Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1842-06-09

The POPULATION OF SMYRIA.-For variety Of
costume, and diversity of people of different ma
tons, Smyrna beats every thing | ever behed.-
had previously looked on Gibraltar as the Babel
of many languages; next, in this opinion Con-
stantinople usurped its place; but they were
both thrown far into the shade by the varied as
sembIage witnessed here, in mornings stroll
through the market places and bazaars Your
way in the narrow thoroughiares is often com
petely stopped by long strings Of camels, groan-
ing under immense loads of figs, and preceded
by their uncouth and Tartar-ke looking drivers,
generally mounted on small ass. These wild
looking and bronzed figures from the interior gen
orally rejoice in enormous turbans, and huge
jack, or rather fsherman's boots, which must add
greatly to the burden of the Already over weight
ed little animals which they bestride. You are
iosled by busy and noisy Greeks, ever in notion
and resplendent in all the glores of the magni6-
cent "Palicar" costumes, offging, by their noisy
vociierations and vehenL.ai ~ es, marked
contrast to the Turk saalyPersian merchant,
who, with his ambermouthed chbouk in hand is
patiently awaiting the arrival of customer for
some Of his rich silks or handsome carpets, which
are displayed before him in the greatest pro(us-
ion. The next stall is, may be, occupied by some
cunning Israete or plodding SON Of Armenia,
who, with pen in hand, and an enormous tea
kettle of calpac stuck on his shaved crown, is
carefully noting down, in cramped and mystical
characters, the gains of the day, and scarcely
raises his eyes he casts glance of surprise at
the rolling and careless gait of some of our Jolly
tars, who. with dido" written on their glazed
tiles, are now having spree on shore. Unless
to this list be added Frenchmen and Ausrians
frlars and Catholic priests, wandering Turco
mans, and begging deryishes Syrian Jews and
Maltese sailors, the picture would be incomplete
as far as regards the rougher sex. And now We
take peep at the ladies'
Remoter from its focus innovation has, a
Smyrna, made less rapid progress than in the
capital; and, the insignia of the faith, the 'tur
ban is here much more prevalent than the 'fez,
so, in the gentler sex, greater adhesion to ORR
entail customs and costume, is observed in thu
closer folds of the 1ers< Y-and more careful ad
instment of the yaslin17, aIs5eir charms are fur
Their protected from any obtrusive glance by tn
addition of piece of black Grape, which com
pletely shrouds the counenance, and leaves no
thing for the most lively Imagination to seize on
Towards evening, the porlly beauties of Armen
MIA may be seen at the windows, and are easll
dscernible by their "Dudu" forms, sleepy dar
= eyes, and fine compilations; the voluptuous lang
t uor oftheir general appearance offering marke
> contrast to the lively gonces and sparkling blac
e eyes of the Greek damsels, who display the
T. charms amidst the gaudy and often lll-assorte
j collection of brilliant coors, of which their dres
s is always composed, and which gives them
e much less modest appearance than their velle
. and nunlike Osmanli sisters. Their hair, increi
S sed by the addition of false locks colored sill