Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-26

WAN SOLDIER.
passengers a genuine entertainment be-
cause of their picturesque costumes.
Several little states lie behind the noun
tainS that form the eastern coast of the
Observation-Disclosures, Herzegovina, Albania.
Montenegro and Bosnia-and each OF
these little countries proudly and stub
bornly preserves its own individuality in
customs and clothing. Occasionally an
Albanian appears. and he is the most
picturesque of them all. We do not see
such costumes at home except on the
comic opera stage, and those who are
familiar with the Merry Widow can
appreciate what 1t is to have similar
chorus parading around every railway
station. although it must he admitted that
clean as would be required by critical
audience.
Types of Costumes.
All of these various types wear baggy
knee breeches. with wooden leggns and
low shoes. with pointed toes that turn
up like the bow of a birch bark canoe,
called "opankas." The sole is solid
piece of leather. usually cowhide, to
which the upper is stitched, SO that the
edges project as protection like an ex-
tension sole on an American boot. Some
of the boots have leather uppers: some
have cloth. some have braided Irvine.
All of the costumes. except that of the
Albanian. are of the Zouave pattern. and
he wears kilt OF white cotton. linen or
wooden cloth. accordion pleated, that
stands out like the skirts of ballet
dancer over his tights of thick home
woven WOODEN cloth.
They all wear small caps. usually of a
red color. similar TO those worn by the
toe in, p,-i+ eI, v.-.t 1,
more or less embroidery.
The Dalmatian's cap is of black lamb
skin. with tassel hanging over the
side and more less braid in fanciful
designs.
The Montenegran wears cap of red
broadcloth with the initials of Prince
Nicholas. his sovereign. embroidered in
gold braid upon the top. The Bosnians
wear dark fez with a tassel. The AL
banians wear a white feZ and tassels on
their boots, with sometimes large ro-
settles. They shave their heads, except in
the middle. where they leave a scalp-lock.
which is plated like the of a China
man. although it is not so long, and is
more like the cue of bull fighter.
The Albanians are the most striking
looking and the fercest. which indicates
their character and illustrates the reputa-
ton of their country. the only place in
Europe where travellers require a military
escort No foreigner-ndeed. no person
who does not wear a feZ, either red, which
indicates the Turk. or white, which indi-
Gates the native. can travel through AL
BAHIA without danger.
Jacket of Different Colors.
The Dalmatians. Montegrins. Herzego-
vinians. and Bosnians all wear a wooden
jacket called 'haljina," of different col
ors sometimes red or sometimes brown
according to their taste and means. and
more or less deliberately embroidered with
black or gold or silver braid A linen OF
silk or cotton vest called "kroset'' is also
embroidered and usually ornamented with
rows Of filigree buttons. of gold silver
according to means. Everybody wears g
sash around the waist, which is called a
pas 1t may be of silk or cotton OIL
any kind OF cloth. coarse or fine, and that
indicates the rank or the means of the
wearer. Thrust through his girdle are
knives, pipes and often tools Of the wear.
er's trade The Dalmatians and Montene
erins always carry revolverS, which arr
forbidden to the BoSnianS and HerZego
vinians. In Ragusa and some of the cit
| les of DalE2atia on market days, every
man has to leave his revolver at the gate
/ lust as out west, in early times, gentle
| men who attended balls and other festive
entertainments were required to leave
their revolvers with their overcoats in the
checkroom.
The girdles, like the Chnaman'.
/
portable property the wearer may pos
! sess, and some of them have pouch
of leather. either plain or fancy, under
| the girdle over the stomach, in which
| they carry their money and other valu
! ables. Whenever a Morlak in market
| sells something you will notice that he
| tucks away the coin somewhere in his
| girdle. Young men are given more OF
| less 10 fancy colOrs and embroidery
beth on their jackets, their waistcoat:
| and other garments. We have seen Bos
| mans wearing satin trousers of the you
ave pattern and Dalmatian dandies with
frlled shirts and sashes of red, greer
and yellow.
Some OF the Mohammedans wear turban
| of striped cotton or silk instead of thu
ordinary red fez The elder men prefer
turbans, and they are more becoming
but the young men all wear the fez
| Everybody has a cloak or overcoat o.
| either brown or white homespun wool
called a "kananica,' with a hood, callee
| "kukuljica. AS protection agalns
| cold weather. In these April days, wher
| showers are frequent, nearly everyhod!
| carries an umbrella, and ] have seer
/ numbers OF people walking around witt
| their umbrellas thrust through their CIR
dies at TIE middle of their backs.
Garb of Woman Peasants.
| The costumes of the woman peasant:
are of creamy white wool and consist OF
| the long coat or winch j nave Spoken
trousers Of the same material. embroid-
cred leggins, opankas, or sandals, and q
sleeveless zouave jacket, sometimes worr
| outside and sometimes inside their coats
An apron hangs from the girdle or belt
| which is often embroidered like the
| jacket and il usually not more than a
| foot wide, but is long enough to reach
| to the ankles.
They wear a little round cap on their
| heads like that worn by the men, and
under 1t, hanging down at the back OF
| the neck, a thick veil. often of liner
, cloth with fringe. peasant woman ir
Herzegovina takes as much pride in hel
| costume and is as particular about hel
looks as a 9Th avenue belle, and al
church the other day we were very much
! amused watching three young women
| fussing about the hang of their wells