. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. ard, covered with black velvet,is perched upon the head; and from the plaited tresses awhole collection of tape bands—red and green and blue—fall low down over the dress. This black cylinder is likeour own black hats, without the brim, and is nearly as married women also have—and they only—a cloak ofblack cloth, plaited together in innumerable folds, such aswe see in old Flemish pictures. But this does not closeround the neck, which it might be supposed a cloak wasintended to do for warmths sa
. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. ard, covered with black velvet,is perched upon the head; and from the plaited tresses awhole collection of tape bands—red and green and blue—fall low down over the dress. This black cylinder is likeour own black hats, without the brim, and is nearly as married women also have—and they only—a cloak ofblack cloth, plaited together in innumerable folds, such aswe see in old Flemish pictures. But this does not closeround the neck, which it might be supposed a cloak wasintended to do for warmths sake. Through the collar ispassed a strip of board, so that, when worn, the upper partforms a straight line from shoulder to shoulder. Thewhole garment is merely an ornament,—a sign of matronstate,—and if warmth is needed, the large sheepskin coatis put on underneath. Immediately on returning fromchurch, the cloak and girdle and brooch are taken off, E % 52 TRANSYLVANIA. and carefully laid aside in the large long locker, whichforms part of the furniture of every peasants There is a vineyard on a gentle declivity, the distanceof a pleasant walk from the town, and from here a goodview is obtained of the surrounding country. At Hammersdorf, I for the first time visited a Saxonvillage, and became acquainted with a Saxon his house there was the homely arrangement that onewould find in the dwelling of a substantial farmer in theSouth of England,—everything simple, neat, and orderly,very plain, and without the least pretension. The pastorswife soon brought in a plate of honeycomb,—but suchhoneycomb !—cakes, bread, grapes, and wine. Onemust not leave a Saxon clergymans house without somerefreshment, said our host, on my remonstrating aboutthe abundance of good things offered. And in truth it HEUMANNSTADT. 53 was all very enjoyable. Honey like that of TransylvaniaI have never yet tasted,—so pellncid and aromatic, soflowing, too, and delicately flav
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