The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-02-24
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE
PEESIANS.

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ter, Ia Russia Nobleman, was sent on d.
plomatic mission by his government to the
court ofPersia. The author appears to be a
shrewd obseryerJ and high-nndeda and honor.
able mamie wites we'll and prettily. We
subjoin an extract, in which he speaks Of the
climate of the present month {February) at
Tifis, the capital of Gcorgia--and of the in
terror OF the far-farned Harcms of the east
"Wc have spring in all its beauty now. A
fine cliIaate is surely one OF the greatest en-
joymcnts, and that Of Georgia is delightful
Every day is more charming then the pro-
ceding; the clearness and serenity of the sky
seem as it were &c heighten the vault fhef-
ven. The almond trees are ROW in blossom,
and nature grows young again, bedecking her
self in oil her gay luXuriance. The sun rises
here witt. extraordinary splendour, while
mulitudes of aerial songsters assemble to
hail the return Of this parent of light; and
the air is em6almed by thousand delicious
perfumes, exhaled from vegetation whose
freshness and beauty the eye is never wearicd
with admiring. But spring is the only sea-
son that yields, and is appears to exhaust
these numerous sources, of enjoyment; for
after the month ofMay, they tell US the heat
becomes excessive ard the vcrdure witkers.
How true type is this OF the pleasures of
life Snow is new TO longer seen on Caucas-
us, excepting KasioecS, and some other
submits. The contrast is great on one
side rises the kashoor. covered with its
hoary mantle while on the other it spreads
a smiling verdure, having the air Of old age
in the midst Of playful youth. The gardens
around 1'ifiis are numerous, and full of fruit
trees which, being now in blossom, appear
covered as with white veil, ard promise a.
bundance Of fruit. The Governor General
has lately laid cut large garden near his
own house, beside the p!easnrei It may afford
him, his principal object is TO give some
horticultural model to the Georgians; who.
notwithstanding their fine climates have not
hitherto shown any desire.to profit by the
beauties OF sature layishcd on them.
Every .evening (coatinues our traveller)
the wife Of the Governor General receives
the Georgian ladies, Of whom the greater
part are princesses OF tie country, and some
among them are Of the family Of cars The
most interesting OF thescis Thekla, daugh-
ter of Heraclius; She is married TO Prince
Orhelia now and i no disgrace to the
stock whence She sprang. The ladies.camc
on horseback attended by a servant; they
are covered from head 70 loot with large
white veil, Sc chat CaVaIcade OF them may
in the dark BE taken fur a train Of ghosts
some Oh tuElT dETiNdl llIOM 1alCG lhlS Clls
and appear in the Georgian costume The
General has sigliied MS wish 70 sec this
strange dress changed from the European, and
few have already had the courage to ven
ture on the innovation However, though
the oriental costume MAJ seen extraordinary
to US, think il is perfectly adapted to the
climate and habits Of the country. In Per-
sia, for Example, where the rnen pass the
greater part Of their time OF horseback and
in the rise Of arms they wear dress con-
yeniently loose bul that Of the ladies is
made to I'll cicoser 70 the shape, as they sell
dom eui. their sofas. In Europe the man
takes his hat but the Persian. who never IN
covers his heaa, put. his shoes off on entering
house, that he may not injure the carpet,
which Is often OF great valae. There are
many other customs which are quite opposite
to those OF Europe; as the Georgian dinner
for instance, which commences with what is
their dessert, and the extreme heat induces
the people to take no food that Is not light
and cooling in consequence Of this temper
ancc they are geneally robust, and attain to
an advanced age The men are clad warm.
IL eyel in SUMMER, for the evening arc al
ways more Of less cao'. Thus We ser that
the TatEs ard Mo'dayians, rs we'll rs tic
Spaniaitls, prefer enduring the heat, rather
than being exposed ta chill after sunset at
which TING the air becomes aal, as is asu
aliy the case in southern countries. There
are still 70 be seen at Titlis some women Of
the lower class, who adhere 70 the ancient
fashion Of hiding the face with q Veil, IN which
are two small openings for the eyes. The
Persians call the apartments appropriated
to the use Of their women the Aurr0Hi, or 81
cred place, TO which the Turks give the
name Of seyas{io, sisnnyng palace .--Fe-
males are more strictly guardedin Persia than
any where else, for jealousy is there indeed an
unbridlea passion, and they pretend 70 justi-
fy the system ~ them legislators precept--
Guard your religion and your women In
order to give greater weight ID his advice,
they add, that the wise man who uttered it
was at the time IN his death bed, where lie
employed his last moments an intoxicating
his sublime doctrines.
The seragiio or harram has not only very
high walls, but these afs sometimes double
ard even triple, rendering them perfect jails.
The Persi4n's jcalously is not extirguised
even in the death Of his wife, whose grave
he surrounds with an awning, that the attcn-
dants may NOT see the body of her who IS to
be buried. 1t is very difficult to know what
passes in ! harrsm, particularly in that Of
ROYAL establishment, which may be called N
unknown world. These are said to CON
tain Offices Of every US tui description, Which
arc supplied by won,en. sneh as mantua-
makes shce makers, cooks and old women