A CORNER OF OLD WURTTEMBERG 
Baltic type more nearly than the inhabit- 
ants of the Black Forest on the west or 
of Bavaria on the east, due no doubt to 
the Alaman invasion from the north. 
The people we encounter, therefore, in 
the Nagold Thal are on the whole rather 
tall, with fair complexion and blue eyes. 
COSTUMES OF THE PEOPLE 
The local costumes are rapidly being 
discarded and today can be better studied 
in the museums and on the picture postal 
cards than on the backs of the natives. 
Nevertheless a few examples may occa- 
sionally be seen im situ, in the Protest- 
ant districts men and in the Catholic 
districts women, having to some extent 
adhered to the old costumes. 
The typical costume of the men is a 
long, dark blue coat with large brass but- 
tons, the buttons being only ornamental, 
as the coat is always thrown open, show- 
ing a bright scarlet waistcoat, also with 
conspicuous brass or perhaps silver but- 
tons. [nee breeches of yellow or black 
leather are worn, with either high boots 
or with low shoes and dark blue stock- 
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Photo by B. H. Buxton 
GECKINGEN : WORKERS RETURNING FROM THE FIELDS FOR THEIR MIDDAY MEAL, 
ings. The hat is round, of soft, rough 
felt, aud@ the» general” ettech) ist very, 
striking; but unless one observes rather 
closely, one does not get further than the 
showy red waistcoat and the brass but- 
tons, which first catch the eye and are 
apt to keep it. The best example I saw 
was in Nagold—a man who had come in 
from the country for some special occa- 
sion. 
The costumes of the women are not so 
picturesque as those of the men, the 
dress being of black satin, the particular 
cut of which would have to be described 
by an expert; but that part of the cos- 
tume which strikes the eye is the head- 
dress. The hair is brushed flat back over 
the head, and over it is worn a black 
satin hood tightly bound down over the 
head and ears by broad bands, which are 
tied in a bow under the chin. I saw none 
of these in the Nagold Thal itself, but in 
the Catholic towns of Horb and Villin- 
gen, to the south, one may see a few 
every day, worn by the older women. 
The younger women no longer wear this 
