CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons

10 on the continent, in which may be seen what is passing in every part of the street; and as knitting, work which requires no attention, is the chief occupation of Danish ladies, they are enabled to amuse themselves at the same time by watching the movements of carriages and pedestrians. It is considered a want of politeness if friends do not look up to the houses in which their acquaintances reside in order to salute them as they pass, and even officers in command of troops will have their eyes and head turned constantly from house to house, unmindful of their men, bowing right and left, their sword following suit — which, to say the least, has a very unmilitary effect. The custom here mentioned is not, however, confined to the ladies of Denmark, it is common to all of Teutonic race on the continent. An immoderate love of finery prevails among the women of the middle and lower classes, red being the dominant colour; still the dresses of the peasant and Amager women are remarkably picturesque; the cauls or crowns of their little caps extremely handsome, the price of which varies from 3 marks to 10 dollars each, but they are occasionally ordered at higher prices, even to 50 dollars. The horses of the country, except those of Jutland, are small, but active; the hack carriages and cabs in general good; the carts or waggons