New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-12

him 10 his Summer palace, at the Sweet Waters OF
Asia Ia sluggish littlo fresh water bayou) we wit
messed scene exceedingly novel to us, and mghy
interesting The fashionable ladies resort to tins
region, and may be seen either in carriages gong
slowly up and down the avenues or seated on rich
carpets upon moderate sized space of ground ele-
Vated abont three feet above the general level Here
they buy bOnbOns lemonade, and the like from lhe
numerous tineTant vendors who transport their ar
ticles in baskets or buckets suspended from pole
the shoulder, As we walked round face 10 lace
with these vailed ladies, We iCould not AVOID oelng
disabused of some preludices. They have eYldenty
much more freedom than we had supposed TO walk
about or drive about, shopping, &c. They also wear
usually so thin vail dropped TO the eyebrow,
and "a similar one brought from the neck
line Of the face and neck can be seen. which.
added to the full view Of the eyes, gives You fair
estimate of the person. They usually rather too
white and pale to he heathyloOking, and do not pos
sess, generally the bright, intelligent look OF the
European ladies' yet they are by no means deficient
III good looks. and are said to be modest and moral
in their conduct.
A TURKISH REyIEw-THE BOsPHORUS ILLU-
. ...fs MINATED. a...| ... It.. D. D. '
COEsTANTINoPLE Oct 16.-The Sultan went for
the Empress this morning, and brought her up in his
yacht about o'clock. They landed at the Beicos
Palace, and at drove up the valley TO beautiful
pavilion, built purpose for tho reviow. Five car
riages each drawn by four hores, took the party In
the first rode the Sultan the Empress and two Off
press's household The Sultan was in his usual OF
fetal uniform The Empress wore lavender-cO-
Ored silk dress. trimmed With Lace dark-blue vel
vet jacket, trimmed with gold, and a white bonnet
with thin black lace vail. She certainly has not
lost her beauty or her grace, although she IS dec
dedly more substantial looking than she was ten
wears ago. have never seen the Sultan with half
gOOd-natured an expression as he had to-uay' ne
evidently enjoys the fun. in spite OF his mother
whose hand, by the way, was manifest To-Day III inc
fact that not ono of the thousand women
i'm the harem was present at this grand display
The Sultan and the Empress sat for ~ hours side by
al in
gorgeous pavilion, which. with it's gold and silver
CLOTH and its gold and velvet hangings. could not
have cost less than $4,000. They say it is to DO
though her presence in it had made it too sacred TO
DO used again. There were some $1,000 people pres
ent at the review, including thousands of the better
class of Turkish women and have never seen IN any
country vast crowd so well treated by the guards
Scattered in groups over the hills aud on t. rich
green of the valley il made the gayest and most
beautiful sight of the kind have ever seen. If the
Empress was not enthusiastic over her evenings
sail. then she has no poetry III her soul The whole
length of the BOSphorus some fifteen miles, was
Illuminated in honor OF her visit IL was perfect
night, not a breath OF air. but cool enough TO DO
agreeable; the water was like mirror. Great bon
fires blazed OH Giants Mountain. The military en-
campment on the hills above the valley Illumi-
mated every tent having its lamp on the top
and, at givcn signal, bright light was
kndled inside Of each thirty or forty steamers
minated from hull to top-mast. and all along the
shores sometimes far up the hl-sides too, were mil
mons lamps arranged 10 represent
trees festOOns coats of arms, trumphal arches and
fantastic figures of every form, while from RATS
anchored in the stream and from the shores were
sent up showers of fireworks. The cannon OF the
fleet and the rifles of 10 900 infantry spoke out their
welcome when she left the palace the hills OF Europe
and Asia caught the sound and echoed 1t back, the
shores gilded with fire, answered with bombs and
rockets, and even the face of the Bosphorlis itself
seemed lit up with smiles as it reflected back the
lights from the shore. No doubt she has seen far
moreleaborate pyrOtechnicsi Paris and at Versailles
but no one has ever what be done by simple
illumination until he has seen the Bosphorus illu-
minated.
TIE IMPERIAL. BANQUET.
OCT. lS-Last night the Sultan gave a grand din
ner to 50 guests including all the Foreign Ministers
with their ladies, beside the higher Turkish func-
tonaries. The Sultan and the Empress sat
side by side at the head of the table on throncd
chairs. The Empress was Tesplendent with
diamonds, wearing crown and necklace
which, at very moderate estimate might be valued
at a million Of francs She wore a robe of green silk,
trimmed with lace. After dinner an hour was spent
in the TetiringrOOm in conversation between the
Empress the Sultan and the Diplomatic Corps. The
Sultan made himself agreeable to several of the
foreign Ministers, including our own representative,
Mr.. Morris who was the most conspicuous person in
the room, as the only one there without uniform.
The Sultan addressed him very cordially, and MIR.
Morris naturally cOmplmented him upon the good
appearance of his troops Saturday, which led the
Sultan to remark that they armed in great
part, with American guns and that he had reason 20
thank the American Government for the good dispO-
stiOn which il had shown in the large sale of arms 1t
had lately made to his agents for the use OF the I'm
perial army.