Prince Rainier, 6th Prince of Koháry

Getting around

Steamship Discounts for Children

In 1876, a steamship trip between Koper and Trieste cost less for children, who received a 50% discount on the ticket.

At the table

Diet of ordinary families in Croatia

Ordinary families relied on basic foods like cereals and milk, with meat, such as pork or poultry, typically reserved for Sundays, feasts, or heavy labor. Daily meals often consisted of porridge, beans, potatoes, and vegetables seasoned with onion and garlic.

What people wore

Formal Shirt-Sleeves for Feasts

Peasant men considered it essential to show good manners on feast days by taking off their coats indoors and eating in their white shirt-sleeves, which were considered an important part of their holiday dress.

Music

Rise of the Tamburica Ensemble

The tamburica grew in popularity among both rural and urban populations, played by amateur associations and small professional ensembles at taverns and festivals. By the early 1900s, there were about fifty such tamburica societies in the region.

Daily life

Boiling milk with heated stones

Cooking in mountain areas sometimes involved heating stones in a fire and dropping them into wooden bowls of milk to make it boil without an open flame.