The German at Home.

Lake County Press, Issue 905, 5 April 1900, Page 2

The German at Home.

The German out of doors spends most of bis time walking from one restaurant to another, and always smokes ; a cigar Is as invariable a feature of his face as the carefully cultivated moustache : for cigars are cheap, and not. ns in England, the sign of the comparatively well-to-do. Even the German workman smokes them during the manv moments of leisure which occur in his work, for he does not hurry or overtire himself ; a modern Pharaoh, and even an English contractor, would be very, dissatisfied with his tale of bricks. The women of the lower classes arc much more energetic ; in the streets of the large towns they are to be seen with heavy packs on their backs, or hauling along a vehicle —something (between a dray and a wheelbarrow—with large dogs of no particular breed in harness, and, generally, dogs of a good recognised breed are unknown in Germany. One misses the terrier, which is so familiar a feature of England ; perhaps the Germans are more afraid of being bitten than we are. Recently in Dresden dogs had not only to be muzzled, hut also led with a string. Another noticeable trait about these women is their carpet slippers, which, worn often down at the heels,_ seem the worst possible foitcovering for a muddy street ; the common bread of the natives would certainly, If made into soles, be a much better wear-resisting material—“ Gen Usman’s Magazine.”