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(forty on the coat alone). The coat is lined with white. Yellow leather 

 breeches and black* top boots cover the legs. The German dialect in the 

 circle of Pilsen is not very different from the Franconian, and appears to be 

 a transition from the latter to the Saxon. In the vicinity of Bunzlau, the 

 male dress consists of a hat with broad brim, black leather breeches, and a 

 short dark blue coat. The women wear a round cap, with a small lace border, 

 lying smooth on the forehead and cheeks ; girls, however, wear braids, which 

 are wound together upon the crown of the head in a nest, which is 'held by 

 a pin, and over this is a handkerchief. The remaining attire consists of a 

 high stomacher ; fancy colored ribands worn on the shoulders ; a short full 

 skirt ; red stockings, and shoes with high heels. The German inhabitants of 

 the central Bcihmer-Wald are of middling size, fair-haired, and of muscular 

 form ; sometimes rough in manner ; and having a great predilection and 

 considerable talent for music and singing. They are industrious and pious 

 in their family circles, friendly and complaisant towards their neighbors. In 

 them, also, the love of travelling is united in a peculiar manner with the 

 love of home. The male dress consists of short black leather breeches, 

 trimmed at the seams with white lace ; white stockings with shoes, or blue 

 atockings with half boots, which fall down in folds below the middle of the 

 calf; a crimson, blue, or green silk waistcoat, flowered with gold and adorn- 

 ed with polished buttons ; a loose violet blue or black velveteen jacket, 

 reaching to the hips ; and finally, a cloth coat, extending to the ankles, with 

 a narrow, simple, stiff-standing collar. A crimson handkerchief is tied around 

 the neck ; and from the pocket, on the right side of the breeches, projects a 

 silver-mounted case, containing a knife, fork, and spoon. The women tie up 

 the head in a check handkerchief which entirely conceals the hair, except at 

 the temples, where a little of it is seen. Their stuff jacket does not reach 

 entirely to the hips, is much cut out at the bosom, Avhere it is broadly trim- 

 med, and permits the chemise, which reaches almost to the throat, to appear. 

 Under the jacket girls wear a bodice, which is black or red, and trimmed 

 with a gold border. The petticoat formerly consisted of strong red linen 

 stuff, and reached scarcely to the calf of the leg ; at present it is longer, 

 and composed of various materials. The stockings are most frequently 

 white. 



The Austrian, in general, evinces more cheerfulness and genuine good- 

 nature than earnest depth of soul : he is honest, upright, hospitable, chari- 

 table, and intelligent. In the revolutionary movement of the year 1848, the 

 truth of the following remarks of Duller with reference to the Austrians, was 

 plainly shown. " Happy, thoughtless, excessively fond of plsasure, as is the 

 Austrian, especially the Viennese, we must not nevertheless believe that his 

 love of show and enjoyment of every description impairs the clearness of 

 his views and his convictions. A strong sense of right especially supports 

 him, much as he has become accustomed to endure ; and in the cities, 

 particularly in Vienna, under the external appearance of frivolity, the mind 

 is agitated, imperiously claiming participation in the promotion of the 

 interests of the German people. Powerful as this instinct is in the very 

 heart of all the educated classes, their patriotism one of the most beautiful 

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