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on the co n tin en t, in w hich m ay be seen w h at is
p assin g in ev ery p a rt of the stre et; and as k nitting,
w o rk w hich req u ires no a tte n tio n , is the c h ie f
occupation of D an ish la d ie s, th ey are enabled to
am u se them selves a t th e sam e tim e b y w atch in g
the m ovem ents of carriag es and p ed estrian s.
It is
considered a w a n t of politen ess if friends do n o t
look up to the houses in w hich th eir acquaintances
reside in order to salute them as th ey p a s s , and
even officers in comm and o f tro o p s w ill h av e th eir
eyes and head tu rn ed co n stantly from h ouse to
h o u s e , unm indful of th eir m e n , bow ing rig h t and
le f t, th eir sw ord follow ing suit — w h ic h , to say
the least, h as a v e ry u nm ilitary effect. T h e custom
here m entioned is n o t, h o w e v e r, confined to the
ladies o f D enm ark, it is comm on to all o f T eutonic
race on the continent.
A n im m oderate love o f
finery prev ails am ong th e w om en o f the m iddle
a n d low er cla sses, re d being the dom inant c o lo u r;
still the dresses o f the p e a sa n t and A m ager w om en
are rem ark ab ly p ic tu re s q u e ; the cauls or crow ns
o f th eir little caps extrem ely h a n d so m e , the price
of w hich varies from 3 m ark s to 10 dollars each,
b u t they are occasionally ord ered a t h ig h er prices,
even to 5 0 dollars.
T h e h o rses o f th e country, except tho se o f
Ju tla n d , a re sm a ll, b u t a c tiv e ; th e hack carriag es
an d cabs in g eneral g o o d ; th e carts o r w agg ons