Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28

mains were inclosed in beautiful silver
casket and have since been venerated by
Roman Catholics. Orthodox Greeks and
Mohammedans alike. WHO confidently be-
lieye they are genuine.
The records OF the church. notwt ~
standing, show that the remains OF St.
Luke were brought from Syria to Con-
stantinople early in the Christian era and,
in the thirteenth century, were carried by
the crusaders to Rogus. on the Adriatic
coast. In 1896 George Brankovic. King
of Servia, bought them Of the Turkish
governor.
The latter. fearing a riot among the
Roman Catholics If an attempt were
made to take them away, instructed his
spies to circulate report that a censtM
of the population for taxation and mill
tary purposes would be made on a GER
tain day. To escape the enumeration
nearly all the Christians had business
in the country. While they were absent
the governor shipped the sacred casket
containing the body of the apostle.
When Princess Helena, daughter or
Brankovic, married Tyrko. King Of Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina. her father kindly
added the remains of ST. Luke to- her
dowry. In that way they came to Jajce.
Mostarians Are Religious.
The religion here is real thing. Mos
lens and Christians are equally scrupu-
lous in the observance of their duties.
The Moslem portion of the popula ton are
more strict than those of Turkey. but few
of them take advantage of the permits
sion of the prophet to have more than
one wife.
They are very careful. however. in keep
ing their women in secluSion. The exam
pie of the Austrians for thirty years has
not made the slightest difference. Mo-
hammedan girls are compelled to wear
wells when they are only ten or eleven
years old.
After they are married they are con-
demned to assume, for the rest of their
lives, the most repulsve and absurd Co.'S
tune you can imagine. 1t is long black
cloak hanging to their heels like DOM
inc and hood or bonnet like those worn
by Sisters of Charity in the United States.
projecting several inches in front Of the
face. which is still further concealed by a
thick black veil with eye holes just wide
enough to let them see where they are
walking in the street.
We met several of these ugly appari-
tons. moving along slowly and silently.
some of them guided by children or men.
1t seemed to us that one who is COM
PEELED to wear such a costume might as
we'll go into a convent. or take a dose of
poison.
Ridiculous Trousers.
MS pldth Stilouu Will oHls III T1Cl
zegovina 1t is not seen in any other
country. but all the Mohammedan women,
even little girls. wear ugly trousers of
cotton or wooden made very baggy and
full and buttoned about the ankles.
1t is difficult to conceive any costume so
ugly and ridiculous. When the material
is of brilliant colors and conspicuous fig
ures, as is often the case, the HerzekO-
vinian belle is a sightI
The unmarried Moslem women wear "a
certain kind of cap embroidered with
motives of Mostar husband i'm COM
polling his wife to such martyrdom is
based upon a fear that other men may
fall in love with her, and therefore it is
not safe, in his opinion, to allow either
her face her figure to be seen.
The Roman Catholics have custom of
tattOOing cross upon their breasts and
sometimes upon their hands. which was
introduced in times of Turkish persecu-
ton, to prevent apostasy. for no person
thus indelibly marked with the symbol
of his faith could pretend to be a MOslen.
Children arc tattooed in such way when
they are four or five years old.
There many monasteries and con-
vents throughout the country, both of
the Roman Catholic and Of the Orthodox
Greek churches. Near Mostar is one Of the
Trappist monasteries, in which between
two and three hundred monks condemned
ally engaged for several centuries in max
ing wine, ale and cheese.
Sullivan Contributed to Cathedral.
Til Roman Catholic cathedral dedi-
Gated to St Peter and St Paul. is COM
parativeiy new, having been erected in
1866. That broad-minded sultan. Abdul
-AzZiz. the elder brother and predecessor
of Abdul Hamid, gave saO0OO to aid in
its erection.
The Erancisoans have a theological
seminary in connection with a monas-
terry attached to the. cathedral and are
educating a group of fine-looking young
men for the priesthood. The institution
is SO new that il attracts little attention,
but tourists who expect to visit Mostar
should make note of a military mass
celebrated in the cathedral Sunday morn
ings for the benefit of the soldiers Of the
garrison.
The soldiers march from their barracks
in regular military order, with their
chaplain, fine-looking toung priest. and
brass band. which plays ordinary
marches OH the way Curiously enough,
the bass drum is hauled in little toy
cart by diminutive pony about as big
as