Evening star., 1935-07-07

- ARAJEVO, YugoSlaVla, July o.
Although since 1914 'the shot
that was heard round the
- world" has so definitely linked
this city with Europe, it is in reality
an outpost of the East, with ancient
and colorful trading customs in its
open-air baZaars
Several times day the Mohamme-
dan population is summoned for wor-
ship from hundred mosques, and as
soon as the mueZzins call the faithful
to prayer from their minaretS the mer-
chants of the bazaar hurry off, leaving
their shops open to the world. Every
Moslem woman one sees on the streets
wears a veil, concealing her face from
the world, while in the tiny stalls of
the bazaar men carry on their trades
and act as statesmen at the same time.
Cobblers work on shoes, smiths in
tin and silver and copper hammer at
their metals. oblivious of the stir about
them. At noon many of them send
their food to another section of the
bazaar, where professional cooks and
bakers prepare it for them-at so
much pot.
T TSUALLY when travellers think of
Yugoslavia today they think of the
Dalmatian Coast and the praise
George Bernard Shaw gave the coun-
try. "Englishmen, Irishmen, Ameri-
cans and holiday makers OF all civilized
nations, come in your millions to
Yugoslavia," Shaw invited. You will
be treated like kings; the government
will provide you with perfect climate
and the finest scenery for nothing.
Every town is picture and every girl
a movie star"
Dalmatia, narrow strip of land
along the Adriatic, is nearly 300 miles
long. and hundreds Of islands lie just
off its shores. In some places rocky
mountains come right down to the sea;
in others they slope back gradually,
leaving space for a small town with
tiny gardens, red-roofed houses, cactl
and palmettoS The sea here is an
exquisite blue and the sunshine almost
perpetual Because it is so lovely
outdoors the people do not bother
much in decorating their houses, for
they prefer TO be outside in the bril-
liant sun.
DUBROVNIK, or Ragusa, is situ-
~ ated on a great rock projecting
out into the sea. Architecturally 1t is
a medieval town, completely walled in
but its history stretches back to the
fifth century. Once a great trading
center, the city was destroyed by an
earthquake in 1867. Its people made
themselves poor to rebuild it, so that
the city could never recapture its old
prestige.
While Dubrovnik is the popular CEN
ter for travellers, the real seaport OF
Yugoslavia is Split, with its ruins OF
the Diocletian Palace. 1t, too, enjoys
the marvellous sunshine of this coast,
and its people. too, spend much OF
their time outdoors, walking and visit
ing along the quay, Some 5000 OF
the $4,000 people of Split live within
the walls of the Diocletian Palace,
which covers nearly 9 acres and Is
one of the largest private residences
ever built.
Back of the mountains along the
coast of Yugoslavia lie the great Dan
ubian Plains. A trip from Zagreb to
the capital, Belgrade, for instance
takes one over country with wide eX-
panses similar to those of the Ameri-
can Middle West.
The most romantic region of this
romantic land is, however, the old
kingdom of Montenegro. For hundreds
of years its citizens fought off the
Turks ip their invasions of Europe.
Because the men had to be away at
war so much, work devolved on the
women, and now that there is no
more fighting, the men scarcely know
what to do with themselves-to go
back to farming would be unthink-
able.