. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. as through ahaze. The ends, too, of this delicate head-gear are em-broidered with small red stripes. One was bargaining fora new white leathern jerkin, with flowers in gay coloursworked over it in silk. And there was a Saxon youth—a bridegroom—with bright ribbons tied round his broad-brimmed hat; and in front an immense posy of artificialflowers, a foot high, and leaves of gold tinsel standingupright against the crown. Beside him was his futurewife—at most fifteen—glad and radiant as that sunnymorning.
. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. as through ahaze. The ends, too, of this delicate head-gear are em-broidered with small red stripes. One was bargaining fora new white leathern jerkin, with flowers in gay coloursworked over it in silk. And there was a Saxon youth—a bridegroom—with bright ribbons tied round his broad-brimmed hat; and in front an immense posy of artificialflowers, a foot high, and leaves of gold tinsel standingupright against the crown. Beside him was his futurewife—at most fifteen—glad and radiant as that sunnymorning. She wore a large white cambric apron, beauti-fully embroidered, and with her sisters wound her wayamong the crowd, making purchases. Some peasantswere buying leather, heaps of which were lying on thepavement, others white wooden saddles, edged with blue,or gay harness, or red boots, or cupboards and lockers 134 TRANSYLVANIA. for their rooms, painted with flowers brighter than arainbow. Colour, colour! everywhere colour! in the va-rious dresses and the articles exposed for There was red coral on the necks and the bosoms of theWallack girls; and some had large earrings i if g< »ld. -ing beneath the white kerchiefs or turban-like There, too, a triple row of silver chain, light and , hung in a festoon from one to the other, besidethe cheek and below the chin, causing at every momenta flashing of tremulous light. The country-people are still pouring into the town, withbusy faces and looks of prying and expectant enrand all, of course, in holiday attire. But those threegipsies—an old hag and two yonng girls—ill accord withthe surrounding groups. They are tattered ami begrimed,and their brown rags contrast strangely with the apronsand plaited petticoats and linen sleeves of dazzling white- PICTUEES. 135 ness, glittering everywhere in the sun. And how, too,the handsome stuffs and bright colours are at variancewith their poverty ! But what care they ?
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