Evening star., 1935-06-23
Area About
Carlsbad Is
Picturesque
Czechoslovakia Noted
for Pilsener Beer,
Glass, Embroidery.

~ RAGUE, Czechoslovakia, June
22.-After the war, so many
new nations came into exist
Il ence in Europe that few peo-
pie have learned even the new
names well. Such, however, Is not the
case with C2echoslovakia. Its name
has been spread to the four corners
Of the earth on its glassware, its beer
has been famous for nearly q century,
and the brilliant embroidery work Of
its peasants has made the word
"Czechoslovakia" known to women
everywhere.
It's spas, too, enjoy an international
reputation, although many people still
identify its most famous one, Carls-
bad, with Germany. The springs at
Karlovy Vary, as Carlsbad Is called IN
Czechoslovakia, have been known since
the times Of the ancient Ron ans, and
each year thousands Of travellers and
health seekers fill the great hotels and
splendid villas of the town. Beauti-
fully situated among rocky gorges with
deeply wooded valleys all about, Carls-
bad has Is principal springs, the larg-
est of which yields over million gal
Ions of water day.
Today many travellers are lured from
Carlsbad into the other regions Of
Czechoslovakia, and are finding here a
rich and colorful land. Formed Of
ancient Bohemia, Moravia, SileSia,
Slovakia and Ruthenia, the country
has mountain scenery that has been
compared to the Alps and peasant
costumes such as can seldom be seen
elsewhere in Europe today.
Most interesting of the cities near
Carlsbad is Plzen, the home of Pill
sener beer. Organized in 1889 by the
small brewers of the town, its Citizens
Brewery today has more than 5 miles
Of vaults and exports beer all over the
world. Its plants cover about a quar-
ter of a square mile Of ground, and
some 10000 gallons of beer leave it
every working day.
THE outstanding feature of Prague,
capital of the republic, is its great
castle and cathedral, which rise on
steep hill and dominate the city. The
castle is now the White House of
CZechoslovakia and most of the gov
ernment Offices are in it. An idea of
its size can be gained from the fact
that it has about TOO rooms.
In Prague, one finds coffee houses
and sausage shops at every turn. The
people Of the city 60 to cafes to read
their newspapers. and no matter how
small their check may be, they are
- eiH far ~ 20 hln
Prague is famous, too, for its hams, its
rolls and bread sprinkled with poppy
or caraway seeds.
Northeast of Prague Is Horice, a
town Of q few thousand Inhabitants,
which is staging Passion Play this
Summer. First given in the thirteenth
century, the performances were aban-
doned during the Thirty Years War, to
be revived III the nineteenth century.
The theater here seats 1000 people,
and 800 performers will take part in
the mass scenes of the play.
TN SLOVAKIA, which has only Of
- late attracted the attention Of
travellers, one will find some Of the
most interesting peasant costumes Of
Europe. They are worn in the more
remote villages Of the Tatra Noun
tains, and are especially in evidence
On weekly and monthly market days.
In the region of Detva men wear
loose white trousers Of linen, with
frtnges which hang over their high,
black leather boots. They have
sleeveless vest Of sheepskin, the fleece
next their bodies, and over their
shoulders they throw coat decorated
with bands of brilliant embroidery.
The young men wear long aprons Of
black sateen, with bands Of floral de-
signs. When they reach middle age,
however, they discard this part Of
the costume.
The skirts of the women are long
and full, usually dark purple and
green in color. They wear tight bo-
dices Of silver brocade, decorated with
silver and beads, and the great puffed
sleeves of their dress are stiff with
embroidery.
After the war the school for handi-
work in Detva was reorganized, and
here the women of the region are
now trained to work the beautiful en-
broidery the country exports. About
so similar workshops have been
opened in other parts Of Slovakia, and
over 1000 women work in them today.