The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-08-10
A VISIT TO HE VALLEY OF SWEET
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The Constanlinople correspondent Of
the Morning Chronicle, writing from that
city says:
The valley of the sweet waters Of
Europe is at the extremity Of the Golden
Horn, where two small rivulets enter the
sea- The Sultan has a kiosque on the
border of these SIRENS. The valley is
not more than half mile wide. with green
hills rising on both sides. Ii is almost
entirely meadow, interspersed with trees
here and there, and little wood on the
left side. 1t is not cultivated, neither is
much care taken OF it. At any time but
spring or autumn il is indeed barren, and
toward the center swampy, and during
The winter months frequently under wa.
ter. At present It is, however, in its full
beauty and verdure. On Friday it was
peopled by many thousand persons. |
never saw it so full before. The way was
bIockadedup by carriages full of Turkish
ladies, and the river was literally so full
Of caiques that you could not pass. The
fair natives of far Armenia and Georgia
are there spread about on the grass, whilst
black enuchs on white Arabians whirled
about with jealous eyes, watching over
the property Of their masters. The Tur
kish veil (the Yashmak) hides the greater
part OF the face from view, but these fair
Orentals have Of late years changed the
texture OF this covering, so that you can
well distinguish the finely chselled Lose.
and rosy lips beneath it. What beauty
was not there assembled! had never
seen such an as assemblage OF Turkish
ladies before, or rather OF ladieS belong
ing to Turks, and had often thought the
accounts and descriptions Of Oriental
beauty exaggerated. They are not. If
there was one, there were a hundred
young women Of the highest class of
beauty, with the straight Grecian nose.
and that clear. soft, dark, almond shaped
eye. What eyes, and what looks They
seemed very happy-Seated in little
groups, pic nicking. They had all
brought their dinners with them, and
sweet meats, which they are enjoying,
listening to the most discordant humdrum
Turkish music, which was being periom.
ed bv parties of four or five men with
species OF guitar. not unfrequenlly &C
companied by government chaunt, the
only excuse the Turks have for singing.
"Picture to yourself these thousand
damsels spread about the green, in blue.
pink, purple. orange, scarlet, green and
yellow costumes; children in scarlet vel.
vet, with gold plated through their hair,
and intermixed with long locks falling
over their shoulders; Turkish soldiers;
great car is, gilt and decorted drawn BY
bullocks, aud filled with women negroes
on white horses, galloping about on every
side; Turks sitting croSs-legged smoking
narghiIes and chiboukS, without speaking
a word, enjoying their kief; Armenians;
Persians in their peaked fur caps; the
Persian Ambassador in his carriage, in
full costume, followed by the most extraor-
dinary looking men on horseback dressed
up in Cashmere shawls; Circassians. in
pointed caps talmost all the embassies
were there's mix with these some hundred
British officers Of every uniform, and his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
with his staff. and mounted on superb
Arabian horses, the property of the Sui
tan, with purple velvet saddles richly EN-
brodered in gold, and you may have
some idea Of the brilliant scene the Sweet
Waters OF Europe present"