The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-13
THE EMPRESS IN THE EAST.
How Eugenie was Greeted by the Grand
Turk-The Mother OF the Sultan Snubs
his Fair Visitor.

A Constantinople letter Of October l3, TO the
New York Tribune, says:
Il was q beautiful sight when the Empress
Yacht, along with twenty steamers came to-day
into the BOsphorus, which was almost literally
covered with caiques. The Empress was on deck
with half dozen other ladies all the tlme: IN
about ten minutes the Sultan, who had been wait
ing her arrival at the palace came out 10 her
yacht in one Of the most magnificent oi boats,
manned by twenty men, WIN q gorgeous
throne and canopy at ahe ssefa he er vach
the Sultan rushed up the stairs with no
little e,npresSement. She met him at the top
with q cordial greeting, but did not KISS MIN,
saw Napoleon Kiss Queen Victoria. They thenfel
back and looked at each other moment. AS they
could not talk they did the next best thing; they
bowed at each other, and then the Empress went
down into the Sultan's boat. He followed imme-
diately, and they sat side by side. She
wore plain high necked dress OF straw-colored
satin, with trail two yards long, and bonnet ol
the same color The current in front OF the palace
Is very strong. Five hundred caiqucs and twenty
five steamers crowded with people were Jammed
together in horrible confusion, and can hardly un-
derstand now how we all got out OF IL without loss
OF lie. The Sultan on landing, conducted the En-
press to her apartments and lett her 10 rest tnerc
for some minutes. He then presented to her all the
Ministers of the Sublime Porte and the functlona.
res of the palace, and hastened across 10 MS oicl
place at Dolma Baghdie, whittier the Empress
followed him in about an hour 10 pay her re.
poets to the valide Sultana lSutan's mother)
This old woman is, by unaltcrable custom, su-
preme within the palace, and she does not at all
approve of the way in which the sultan Is DIS
gracing himself with this b0d-faccd nfdel wo-
man. She has thrown every possible obstacle III
her way and made herself just as disagreeabio as
she dared. She could not refuse to see her to-day,
but she overturned the arrangements OF the Sultan
by refusing TO receive the Empress with Musta-
pha Pasha's daughter as lady in waiting and i'll
terpreter. She said she would teach Mussulman
girls not to learn infidel languages and not to as
sumo intiucl customs The visit OF the Empress
TO her was short and formal, and she passed out
OF the harcm into the apartment of the Sultan
to dine with him in state. No doubt the
Valide Sutana ground her teeth with rage,
and no doubt she will rate the Sultan
for his indecent violation OF all propricty;
but the deed is done, and she will rave in
van 4 shameless female giaour has gone where
even the Sultan'S mother was never permitted to
60 This shows more real pluck on the part OF
the Sultan than you can well realize. Thursday,
Eugene received the diplomatic corps at Beyler-
bey In conversation with Mr.. Morris, our minis
lister resident the Empress declared that there
WAS nothing which she more desired than TO Visit
America; that she was only waiting for some pre-
text for going, which she hoped would be found
before long. She cOnyersed with all the ladies In
their own languages. She speaks English re-
markably well, and certainly looks more like an
English than Spanish lady. During the recep-
tion, she wore robe of amber satin, with very
full train, with hoops, too, | believe,l trimmed
with mauve velvet; her bonnet was also amber
colored. Her only jewelry was pearl necklace,
and she wore no earrings.