El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-15
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of two stories have stable on the
ground floor, and the people live above.
going up by a stairway from the out
side. There is almost no furniture
and a little stone stove or an open
fire often forms the cooking arrange
ments. In the smaller houses the pigs
are sometimes taken inside. A little
low wall is built across one side OF
the room and there the people sleep
at night.
The Greeks live simply. I did not
see & drunken man during my stay in
the country, and there cannot be much
glutton in place where bread. wine
and onions make up the average din
ner. But little meat is eaten by the
farmer, goats cheese and dried olives
taking it's place. Olive oil is used for
butter, and is eaten upon everything.
Farm hands are usually fed upon
bread and olives, with mutton or
goats flesh upon feast days. One of
the great feasts is at Easter. This
holds the same place as Thanksgiving
with US. roast lamb taking place of
our Thanksgiving turkey.
The Honey of Hymettus.
You have all heard of the honey of
Hymettus. which was so celebrated by
the old Greek poets. That honey is
sold throughout Greece. although it is
claimed that honey from other places
than Hymettus is equally good. All
Greek honey has a fine flavor, which
is supposed to be due to the thyme
which grows everywhere. An Ameri-
can woman who has made a fortune in
bee keeping in the United States. and
who understands all about flowers as
honey producers, has just made a tour
of Greece. She says there is no land
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farmer nor any which has as many
honey-producing flowers She found
so different varieties of blossoms on
a tramp of one day and discovered
that each contained honey. She thinks
Greece might supply much of the honey
of Europe If its bees were handled aft
er modern methods. AS it is now. the
hives are mere baskets. plastered with
mud, and the bees are smoked out
when the honey is taken. any are
killed and the cutting is so rudely done
that the honey must be pressed from
the crushed comb and strained for the
market
A Queer Costume.
wish I could lift nalf q, dozen Of
these Greek farmers ND by the napes
of their necks and drop them down
on the main street OF an American
city. You would not know whether
they were men or women until you
saw the boards on their faces. They
seem to be dressed for the stage. and
to be posing as ballet dancers. They
wear knee breeches and Ieggins, and
above them a dozen or less short white
skirts which are so stiffly starched
that they stand out from the waist
like those of the maid in the flesh
colored tights who dances about on
the bareback horse of the circus. Above
the skirt IS vest covered with en-
broidery, and fez cap tops the outfit.
AT the other end of the man is his
shoes. These are of red leather, turned
up at the toes like old-fashioned
skates. with a fat red wooden tassel
on the tip of each shoe. Such dresses
are always worn upon Sundays and
feast days. when the men strut about
and talk of the greatness of Greece
present and past.
Greek Country Girls.
The Greek women have curious cos
TUNES which vary largely according
to locality AS a rule their dresses
are flowing. and they look we'll on
the tall, long legged maidens. A COM
mon field gown is made Of linen; 1t