The Southern herald., 1912-12-27

fur protruding from the edge; long
black cloaks. with a hem of gilt EN-.
broidery; longer white skirts, edged
in red lace; pale blue kerchiefs about
the head, hair down the owners back
in dozen tiny strands like proven
bial Topsies at home, and each with
ribbon of another color. So the
picture shifts and seintillates and
changes ever, as in a kaleidoscope,
before our eyes.
Revolutlonlsts 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 great band about the waist to
which hangs 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 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 man with
sponges in one hand and fowl in an
other Yonder a woman is selling
spindles, sitting beside a 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 Of
these on one woman's back while we
we're watching the spectacle.
To pick this melee apart would be
to spoil 1t. There's a beggar, his
arms crippled when a babe, that be
might become a mendicant. Beyond
is a girl who has each braid end in a
ribbon and coin. and he covets these
as she passes. Now and then Turk
} will pass, selling Turkish coffee. So
much for the market at present.
Gypsies are as numerous as the
children but even more plentiful are
the harkers. They remind one Of old
London by their number.
Among the booths where the wood.
en- water.hasks and the heavy peas.
ant knives are sold, is the Greek
cathedral The car of Russia has
, recently given a fund to this. Across
; the front of the church a wooden
; screen. known as the iconastas, IL
built heavily painted in white and
covered over with patterns Of gray
On this the icons, or sacred paintings
. are hung, but the workmanship oi
these is poor. Great pillars, in double
, rows, support the church itself, and
I on a stand beside one of these g
) treasure" is shown. This latter II
} glass case containing 10 medallions
: about 5x3 inches In size. each ex
b quisitely made miniatures from the
{ life Of Christ. Heavy crystal chande
8 liers serve to inumine the treasure
! Besides, there are great candelabrs
illumining a tomb, covered by a can
g opy Of red, with silver plates ant
! heavy velvet cloth Of purple, drapet
I between. The whole interior Of thu
: church appears lofty. and yet in com
u parison to other Greek cathedrals Il
not uninspiring. The mighty candle
Z sticks, of the thickness Of tree trunks
g that are intended to be the piece d.
9 resistance of the church, resemble ex
y aggerated Turkish coffee mills NOR
than anything along lines artistic
b The church, however, is interesting al
being the place of worship OF Kim
!. Ferdinand and the royal family q
|. Bulgaria, and next the archimldrasst
seat (of heavy carved oak), there Il
/ a heavily-gilded canopy Of scarlet re
served for their use.