Travelogues; . MODEL OFTHE MEMORIAL 26 ST. PETERSBURG robbing me of allsense of propor-tion. My secondthought was thatI had discoveredsome unique liv-eried phenome-non. But thishypothesis couldnot endure ; amoment later mydistended eyeswere filled withthe form of aneven more dis-tended specimen. of what might betermed the ge-nus istvostchikusgigantic us. No,these inflatedcharioteers arenot phenomenalsave to the newarrival ; they aretypical as wesoon girth in-creases in directratio to the rankand wealth oitheir employers. CIRCUMFERENTIAL CHARIOTEERS ST. PETERSBURG 27 The higher t
Travelogues; . MODEL OFTHE MEMORIAL 26 ST. PETERSBURG robbing me of allsense of propor-tion. My secondthought was thatI had discoveredsome unique liv-eried phenome-non. But thishypothesis couldnot endure ; amoment later mydistended eyeswere filled withthe form of aneven more dis-tended specimen. of what might betermed the ge-nus istvostchikusgigantic us. No,these inflatedcharioteers arenot phenomenalsave to the newarrival ; they aretypical as wesoon girth in-creases in directratio to the rankand wealth oitheir employers. CIRCUMFERENTIAL CHARIOTEERS ST. PETERSBURG 27 The higher the station, or the greater the wealth of themaster, the fatter is the man—in appearance, for it is inappearance only. This effect of corpulence is produced bythe wadded coats or robes, worn even in midsummer. Inwinter the coachmen are yet more stupendous spectacles,smothered in splendid furs. We always find an imposingarray of these aristocrats of the box-seat at the gates of theLietny Sad, or Summer Garden. Even in the tardy springof these northern latitudes, the Lietny Sad is a delightfulrendezvous for fashionable St. Petersburg. Officers and
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