. The Burton Holmes lectures;. andful, lays them on the table,and tells you to guess, odd or even. If you win, hesmiles, congratulates you, and going to another table sellspistachio-nuts for five cents apiece to a stranger newlyarrived, and thus recoups his losses. While sipping coffee and cracking pistachio-nuts, weobserve the passers-by with interest. The men as a rule aredressed like the average civilized man in any land ; thatis, badly dressed, in the most convenient and hideous garbever devised. The women ape Paris fashions,the officers are well-groomed, tightly laced,typical continental
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. andful, lays them on the table,and tells you to guess, odd or even. If you win, hesmiles, congratulates you, and going to another table sellspistachio-nuts for five cents apiece to a stranger newlyarrived, and thus recoups his losses. While sipping coffee and cracking pistachio-nuts, weobserve the passers-by with interest. The men as a rule aredressed like the average civilized man in any land ; thatis, badly dressed, in the most convenient and hideous garbever devised. The women ape Paris fashions,the officers are well-groomed, tightly laced,typical continental Diilitaircs. But thesoldiers, at least the Evzonoi, are a de-light to the eye, with their bright redfezes, long blue tassels, short embroid-ered jackets, fiistancllas of innumer-able pleats, and Isdnikia of red leatherwith tufts of red upon the tips of theturned-up toes. One of these gorgeouswarriors presumed to be amused atsight of the broad-brimmed hat witha puggaree which sheltered me fromthe ardent Athenian sun. I returned. A MAN ANIJ A PIG 24 THE OLYMPIAN GAMES his smile finding the swing of his starched skirt equally mirth-provoking. My artist friend thereupon makes a little sketchto illustrate the incident, putting into my mouth the words, Well, I don t see that people who dress themselves inlamp-shades have any call to laugh at my hat ! Greek currency also will afford the stranger a little amuse-ment and considerable annoyance. The modern Greekdrachma is nominally a franc, twenty cents ; but in theunfortunate financial condition of the country the drachmahas depreciated. All the gold and silver coin of Greece has passed out of thekingdom, and is inuse upon the Conti-nent. The papercurrency alone re-mains, a paper drach-ma being worth onlyabout twelve of this paper isas depreciated inquality as in value,and unless carefullyhandled the raggedbills will fall to pieces in your fingers. In honor of theGames, a new issue of bank notes was made. The newnotes come in
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