South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-22
BUDAPEST RIOTS
SHOW CONTRAST
Care-Free Days of ST. Steph.
en- Before War Are Now
History.

Budapeet. scene ~ anarchy and
carnage in connection with the re-
ported ousting Of Bella Kun and his
communistic government presents
q pathetic contrast 20 the care-free
days Of such fetes as that of St
Stephens before the war
That historic celebration. when
men wore slit skirts and the WON
en- donned 20 potticoats is described
in the following bulletin from the
National Geographic society based
on communication from Dewitt
Clinton Falls
For who ST. stephen was and
why he was thus houored we must
20 hack some 900 and odd years
in Hungarian history, from which
We gather The following informa-
tion Walk came 90 the throne of
the Magyar Duchy n the year 997.
lie applied for and received tho
title ~ Apostolic king from Pope
Cylvestcr IT.. and was crowned in
Budapest i'm the year 1900. under
the Christian name OF stephen lie
aid much for his countrymeu TO
brug them into the established
church. and founded throughout his
Kingdom churches. schools and
converts His administration was
wise one. and so firmly did he deal
with the attempted uprising OF the
'Old Magyar Religion party that
his death occurred iu 1885, ne left
his country entirely conveEtcd to
Christianity. So much had ne done
for the advancement Of the Christ
San faith among the wild hOrdes of
eastern Europe. and added TO tho
civiIiza sion of his subjects. that he
was canonized and gladly pro-
claimed los the Huugarians as their
patron saint
Hands We're AmputatCd.
when the saint passed way. iH
1886. one Of his hands was ampu-
tated and embalmed. and this
sacred relic reposes in the court
chapel of the royal palace in old
Buda Adorned with many hand
some rings DO is kept i'm a crystal
casket. set in a beautiful golden
reliquary ornamtnted with many
precious stones I'm a special shrine
behind the high altar. il remains
for 364 days boo every year. where
% can only bc seen hy the royal
household and those having special
permission ON the 365th day. the
one set apart to do honor To- St
stephen. 10 isl taken from it's rest
ing place. and with great pOmp and
q most brilliant escort is carried in
procession 90 th old Matthias
church for special memorial ser
vice. This is the only time that the
reiqUary is visible 20 the peasants
and the people OF the humber
classes and they come from AN
over Hungary on that day to- do
homage 90 the sacred relic as il is
carried through the streets
Fancy our famous traffic squad
shutting off Thrty-third ST.. that the
WaIdorf-Astoria might accommo-
date its extra patrons at overflow
.ables placed outside ON the as
ohalt' But in Budapest this was "a
peoples festival. so busses cabs
ard wagons willingly took another
street that the city's guests might
be accommodated and made com
Portable and happy
THE first Trims that attracted our
attention as we drove bv the walk
ing crowds. was the chance OF cos
hume of the peasants from the day
before. Then all were in their
working clothes. bat today they
were arrared i'm an their glory The
men had retained their aat hats
put had generally adorned them
with living ribbons of the utoual
-oIors-red. white and green The
white divided-skirt-lke trousers
were ornamented ON tho bottoms OF
.hC legs with fringe or coarse lace.
and tho dark working coats had
been laid aside Tu their place were
gala ones always colorde-soft
browns reds and greeus-uud clab-
pratelv braided with different color
-d cords
THE women retained the Colored
head handkerchief but they were
newer and brighter tnan those worn
1n Saturday. Their waists were
generally OF white or light cotton
material sometimes g3ly orna-
ucnted with coarse colored cm-
,roidcry It was the skirts that
we're the unique things about the
costumes or the brightest colors.
hey We're accordion plated and
stood out IN the most remarkable
manner How they Accomplished
this was a mystery 10 the ladies of
our party until our trusty guide and
interpreter had been interviewed
From him it was learned that no
hungarian peasant woman consid-
e-s herself properly dressed for
gala occasion unless she has on at
least 20 pettiCodts,"
IlFlIT GFYFR MAKES