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NEW FACES IN OLD SURROUNDINGS: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY PEEPING FROM THE BALCONY OF AN OLD NORWEGIAN HOME The quaint customs and costumes of the Hardanger people are little by little being ousted by modern ways and styles, but there are many staunch advocates of the feminine orthodox garb who continue to don the attractive national dress. In similar fashion the old log farmsteads are rapidly disappearing before the more modern constructions of brick and stone; but ever and anon one encounters a timeworn building of unique and peculiar charm, stained by the years to a rich brown colouring, and rife with the romantic memories of a past and forgotten age |