The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-10

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'Hrians were Tree 10 dress az they liked
th"y promptly rejected the ''alic fashion.
''artered nose were worm ~ they had been,
do'btleSe' all through among free ieutons'
after growing luxury had made them dis
satisfied with the karo-s' and trousers
were banned ~ decis'veiy that they did
not reappear ~ civilized Europe until III"
end OF the eighteenth century. Once more
the garment became a distinguishing mark
OF the savage Very remarkable evidence
Ia this effect survives. One might conf
IDENTIFY assert hat trousers have had no
more influence on the history of mankind
Than socks; but IL would he an error. Grave
problems which have to he worked ont at
the present day, perhaps with that univer-
sal war which has been threatening 30 long,
might never nave arisen had Pope Nicholas
!. answered q question put TO MN ON this
subject IN no. AZ that time the great Ming
Boris OF Bulgaria had almost resolved TO
become a Christian; like a man OF sense.
however. he wished to understand all tho
consequences which would ollow per
sonsi. political and social 30 he sent am
bsssadors to discuss the matter thor
oughly with the Emperor and the Patriarch
at ~Constantinople. Both insisted on one
point king and people must discard their
horrid Oriental trousers and assume Greek
dress or they could not he baptized. Boris
recalled his embassy and summoned his
warriors. IL was a monstrous insult to
suggest that h should abandon the cos
tune OF their forcfathers; worse TO propose
that they should adopt that OF a foe they
despised. The Air sent his ambassadors
straight TO Rome with this one question -
May a Christian man wear trousers? And
the Pope gave no answer Twelve months
Boris waited. Meantime no was teaching
Emperor and Patriarch some common
sense. and when his patience failed they
we're willing enough TO christen him on
any terms. so the Buigars joined the
Greek Church instead OF the Roman with