. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. ive than myself to suchacts, would not have observed the intention. To me thisseemed hospitality in the most delicate form. I may allude here to the national costume whichladies wore. The headdress of a married womanof an elongated cap of gold-stuff or of silver, fastened atthe back of the head and enclosing the hair. It is, in itsconstruction, not unlike a Glengarry cap; the si - stand-ing upright, while the intermediate part forms a blflat surface; round the top, and coming fa-ward over thecrown and
. Transylvania; its products and its people. With maps and numerous ills. after photographs. ive than myself to suchacts, would not have observed the intention. To me thisseemed hospitality in the most delicate form. I may allude here to the national costume whichladies wore. The headdress of a married womanof an elongated cap of gold-stuff or of silver, fastened atthe back of the head and enclosing the hair. It is, in itsconstruction, not unlike a Glengarry cap; the si - stand-ing upright, while the intermediate part forms a blflat surface; round the top, and coming fa-ward over thecrown and towards the forehead, is a rich entangle:of network of gold, and gold thread, sometimes formedinto flowers. It is fastened with large pins, the hiof which, as broad as a shilling, rise conically with two orthree tiers of pearls, garnets, and emeralds set in from under it a gauzy veil hangs low downbehind; but this, I believe, belongs rather to the fulldress. When seen in profile, this head-gear looks par-ticularly handsome; the broad sides of the cap givi:commanding KLAUSENBUKG. 439 The velvet or silk bodice, like the Bavarian Mieder, islaced crosswise in front; the sleeves are short and puffed atthe shoulder, trimmed according to taste with lace, or lap-pets—I think that is the artistic term,—and an apron ofdelicately embroidered muslin, or rare black or white lace. Every one knows that the Hungarian women are beau-tiful, but what struck me was, that among those I sawhere, there was no marked type which gave a countenanceits distinguishing nationality. There were many withdark hair, and eyes nearly as dark ; but there were othersfair as a young English girl, and with features, too, cha-racteristic of England. Julius Weber says, You may distinguish a Hungarianfrom a German by the way in which he carries his head,and looks about him like his horse. Of the former ithas been justly remarked, that he is the transition betweenthe inhabitant of the West and
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