Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1883 — Hungarian Men and Their Clothes. [ARTICLE]

Hungarian Men and Their Clothes.

The Hungarians, the male portion, are sple did fellows in some respects and not so splendid ;in Others. They are as active as cats, bpt their frames do not show the strength of the German, Hollander or Englishman. Their faces are thin, hair aim st always black, teeth very white and * regular, and* eyes as quick and restless as tho ;e Of a bird ,of prey. / >{ * dress is I'icturesquf to a degree. If a hat is worn it invariably has a short feather of some sOrt in the side, and if a cap it is and flat on the lop, Tire >n£der coat is short, coming only a little below the wa st, an elongated jacket with a waist, and is

braided all over the front and down the back with braid in fanciful designs. The trousers are tight to the person, with braid in front over the pockets, and the leg terminates in a boot that reaches to the knee, in which the tight trousers disappear. The overcoat in the winter of. the wealthy oomes to the feet, has an enormous hood, and is always of a very heavy doth and lined with fur. The farmers have overcoats of the same Aape, of sheep-skin tanned with the wool. For carriage or railroad travel they have enormous fur or sheep-skin boots, which they pull over the ordinary boot, with a fur cap oovering everything but the nose and mouth. —Letter from Hungary.