Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

70 % tetlred. ana Hve economically, Often
lodge in these houses. and only come here
for their dinners OF the first or second
class at the restaurant was walking
one day with lady OF great intelligence,
II our peasants in America lived in such
houses as those. The dress OF the women
Is gay in the extreme. with scarlet or
orange sk'rt. often with a band Of GRIM
bottom. dark blue or red apron. with
shoulder shawl Of knit wool for everyday
wear. of pink. bright green or yellow. On
Sundays everything Is different. the ma
terials OF dress and apron much finer. while
the shawl is of cloth covered with rich
embroidery. and fringed. while over it a
and folds, with big. cravat bow Of pale
pink at the throat Always the same enor-
nous headdress Is worn. but on Sundays IT
has long strings in big bow in front
over the pink cravat, and on week days
there are only ear caps without ends. as
less cumbersome about their work The
four long streamers Of rich black satin
ribbon are always there, but held down
with the apron strings when they are busy.
Large earrings are worn, which lie out on
the cheek. as the headdress covers the
ears. as well as the hair. entirely.
Overload of Ffnery.
One cannot imagine a funnier or more
interesting object than a girl of three or
four years in this dress.
The headdress is always black, the en-
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beads and imitation jewels; and tho bows
and long streamers of part black satin and
part embossed black velvet ribbon The
armlets. which are not worn in warm
weather. are knit of wool, and Of many
cclors in one article The costumes of the
men are of two kinds. the oldest having
long coat of white linen, lined and faced
with red flannel AS the linen and flannel
are both durable, and 1t is never washed
apparently. the shade Of white Is decided
hafnYa @ iq
The cap with its crossed bars over the
crown. and band Of fur-Stiff. like unplucked
otter-is worn summer and winter. and re-
minds me a little of Madame Yang Yes
dress bonnet. The girls are most of them
quite pretty. and the housemaids have
pleasant manners and a pretty speech. The
old women at the baths are most amusing.
with wrinkled parchment skins, and their
preposterous dress, and a dialect which
even the Germans cannot always under
stand: but they are kindness itself. and
when words fail. pat or a gesture
will take their place, and show their
good feeling When I leave the mud baths
to take a course Of water baths, my old
woman puts on sad look and holds up
four fingers and says. I'm four days you
Will come back to me. though" and when
l do come she gives me hearty welcome.
This Is all disintcrested, too. for you pay
for service when you buy your bath tickets,
and all fees extra are forbidden
A Queer Experience.
There are several of the attendants. but
one usually takes you in charge at your ap-
pearance. and always cares for you after
that, and the same man comes each time
to rake up the hot mud just before the
bath. Ones first experience is very funny.
could scarcely understand any German
then, and the old bath frau's was quite un-
Ineligible. so when descended three steps
into the slough of black mud awaiting me-
and she handed me a short broomstick 1
n kn0yv itS to suit,
OF her Voiuble explanation. The buoyancy
OF the mud, however. is such that / found l
could not keep my balance under it, and
though l tried to keep my seat on the low
est STEP in order to let the mud cover me
to my neck. 1t was impossible not to rise to
the surface. Common sense and my at
tendants gestures came to my rescue. and
IN probing the blackness two loops of rope
were found In the lowest step through
Whlch the stick slips over the knees. thus
holding one down In place. an impossibility
unassisted. Likewise the use of the tiny
wooden sword which was rendered me was
made manifest when perspiration began to
roll down my face from the intense heat of
the bath and the unbearab!e tickling could
not be assuaged with the end of my ink
black fingers Then did the little sword
seem a godsend indeed, and the blunt point
most eificacious in dabbing at nose or ear
and bringing relief.
To Get Clean Again.
or course. water bath must follow the
Hud, winch Is very tenacious and REQUIRES
some rubbing before it will disappear. A
long rest must succeed this exhaustins
bath, and after all but fainting after the
first, now eat large BUTTERFLIES roll when
ever l come to my room for the rest pe-
r:nd. p
BUTTERFLIES all bread must be If one drinks
TINS powerful sulphur water and to drink
poor coffee, and eat BUTTERFLIES rolls for
breakfast every morning makes me sigh
for the flesh pots of Egypt, personihed Sy
an American breakfast. And, by the way,
who visited America during 1893 and be-
came so enamored of our breakfasts that
they have always kept up the same Gus
tom in their home life near here since their
return. This same family are fine mu-
scians and some delightful mornings
have fine sport listening to father playing
the piano and daughter the VIOLIN or the
daughter accompanying the fathers fine
baritone voice.
Proud of His Talent.
The gentleman is proud of his English,
which he speaks very well, but If we are
stroliing about the grounds he has to stop
In his walk when he becomes much in
terested In speaking, that demands all
his attention, and it must be funny to on
lockers to see these abrupt stops every
now and then, when he stands stock still
while he rolls out some especially fine Eng
fish sentence. AS the Service is entirely In
German. find good practice in making my
various wants known, buying at the tiny
shop, or selecting cakes by name, and not
by pointing, as at first. at the little booth
where all go for the favorite kind to eat
as they drink the invariable afternoon cof-
fee under the trees of the kindergarten.
WASHING THE FACE