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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. 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
ly enjoy it even then. After breakfast we got a time-table, and looked out for a train to Ober-Ammergau. I found one which started at 3.10. It seemed 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 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. S BUT WE DID NOT REALLY ENJOY IT EVEN THEN AFTER BREAKFAST WE GOT A TIME TABLE AND LOOKED OUT FOR A TRAIN TO OBER AMMERGAU I FOUND ONE WHICH STARTED AT THREE TEN IT SEEMED 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
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