The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-01 00:00:00

THE BIRTH OF A PRINCESS IN TURKEY

We have been favoured with the following par-
ticulars of the recent ceremony attendant upon the
birth of a princess, which will doubtless be interest-
ing to our readers. When the ladies of distin-
guished personages present themselves on the occa-
sion of the Sultan's confinement, the custom is for
them to offer their congratulations to the Sultan.
They appear before his Majesty unveiled, and
dressed in the richest costumes, but they wear no
jewels. On the recent occasion they were intro-
duced according to the rank and position of their
husbands. First, the lady of the Grand Vizier,
then the lady of the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
afterwards the wife of Mustapha Pasha and of the
Sheikh-ul-Islam, followed by the remainder. There
were also some Christian ladies present; among
thne
others, Madame Guatelli, Madame Pecipie (O
mother of Marco Pasha), Madame Dadian,
Am. ent
the presentation of the ladies in the are
where his Majesty was awaiting thew they first
bowed on passing the door, then advowed,
t
pros-
trated themselves, kissed his
Majesty
on rising up, again bowed. Uponthis hfooi, and
Ma_
jesty, who remained on foot e°ring the whole
of the ceremony, replied by Pow, and madeladies as to them-
inquiries individually of the
er
Att passing several
selves and their husbands.
visitants returned to
days at the Palace, the fo_
paving previously re-
their homes, each of theo,—,_
Ma.jesty's bounty in
os
calved munificent tokero
.r...lctume richly embroidered
the shape of a beavtow
coati brilliants. Among other
in gold and an ore
fl
an event of this kind it may be
customs peculiart : lady during her confinement
mentioned that :kerchief on her head.
Sul-
wears a red bas The Stil-
t., t was hung with rich silk damask,
tana's gnu— oefithe bed were embroidered in gold,
the coverlets
and t curtains which surrounded it, w perlhe
iderable value. The cradle of the ith
Royal a
in-
s
of een°
,_ut, the coverlets, and everything which enveloped
it were ornamented with diamonds, pearls, rubies,
and emeralds. Presents were also given to the at-
tendants of the ladies. It was a fairy scene which
oust have been witnessed to be realized. The ex-
quisite beauty of many of the ladies, the brilliancy
and richness of their toilets, their animation and
grace, was in every respect a most pleasing object
to behold, and cannot fail to have removed many
prejudices which might have existed in the minds
of their frank companions. The Sultan appeared
delighted in the company of the ladies, and exhi-
bi4d a politeness not to be excelled by the most
polished gentleman in Europe.—Levant _Herald,
Aug. 20.

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