▁wife ▁wrote ▁letters ▁in ▁the ▁Tra v eller ▁cant ▁known ▁as ▁Be ur la - re ag air d . ▁The ▁British ▁Army ▁postal ▁cens ors ▁could ▁not ▁understand ▁it , ▁and ▁ordered ▁them ▁to ▁stop . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Alex ▁and ▁Belle ▁paid ▁a ▁builder ▁to ▁build ▁them ▁a ▁house . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁milieu ▁▁ ▁The ▁Scottish ▁Tra v ellers ▁referred ▁to ▁pal m - reading ▁as ▁" dro oker in " ▁in ▁cant , ▁and ▁label led ▁a ▁non - tra v eller ▁as ▁a ▁" nak en ". ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Ste w arts ▁of ▁Bla ir gow rie ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Sid mouth ▁Festival ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁in ▁Dev on ▁they ▁encountered ▁" New ▁Age ▁trav ellers " ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁s elling ▁j ew ell ery . ▁Belle ▁Stewart ▁noticed ▁how ▁dirty ▁the ▁New ▁Ag ers ▁were . ▁They ▁label led ▁themselves ▁as ▁trav ellers ▁but ▁Belle ▁replied ▁" No , ▁you ' re ▁not . ▁We ▁are ." ▁The ▁New ▁Age ▁Tra v ellers ▁said ▁" But ▁you ' re ▁dressed ▁too ▁fine ▁to ▁be ▁trav ellers ." ▁The ▁photograph s ▁in ▁She ila ▁Stewart ' s ▁book ▁show ▁how ▁much ▁care ▁the ▁Ste w arts ▁took ▁with ▁personal ▁appearance . ▁At ▁festiv als ▁the ▁whole ▁family ▁would ▁wear ▁tart an ▁kil ts ▁and ▁the ▁pip ers ▁among ▁them ▁wore ▁full ▁reg alia . ▁ ▁Belle ' s ▁re per toire ▁of ▁folk ▁tales