The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-11
EUGENE.

The French Empress Visits Abdul Aziz in His
Famous uarem-Six Hundred Circassian
Beauties, who Live for the Sultan Alone
What Eugente Saw and How She was I'm
pressed.
A correspondent writing from Constantinope rela-
tive to the visit OF the French Empress to the hem
says
in the afternoon the Empress paid visit 10 The
Sultan at the palace Of DOlmabaktcha, nna dlned
there IN company with some Of the Ottoman Hnis-
ters 9nd the French Embassy. As she reCurned at
night to her own palace the ships of war in the Bos
phorus were brilliantly lttup, many of the summer
residences OF the functonaries were illuminated,
and rockets were sent up from oatUig stages the
water.
WEDNESDAY, the day after her arrival the Empress
paid visit 80 the mother of the sultan the Baieah
Sultana, WHO resides wthther in his palace of
DolmabaStcha. This must have been one Of the
most interesting Of her sights in Stambeul. The i'm
pera hSfen IS sad 10 contain some 600 or Se OF the
ShoFesJ beauties OF the capital all Oirca9sans
Whgt must the chaste Eugene have thought of such
acrowd OF lovely faces, dressed in the NEST eXqui-
ste'1rental style, bcdcc6e6 with costly icwelry and
embroidery, all Submissive to the will OF their one
lord and master? What II she were to tell this to
the Emperor? or, as in the language OF a past
PERIOD 'H est Top tGrd," for him to Introduce into
Paris, the civilization OF the East The Sultan's
mother is lady now well advanced in
years Clrcassan slave of his father, Sultan Nah
moud ii, a present o. purchase and, apparently,
one OF his fayorites: no doubt, also in her time
beauty, but now only 'fat Old lady, much re-
spected for her great Denevoence aud generosity
to the poor As is always the case in the East, where
mothers, under 81 circumstances possess a strong
hold on The affections OF their children, and espe-
cally on the MINDS OF their sons the Sultan is much
/ Z
huenCe over htln, both in Official and private life.
She has her favorcs among her sons Ministers, and
| her personal influence maintains them in office.
| No functionaTy of the Government would venture
| TO disregard a request or recommendation OF
the mother Of the Sultan; and yet it is
not known th2t she ever has made an improper one.
| She has out OF her own purse built and endowed
hospital for ell classes Of the poor, irrespective OF
religion, and the Christian or jew IS as freely ad-
mitted TO ii as the hlussuman. Lately she has sue
ceeded in gecting up school for the education of
| teachers or governeSses among the Mussumans,
| and it is well known that she fully advocates the
necessity Of educating the rising generation OF her
own faith.
| cOmpaniedhy the Sultan ana an American lady as
| inteIpretress The Sultan, on approaching her. re-
spectully hssed her hand and then putting it into
| that of the Empress, paid the latter u compliment
| which caused the Old lady to embrace her a
daughter. The curiosity of the madens OF the In
| perial harem to see the Empress of France so
great that, Notwithstanding all the violent
| proacheS OF the sable "iadedeens in charge Of
them. they 3oGked to the windows, threw them up,
and perfectly disregardIul Of their unveiled faces,
thrust out Sheir heads to the no small amusement,
| and perhaps dismay of the passing caH-jees, who
must have "laid their oars to behold the capti-
waiting spectacle. After remaining some time in the
haren, the Empress retired with the Sultan to the
| dining-room, and by his side partOok of "A dinner
! composed OF both Oriental and Occidental dishes
| of the choicest kinds. IL is said that, perhaps
out of respect for the religious preudices of the
| Empress, the Sultan only presented to her in the
son--and Two daughters. This son, named
IL Eddeen, is fine boy of some twelve
now an ectr OF the military academy where he
makes goodDrOgress in his studies and the French
language. At dinner the Empress sat at the right
hand of the Sultan, with the Grand NlZer on her
right, to interpreter. TO the left of the
Sultan sat Prince Joachim Murat, grandson of the
eX-King of Naples. He is tail, handsome man, Of
some thirtydve or forty years OF age dressed in Il
hussar uniform. Paris life is visible in his features
Some time after dinner the Sultan accompanied
the Empress TO the waters edge when by steamer,
| she returned TO the Palace Of Beglerbeg with her
| suite of attendants.