10 RESIDENTS AT TRIESTE. 



Austrian officers of all arms, in every kind of 

 uniform, besides numerous Greeks and Turks, 

 with here and there " a wild Albanian kirtled 

 to the knee." The Albanians are certainly 

 splendid-looking fellows, and the national cos- 

 tume sets off their beauty of face and form ; the 

 flowing jiiManilla, buskins with golden taches, 

 collarless and open-sleeved jackets of velvet 

 wrought with gold, and handsome girdles, form 

 altogether a costume unmatched for taste and 

 elegance ; but all classes amongst the prome- 

 naders, whether high or low, Contadini or 

 Cittadini, appeared in the highest state of en- 

 joyment, though nothing could be more orderly 

 than their conduct on the occasion. 



The foreign residents at Trieste mostly oc- 

 cupy villas outside the city, and adhere j^retty 

 much to their national habits; but the Tries- 

 tians themselves appear particularly partial to a 

 coffee-house life, for families, as well as bache- 

 lors, very generally dine at the public tables, 

 both to enjoy society and avoid the expense and 

 trouble of an establishment, although at the 

 sacrifice of privacy and what we English should 

 consider domestic comfort, which to them, how- 

 ever, is unknown. After dinner those who 



