The hydraulic press., 1860-12-01

inicences of an Officer of the Zouaves,"
recently translated from the French, we derive
sketchy description of the Sultanas,
returning from their devotion to the palace on
the Bosphorus: % A band of black eunuchs.
on foot and horseback, came on in advance
of the procession, to clear the way: which
they did with very little ceremony, except
when they came to the French officers, to
whom they on the contrary, exhibited themost
respectful polteness. The Sultanas, to the
number of about thirty, were seated in guilt
carriages, open in every side, and of a shape
not unlike those which were in use in France,
towards the latter part of the sixteenth CEN
tnry. The Sultans eldest son, pretty and
graceful boy of about eight years old, was in
one of he carriages, seated on the lap of a
lady of still youthful appearance. The
Sultanas had only the lower part of the face
concealed and that by a gauze veil so trans
parently thin, that it was easy to distinguish
through it the form of the mouth; which, by
way, is their least handsome feature. Their
complexion was of colorless white: their
eyes were brown almond shaped, shaded by
long lashes, and surmounted by arching
eyebrows of the blacklist jet; their hair
appeared to be very thick and lustrous.
Beautiful young girls, all of them,-gay
laughing, and coqueti>h,- TIER features
were yet wanting in that air Of distinction,
which is usually inseparable from woman of
the better class ofsociety in Western Europe.
1t was almost impossible to distinguish the
outlines of their shapes, through their heavy
and cumbrouS garments, which concealed 1T
better than do even the ridiculous skirts,
whether crinolines, or chicken coops, with
which our own fair countrywomen make it
point OF honor to take upal the sidewalks
of our city. The women of the East are
rather simple in their dress, pleasing in their
appearance, and have, all, fine heads; but
their movements are slow, as though their
bodies were somewhat cramped in the indo-
lent life which they lead in the harem.
FATTENING TURKEYs-Muc has been pub
lished of late in onr agricultural journals, in
relation TO the alimentary properties of char
coal 1t has been repeatedly asserted, that
domestic fowls may be fattened on it without
any other food, and that, too, in shorter
time than on the most nutritive grains. |
made an experiment, and must say, that the
result surprised me- AS | had always been
rather skeptical. Four turkeys were con-
fined in pen and fed on meal. boiled pota-
toes and oats. Four others of the same
brood, were also at the same time confined
in another pen, and fed daily on the same
articles, hut with one pint Of finely pnlver-
lied char oal mixed with their meal and
potatoes. They also had IA plentiful supply
of broken charcoal in their pen. The eight
were killed on the same day. and there was
difference of one and half pounds each
in favor of the fowls which had been sup
piled with the charcoal. they being much the
sweetest and finest in tenderness and SAVIOR.
Germantown Tel.
A Quaker engaged in Boston, dislking the
Esq" to his name, advised a southern cor
respondent to direct his letters to Amos
Smith, without any tall and received re-
ply superscrihed: "Amos Smith, without
any tail, Boston"
CALIFORNIA WEEKLY PICAYUNE, is the title
Of new paper which has been received at this
ofice-Henry George & Co., publishers. San