New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-10

o,encss that saved Us from actual assault, i"e
ri. were usually said - CON MT nure crimes
d,r;,- their RamaZin than ~ my o,neV VI NV" ="
he year Il struck me, ho~evsr, uhst the com hou
peo.le in the capital tasted win better bptno' nov
n S,-rsrly new school Tark would tel me
liz ,.s.oo--it was because gseas many oil them
b.d emapcipated themselves IRON pre1udice ana
f,ocrstIy, brpke the Ramazan. IL was Anomalous
,.d very contrary TO the spirit OF the Koran, bu'
The Turkish ladies' chose this very month oil M
mazan 10 show themselves most aoroan, OF 10
make the greatest display OF their charms snl
their splendor On the afternoon os every FRIDAY
their Sabba,h,) the large irregular, on,, al e"sI
opea saaar- near the barracks aud palaces -; :;
fices Of he Serasker pasha, when stshu - -.
Cons, antnoplc on the site OF palace o. lne do
oi the lower empire, was co lyertsu M .ivcs of
Park or Champ, Ebfees or Prado' 'ne ami
III nssbas and other grandses parsim5 -, ~
a. cd round and round, IN hruoa'' III,
Lo,chvs and lsome fsW) in igh'' gay, a. vi.
elegant small open carriages - aInost the
enna Although this open 'P,,hsro n carriar..
onlv mari of COnstanthoPio ,-an cough ond
o',ja h.. driven at all it was unesen, - 90
couii Dc liabilities giving such rumoles ana
ous'H' '"o - ,be springs Of the carriages rhtnef
J1iis az " e. without counting children, each
80; onality had generally TWO or three iIeuus
osne ~ snd Turkish danes Of quality are apt t.
", ~,,Io1p,inL 1t used 70 astonIsh us no" tney
ked themselves up II SioaS N"i~'~'t 49,
PC .mall horses, aud at times but one, conlu drag
~, and the vehicle over such road. Those
Who we're most ala FraAga had their goodman
seated before them on q coach box or driving seat
the more cautions made their driver Walk on loo''
holding the reins rather short, IN his two nan0s
but Ia either case there was generally man ser
want at either side Of the carriage TO be prompt
with his assistance In case OF an upset Deyonu
a snaiPs pace or ut mosC what the Italians cell
~ 1yy Mon UOyP-tneY never
went. ana certainly never could 80 without the eX
c.edips great risk of a catastrOpSe. The grandest
of the ladies' were offended by sworded man on
bors eback being generally Nubian, Of neutral zed
gender but iasole ut and fierce enough n look at
These creatures very frequently behaved as
there was no Tanznsut; nor were the ie'io"s
trudeing on loot by the sides of the carriages re
msrksbie for their ciyty TO RAJ abs or Christian
strangers The Indies Of quality, particularly when
Young wore small thin yashmacs, made OF stun as
light and transparent the silken gauze OF ola
Cos and while they affected TO conceal every iea
ture except the eyes, they made an lndecorous'
brazen diipay of their necks and breasts aud
that the ey might be the more surely and Strongly
attracted they wore gltteriDg diamonds on the
neck and bare bosom. stop far short oil descrip-
ton of the length to which immodesty was carried
Surely their husbands and the Oulema had better
make them bum their yasmachs, show their faces,
and cover that which ought lot TO be seen. In the
trim have mentioned we saw pass and rePass
before us the chief wives Of half the magnates OF
the empire, not excepting its spiritual lords ana
ghostly fathers. Tue poor TurAs OF the caplta''
who had cot someah hat accustomed to the spec
tacle thought lule Of it, or said twas Tanz maui
or destiny But the poor Osmanees from the H.
terror, or from the Asistic provinces, were struck
all of heap Not one of these Asiatics-if he
returned soon to his native district-but wouid
report that the prophets beard was dehed IN the
holy city, that the Osmanlees OF Stamboul were
all turning giaours, and their women-worse.
IMacfarsne's Turkey.