The Madison journal., 1912-12-07

punches of shoes, slippers. or, better.
even, sandals-red or yellow. We en-
ter a court completely hung with bril-
liant footwear. 1t is crowded with
peasants. Blue velvet skirts. fringed
with lace; caps Of blue lining. with
fur protruding from the edge; long,
black cloaks. with hem Of gilt en-
broidery; longer white skirts, edged
In red lace; pale blue kerchiefs about
the head. hair down the owners back
In q dozen tiny strands like proven
bial Topsies at home, and each with
ribbon of another color. So the
picture shifts and scintillates and
changes ever, as In a kaleidoscope.
before our eyes.
RevolutionIsts at Home.
One has a wonderful opportunity
here to see how these revolutionists
conduct themselves. A woman has
bunch Of chickens by the legs In one
hand. trying to sell. A man. nearby.
has a great band about the waist to
which hangs a pannier with coke.
Coke is the soft coal of Bulgaria.
Another hawker has pigeons in bas-
kets, for the Bulgar is fond of these.
In other baskets. or suspended from
either end of a pole worn across the
shoulders, are rabbits fresh from the
Balkan wilderness. Turkeys. too.
half wild, are carried In the same
fashion.
: The young market girls are pretty
and their wares are the best Of their
sort. Many of the maidens have in
their care large tin boxes of mush-
rooms, which are almost as plentiful
as potatoes, and are-.frequently found
In large, rounded trays on the side
walks over the city. Fisherboys.
with nets over the shoulder, as in
pictures Of the old Arabian
Nights" stop to chat with them while
standing guard over like trays of
river fish. Here is a man with
sponges in one hand and fowl in an
other. Yonder a woman is selling
spindles, sitting beside basket of
them in the broiling sun. A squeal.
and a lad goes by with a live pig
under his arms. A cry, and the toy.
seller is upon us. Women Jingle as
they pass for the silver bracelets on
the arm.
Then we enter another quarter OF
the marketplace. Here most Of the
women bear black and white bags In
which they carry their purchases. and
here the hair is divided into still more
numerous braids. counted II oi
these on one woman's back while we
were watching the spectacle.
To pick this melee apart would be
to spoil It. There's a beggar, his
arms crippled when a babe. that hi
might become a mendicant. Beyond
is a girl who has each braid end in 9
ribbon and coin, and he covets these
as she passes. Now and then a Turl
will pass, selling Turkish coffee. 81
much for the market at present.
Gypsies are as numerous as tn,
children; but even more plentiful ART
the harkers. They remind one Of oil
London by their number.
Among the booths where the wood
en- water-fasks and the heavy peas
ant knives are sold, is the Greel
cathedral. The car of Russia ha
recently given fund to this. Across
, the front of the church woodel
| screen. known as the iconastas. 4
built, heavily painted in white an,
covered over with patterns of gray
! On this the icons. or sacred paintings
| are hung. but the workmanship o
these is poor. Great pillars. in doubl
rows, support the church itself, an
on a stand beside one Of these
I treasure. Is shown. This latter 1
3 glass case containing 13 medallioni
. about 5x3 inches In size, each e,
? quisitely made miniatures from tn
life of Christ Heavy crystal chands
! liers serve to illumine the treasur,