, 1864-04-24


F1aehlng Flag Of the Eagle
Oh, yes. the slsus deepen; Tue Nemeels blow
Down, down ehsll he fall by his own battle spear,
That will turn TO stan, with Wild rapture to rear
Our lands Flag OF the Eagiel
LETTER ERst11 CONSTANTLY.
The mohn1nmednn Festival of the
Ka1nazan-.1neldents OF turkish Lie
The Black Troops OF the sultan.
Correspondence of the n. I. Evening post1
CoEsTAxT1EoPLE, March II, 1881.
The Mu6sulman month OF fasting, called
Ramozdn, has expired, and the three festival
day ewhich succeeded 1t, known rs the Bayram
having terminated, public business has again
been resumed. During these two periods
though the offices of the Porte are open,
nothing Is transacted In the first the bur
thens of t4e dast (Which, however, not one
nesg. And in the latter, the joy occasioned
by the cessation of the month Of Lumilta
tiou, fasting and prayer, Is naturally received
as relief from al grave occupations. Chris
tim "ciy1lizatton" IL making greaE changes
u tAe Moslems, and they are 1ast becoming,
Ievers." It Inns SO happened that the Cath
olic aid Greek carnival, and the Islam Ra-
mozan came, this gear, together, which en-
Ibled The stfaithful' to so1ace themselves at
night, In the halls, OPENS md theatres OF the
Christians, tor any abstinence which they ex
Ferienced during the day. It Is not only to
be regretted that the influences Of the 'sclyil-
izatlon," go much landed by philanthropists,
IL not an clevating one, hut, on the contrary,
1t tends sadly to degrade the graFer Moha1l-
medan from d superior and higher position
to tLnt Of q reyelliug and Incorporate Chris
r-E% FHTr- INV, xfnu ~
disdntn tle ordinances Of the Koran; but the
time Is evidently not far distaut when these
will be considered in the light only Of "bar-
bnrous times" rendered obsolete by nccees-
cary and sa1utary reforms.
! TURKISH WOMEN Ii TIE FESTIVAL.
THIS disIesard Of their own religious laws
fe not confined to the men. The talr sex also
claim the privilege Of introducing innora-
tiops Of their own. At no time Of the year
ART the Turkish Indies seen mere in the pub
lie streets, concealed beneath the tlinnest OF
Teils. The Laznars TIRE, during the day, filled
with them, on the excuse Of shopping for tue
coming Beyra1n. Then they are ready for
any little innoee 1t ictrigues which may turn
up, Just 70 aid them In Willing a say the hor-
rid last. Europeans, who are "beau jarcons,'
are much In favor just then; and, rs 1t might
be expected, Don Juans " are not scarce,
or hard to be found, In such trying emergen
cies. Then, also, tie square IN front Of the
Of sultan Bayazid, aof clorioss memory.''
ls the theatre of much filtration on the part
Of the ladies, and equal gallant1y On that Of
the young Ottoman 'tbncks," set off with
the brilliant uniforms Of the present sultan's
army.
Tie ladies turn out then in their carriages
almost all Of Euro pcan OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
In their best attire, their yeils made Of the
thtnuest "book muslin from beneath which
fash bright eyes; and ivory teeth set in cher
~ (no, ruby ts the better term, ruby lips hnr.
row the soaic Of the sensitive youths who are
fascinated By the charmers, and riyetted, as
BY spell. in the presence Of the fur syrens.
On their 6rows they wear ga,ly-co1ored ban
dd,sr, which they call Garl6a1dis, In honor OF
the great hero (the terror of the 6ultnn's
nlinistere}. and many wear the best Of kid
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ind emeralds worn outside. Then their
,fcrdItes, or cloaks, are worn so coquetish1y
that nccks Of the Unrest alabaster are wanton.
ly exposed to view. As they drive around
{both Mussulmen and Ghiaour) form pha-
lenxes along the routes, and, to the horror Of
the elder Nohammedhns of the told school,"
kiss their fingers iu return for the smiles Law
ished upon them by the fair Fatimas, Ayestas
and Emfuos. Shade Of the Prophet! Of
Omar, Of ALI, and Abubeeker-illustrions
heroes Of the better days Of Islatnlsm aud
Arnbinn yirtue-Whnt must You think Of such
degenerate tlmes as thcsc!. Where are the
dates and camel's mslk--thc Woollcn thoss and
the sandals Of goats skin, with which you
conquered Persia. Syria, Egypt and Stamboul
itself? I'm afraid the degenerate fair ladies
of the present "city Of the Sultan," have
never even heard Of such horribly low mud
vulgar things.
