearly every hamlet there is
a public oven. where they carry great
patches ~ dough or a certain day Of the
week 10 - baked into bread. and enough
Is baked at enc time Ia lagt week or
more \ private fire is estimated a luxury.
Ordinarily the spriEgtiule IS q great
season II rejoicing but this yesr the criti-
cal condition Of the nation has been bar
Ia all funmaktBg. paLcing ia the open air
Is the favoFite diversion and IL s. about
the only opportunity which the young
girls have 81 exhibiting their charms.
In holiday dress the unmarried women
wear long white skirts az delicate ma
teriais and an overskiTt reaching IN the
knee and hanging in heavy folds. a broad
belt % silk fastened below the walls; and
an elaborate apron. embroidered IN a
wealth - color and falling 20 the ankles.
are two articles Of dress ~ which TIE
Greek maiden Is prodtgiously proud
close-fiftlng vest Of some decided color. cut
low 81 front serves as stays. Another
item az prime importance L. q little stoTn-
acher. on which are strung gold and silver
coins. This u usually tbs girls Grief
sowrv. ard the ore who hiss the greatest
number % gngling coins = the prouoest
one in the zss@n1hiage-
All Of the girls from about 20 shout y
years dance together. the men and ma
irons the latter with 3nnlmeFaese ns-
hle- around them, sitting about hooking
on sarnssfrnes there ara as many as
sixvv m the group. and they dance ~fth
arms lntestacsa IN double lines Tor hours
az a time Some wear s--pDsrs sna