. Hungary and its people: Magyarorzág és népei. ours with thosethat ornament the dress. No covering is wornon the head either in summer or winter. Neattop-boots, sometimes made of red or greenCordovan leather, complete this picturesqueattire. In some districts a pretty fringedsilken shawl is twisted round the shoulders andcrossed at the waist, being made into a knot atthe back. The dresses of the married women alter inthis respect from those of unmarried girls ; thecolouring is less bright, the skirts are slightlylonger, and they cover their hair, which iscoiled round the head with a gay handk
. Hungary and its people: Magyarorzág és népei. ours with thosethat ornament the dress. No covering is wornon the head either in summer or winter. Neattop-boots, sometimes made of red or greenCordovan leather, complete this picturesqueattire. In some districts a pretty fringedsilken shawl is twisted round the shoulders andcrossed at the waist, being made into a knot atthe back. The dresses of the married women alter inthis respect from those of unmarried girls ; thecolouring is less bright, the skirts are slightlylonger, and they cover their hair, which iscoiled round the head with a gay handkerchief,The peasants, however, are seen at their beston Sundays and féte days. The men wear thesame style of costume as on a week day, butthis is superior in material, and generally of ablue or greyish colour, and the gatya arecovered by tight-fitting breeches, over whichcome the smart, spurred csizma (top boots).The poorest man tries to look as smart as therichest, and his costume compares very wellwith that worn by his wealthier P4< G Peasant Costtunes. 177 though perhaps the material is not so rich, andthe numerous rows of buttons worn on his coatand waistcoat are of nickel and not of womens dresses are made of the mostexpensive silks and satins, and the married oneshave a huge black lace fejkdto (a cap) upontheir head which projects to some distance allround. Such costumes, including the neckornaments, etc., very often cost as much as15/. or 20/., and it is quite a grand sight to seethe peasants coming out of church, or theyoung folks going to the csárda. It is thenwhen the young dandy should be seen goinggaily along the street, and marking each stepwith the clank of his spurs, the right arm placedakimbo, with the hand resting on the side ofhis round hat, on which is alwaj^s stuck afreshly-plucked flower. He sings as he goeshis way a gay song such as the following :— i#: Csár :=]=i das kis ka la pot ve szek roz ma nn got hoz zá te 1. szek
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