Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-06-23


country through which he is passing
Slovakian Paper Industry.
Sloyakia is not so highly organized
along industrial lines as is Bohemia
but it has vast forests and already
there are many paper mills, some of
them still running under the old
Hungarian names. But these are all
small affairs and 50 far the paper and
wood pulp industry has not been de-
veloped to anything like the proper
lions which could be reached in a
stable, Industrious Europe In Slo-
vakia, too, one may see Brentwood
chairs being made for the American
market.
Czechoslovakia is short of coal but
this may be a good thing in the long
run, for Sloyakia is one vast store
house of hydraulic power and there is
enough unused water power among
the Slovahan hills and in the fashion
able high Tatra region to run all the
factories that are likely to be started
for a long time to come. The Tatra
mountains are rivals of the Swiss Alps
for scenery. There the wealth and
aristocracy of Hungary have been
accustomed to go for generations for
Notwithstanding and other outdoor
recreations.
While Bohemia, the land of the
Czechs, is predominantly an industrial
country, Sloyakia, the home of the
Slovak portion of the partnership is
at present chiefly agricultural. There
are to be found the quaintest and
most artistic of the peasant costumes
Of the republic, which are never
ending delight. The men wear white
shirts, embroidered al wrists and
throat and faultlessly Numbered a
thickly braided vest, wide white
high boots, and a round
topped hat circled by a wide figured
band.
How the Women Dress.
The women run the whole gamut of
color and a group Of them makes a
picture on which the eye must linger
Their skirts Of plain black reach only
few inches below the knees. Just
below the waist is a line of fine
Their stockings are
hick and seryicfable. Some have
mall square coIored designs knitted
MO the dull black. Their shoes are
tout and usually high cut High soft
Gather boots are worn by some. The
acket which reaches to the waist NAV
lso be plain except for an applique
esign Of handmade lace.
Where then is the cOlorfulness of
ne women's costumes? 1t is in the
ny and striking head-drcss and apron
'hite and red are the favorite colors
II the head shawls, but the aprons
he real adonment for which the
her clothes seem merely the back
'ound-are every color under heaven
bright green, changeable to gold.
'llow with a silver overnight. pink
ne, cerlse and all the other coIors
at feminine fancy may choose. When
Few hundred Of these gaily-colored
rons are displayed in one moving
.ture' the scene is a charming one
Iced
The hand-work that Of old was put
on Women's costumes, utilizing as
materials homemade vegetable
es, produced artistic results. Rut
IN the growth Of industrialism loss
less Of this old-fashioned work
nelng done. Anilne dyes are being a
'stituted and machinery is being b
led upon to turn out its products
cklX and in great volume. The :
tories, too, are attracting to the
ms the women who would have en-
ed IN the home work. Thus gradu-
the arts Of the past are being
ven from the tiny villages Of Slo-
a. hitherto the stronghold of rural
.oms, young girls are going TO the
IS. They have neither time nor
'gy to do the fine needlework that ~
e their mothers costumes things -,
eauly nor money to purchase SINH H..
clothes made by others They are mn
ing more and more to wear white
with wide 5rims, spotIessly white
SEES and white stockings and -
'ers These newer costumes are ma
ming but lack the beauty and
'iduality of the old. one