European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monfredi jackets worn by the its photos by Gene Bane by Paul staff writer till Scenic a bullring in the place almost every City and town in the Lime late afternoon during the bullfighting season which begins in the Spring and continues to the trumpet and drum band starts the pm Hooble two step March and Parade of the mule Teers and Sandman this is one of the most up Lendious Dis plays of the spectacle which first took place in the Spanish province of Logrono in 1135 during the celebrations attending the Coronation of King Alfonso the richly attired procession marches across the ring in formation toward the presidents the matadors in their Gold embroidered knee breeches and Black with capes Over their left walk with a indifferent to the when the three abreast and usually out of and Cua Drilla assist ants engaged by the bullfighter reach the wooden Barrier below the they doff their Caps in after this the ring is cleared and a Bull soon will be released from the the matadors costume is called a Traje Dpi Lucis suit of and the chances Are Good that his costume was tailored by the world famous shop of Antonio Man fredi in Monfredi is the Only bullfight costume tailor in Southern there Are about a Hal dozen in according to the to ranking matadors usually buy costumes at several they consider it brings Good a detailed description of the bullfight ers costume is Given by Santiago we lands Tapia a retired anglos psf ish bullfighter when you visit Spain As an Essen tial part of the thrill of you attend n your attention will be arrested by the sparkling suit of lights worn by the this is made of pure silk with yellow ribbons and trimmed with spangles which Shine in the Brilliant the Matador wears Gold embroidery upon the color of his while the costumes of the Cua Drilla Are trimmed with if he so the Matador May use any of the suits of his but they Are never allowed to Wear the coloured costume of their the other garments worn by a Matador Are the Black Montera the shirt of traditional design a Long silk Bandage to protect stomach two pairs of stockings one pair White and made of pure Linen worn under a red pair made of Linen and there Are self d Black slippers of Fine Spanish besides All there is another additional garment known As the capote de Only worn during the Parade of the which is a complement to the dress already described and richly embroidered in the design is a baroque fantasy of Flowers and though some Are embroidered with the image of the particular Sii iat i whom the bullfighter places jus Faith and founded in 1848 and the now oldest in has made suits for such legendary matadors As who Spain most popular for about eight years until he was killed by a Bull in and Koimn who retired in 1955 when Only 29 years but who returned to the ring in 1957 to continue As a another Manfredi Patron is Sidney the bullfighter from Brooklyn now retired and training a Young Ameri can in the bullfighter who Haven t made the dig time and cant afford to buy a Man fredi costume Dan rent them for about at the a regular Manfredi Custo Jer is John Fulton Al Yankee the former i now living in Spain who is slowly but surely moving ahead in the ranks of Bull in addition to his Spanish Manfredi outfits matadors in Venezuela and the five room Manfredi located on an undistinguished narrow Seville is cluttered with costly the firm employs 20 to 40 women depending on the work at benches arrayed with Kismet like bangles and suits Are patterned and Cut by along the length of two silk threads Are stretched from bobbins to Han operated machine that plaits them into the elegant embroidery is done on frames with painstaking care by the there is variance in the weight of the suits depending on the matadors an average size suit weighs almost 10 about 10 Days Are required to create a an increasingly popular Manfredi Proa act stems from Many military and civilian families in Spain becoming bullfight Manfredi says Many Ameri can women Are wearing the bullfighter Cape As an evening a regular customer is John Fulton that glitter in i Point Brilliant Long hours of work go into the elaborate suits worn in the the stars and stripes 13