On the 20ih Of Ramazan the. Blessed Koran
came down from Heaven In charge Of the
.ArcAangel Gabriel, and In colnmemoration OF
thqt great event all creation worship the
Creator. The Sultan visits the mosque OF
Toopk hareh, where is also the artillery pat X,
md oilers up his adorutions after breaking
his fnst In his own fine palace. he visits the
mosque in Ills state barges, md. the master
Of artillery prepares for him magnificent
reception. "'s -
CELEBRATION OF TIE MONTH or RANAzAN.
The month of Ramazan is, like Ill the
Others, lunar one, and 'teFminates by tho
vleunl appearance Of the new moon Of q,
Cadeh. Some saY II is often seen from tht
summit of Mount OLYMPUS In Blthynia by
persons stationed there for thnt purpose
md telegrapAed at once to 6tamboul; bu1
this is probably only ths case III th{ck wealth
CT. This year, it was clearly visible iron
at about halfpast three o'clock P. N. on tht
| 8th inst, and the guns Of the nearest vesse
| Of war aud fortresse6 on the BOsphorus
| proclaimed the fact to the "faitnful' ~
From that precise moment the Bayrnm
comm mence., and pipes and coffee was again
| gence. On the following morning the Sultan,
attended by a1l his ministers and other otf1
| GERS, tnaugurated the festival. by going liz
grand procession from the interior Of tht
! "Old seraglioy" or what remains of It from
the late conflagratior, to pray in the mosque
ceeelon Was unusually splendid this year, on
account OF the costly uniforms which hare
betn introduced into lie army. Among ths
"Guuras" " were seen, for the first time, tn,
most elegant dresses of Arabla, Syria, Alba
nla, and even OF the tribes Of Bedouins, from
Mecca and Medina Some Of these latte
wore burnouses Of rich rcd silk velvet, work
cd in gold, and their horses {tur the Gu .rd'
arc all mounted) were richly caparlsonel- =
the saddles and brides such Is are seen only
among the wandering tribes Of the Desert. ;.
| TIE TURKISH ARMY.
Among the veteran regiments of infantr.
drnwn mp TO salute the Sultan were two OF
| peculiar character One WINS composed en-
1ircly Of pure blacks, Ind the other OF
lighter color, apparently mulatto:@. None Q
the troops were hner-looklng ufen than thcs
Of the same co1or-appearcd as we'll as IN,
Of those Of the white regiments. Alter TIL
Sultan Ind passed by all the troops "pile'
arms" and indu1gcd in smoke or quie
| chat, ard as an American, took no little in
terest in observing the results Of civil equal
ty between the two races, as shown 10 al
absence Of prejudice on the part Of the white
\ against tlclr fellow soldiers of dazise
color. The TACT that there does not exist an
barrier to this cquality In Mohaulmedan la
that all ircemen arc placed by It upon
footing Of equality, md that color Is no bar t
reyent education and intelligence. from ele
vating them to whatever position Provideuc
places within their reach removes nil pre{s
dices. How smazed black Mussulma
would be II he were told he could not g.
down wherever he chose, having plid t.
same fare IS the white one, because God ha
hes n pleased, to create him Of dark color
Such IN idea here never enters the head I
either wl.itc or BLACK, and yet In no part {
the world are tho grades of eocial life mo,
strictly sustained than in Stamboul / hoI
that the day is not far distant when, In n
own beloved and enlightened country, tt
majesty and oinnipotent will Of the Create
of all l,cn and Of ali things ~i1 cease to t
treated With disdain; that the colored ms
will no longer behc1d responsible ani trieste
with contumely, and that his position In tt
family Of God's creatures, rs a human feiloy
being, Will not bo denied him by those vii
so afloeantly claim to be {as kings former]
did, bv the "gEnce Of God''} superior to tho.
Who are animated by the same divine br.at