The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-06-09

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country through which he Is passing.
Slovakian Paper industry.
Slovakia is not so highly organized
along Industrial lines as is Bohemia
but II has vast forests and already
there are many paper mills. some OF
them still running under the OLD
Hungarian names. But these are oil
small affairs and so far the paper ana
wood pulp industry has not been de-
veloped to anything like the proper
lions which could be reached In
stable, industrious Europe. In Slo-
vakla, too, one may see Brentwood
chairs being made for the American
market.
Czeehoslovakln is short of coal but
this may be good thing In the long |
run, for Sovakla is one vast store
house Of hydraulic power and there Is
enough unused water power among
the Slovakian 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 Tatrn
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, Slovakia, the home OF the
Slovak portion OF the partnership Is
mt present chiefly agricultural. There
are to be found the quaintest and
most artistic Of the peasant costumes
Of the republic, which are a never
ending delight. The men wear white
shirts, embroidered ut wrists and
throat and faultlessly Numbered,
thlckly braided vest, wide white
trousers, high boots. and 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 mascs n
picture on which the eye must linger.
, Their skirts of plain black reach only
a few inches below the knees. Just
, below the waist is line OF fine
, embroidery. Their stockings are
2 thick and servlceable. Some have
' small square colored designs knitted
into the dull black. Their shoes are
4 stout and usually high cut. High soft
, leather boots are worn by some. The
iacket which reaches to the waist may
also be plain except for an applique
* design of handmade lace.
!. Where then is the colorfulness o
II the women's costumes? II Is In tn
s gay and striking head-dress and apron
q White and red are the favorite color
is for the head shawls, but the aprons
10 the real adornment for which tn
10 other clothes seem merely the back
Ie ground-are every color under henve
is bright green, changeable TO gold
nj yellow with silver overnight, plnl
q blue. cerIse and all the other color
that feminine fancy may choose. Whe
a few hundred OF these gaily-colore
@ aprons are displayed In one movin
- picture. the scene Is charming on
RS indeed.
Is The hand-wOrk that OF old was pl
D. upon women's costumes, utilizing
M its materials homemade vegetab
M dyes produced artistic results. 81
of with the growth of industrlalism le'
IT, and less Of this old-fashioned wol
on is being done. Anlllne dyes are beiT
m substituted and machinery Is bell
he called upon TO turn out It's produc
quickly ana In great volume. III
wv factories. too. are attracting TO q
OF towns the women who would have e
10 gagged IN the home work. Thus grad
DIS, ally the arts Of the past are bell
W. lost
Ter Even from the tiny villages OF s
nd yakla, hitherto the stronghold OF rul
zen customs, young girls are going to
An cities. They have neither time I
a energy to do the fine needlework u
ng made their mothers costumes THU
ned Of beauty. nor money TO purchase sil
ing lar clothes made by others. They
, coming more and more to wear VIII
ers hats with wide brlms. spotlessly WI
nth dresses, and white stockings
liar Slippers. These newer costumes
hat charming but lick the beauty
ced individuality of tine old