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BEAUX AND BELLES DRESSED IN THE FANTASTIC GALA COSTUMES OF THEIR HAMLET IN WESTERN MACEDONIA So strong is the influence of the West in the Balkan countries that during the last three decades many incongruities noticeable in the feminine world of fashion have been superseded by more simple and modern garments. The women of the middle and lower classes were likewise infected, and not a few of the old-time national costumes disappeared before the advance of Western modes. Nevertheless, in many remoter districts the popular costume still holds its own, and, as with these natives of a small hamlet in the vicinity of Krushevo, may be seen in all its fantastic beauty and traditional originality |