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GRACEFUL GIRLHOOD IN SUNNY HUNGARY
| They are members of the peasant community of Kalocsa, a cathedral city and seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop, situated in the vicinity of the Danube, nearly seventy miles to the south of Budapest. Although not great churchgoers, the utterance of religious sayings comes very naturally to them, and in passing the time of day they often adopt some pious phrase as an appropriate salutation |
"RING A RING O' ROSES" IN WIDE SWAYING SKIRTS
| A peculiarly proud carriage and a graceful swinging gait are characteristics of these Hungarian women, who are descendants of a semi-Oriental stock. Often very beautiful in face and figure, the attractiveness of their appearance is enhanced by their traditional attire, which, seen in the full glory of its harmonious colouring, imparts an impression not lightly obliterated from the memory |