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Still, as Sunday or gala day comes round, the broad shouldered, sunburnt shepherd of the Oberland dons his gay green embroidered jacket over his snowy shirt, fastens his short knee breeches with a girdle round his waist, claps his high, feather crowned hat upon his waving curls, and with bare legs, shod in mighty boots, strides over the hill sides to his Gretchen's door. STILL AS SUNDAY OR GALA DAY COMES ROUND THE BROAD SHOULDERED SUNBURNT SHEPHERD OF THE OVERLAND DONS HIS GAY GREEN EMBROIDERED JACKET OVER HIS SNOWY SHIRT FASTENS HIS SHORT KNEE BREECHES WITH A GIRDLE ROUND HIS WAIST CLAPS HIS HIGH FEATHER CROWNED HAT UPON HIS WAVING CURLS AND WITH BARE LEGS SHOD IN MIGHTY BOOTS STRIDES OVER THE HILL SIDES TO HIS GRETCHEN'S DOOR
it did not stop anywhere. The railway authorities themselves were evidently very proud of it, and had printed particulars of it in extra thick type. We decided to patronise it. To pass away the time, we strolled about the city. Munich is a fine, handsome, open town, full of noble streets and splendid buildings; but in spite of this and of its hundred and seventy thousand inhabitants, an atmosphere of quiet and provincialism hovers over it. There is but little traffic on ordinary occasions along its broad ways, and customers in its well-stocked shops are few and far between. This day being Sunday, it was busier than usual, and its promenades were thronged with citizens and country folk in holiday attire, among whom the Southern peasants, wearing their quaint, centuries-old costume, stood out in picturesque relief. Fashion, in its world-wide crusade against variety and its bitter contest with form and colour, has recoiled, defeated for the present from the mountain fastnesses of Bavaria.  A VERY NICE TRAIN INDEED IT DID NOT STOP ANYWHERE THE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES THEMSELVES WERE EVIDENTLY VERY PROUD OF IT AND HAD PRINTED PARTICULARS OF IT IN EXTRA THICK TYPE WE DECIDED TO PATRONIZE IT TO PASS AWAY THE TIME WE STROLLED ABOUT THE CITY MUNICH IS A FINE HANDSOME OPEN TOWN FULL OF NOBLE STREETS AND SPLENDID BUILDINGS BUT IN SPITE OF THIS AND OF ITS HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND INHABITANTS AN ATMOSPHERE OF QUIET AND PROVINCIALISM HOVERS OVER IT THERE IS BUT LITTLE TRAFFIC ON ORDINARY OCCASIONS ALONG ITS BROAD WAYS AND CUSTOMERS IN ITS WELL STOCKED SHOPS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN THIS DAY BEING SUNDAY IT WAS BUSIER THAN USUAL AND ITS PROMENADES WERE THRONGED WITH CITIZENS AND COUNTRY FOLK IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE AMONG WHOM THE SOUTHERN PEASANTS WEARING THEIR QUAINT CENTURIES OLD COSTUME STOOD OUT IN PICTURESQUE RELIEF FASHION IN ITS WORLD WIDE CRUSADE AGAINST VARIETY AND ITS BITTER CONTEST WITH FORM AND COLOR HAS RECOILED DEFEATED FOR THE PRESENT FROM THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES OF BAVARIA
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