The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-29
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Olive MsYpsr TsHes Turkish Bath,
Olive Hsrperh Letter to the Alta California
CossfAxzrxoPLs, February 16, 1874.
I have read certainly not less than
atty times elaborate descriptions Of
genuine Turkish baths by BaYard
Taylor, Ross Browrs, and Others, and
I have always had my imagination
filled, with combined sostacles OF being
scrubbed with hot watber and pera
fumed soap and iced sherbet, and l
made up my mind not to leave Tur.
key without having had that delightful
experience. You know that I belong
to the softer sex and that they do not
bathe promiscssusly here as in Baden,
Long Branch. and many other fashion
able places. =
This bath where ] went in is for
ladies alone, not even the Common
herd" being admitted, for the charge ia
very high. I have made a few friends
among the natives since came here,
and can speak q few words Of Greek
(the predominant tongueO and owing
to my acquaintance with these ladies'
I got q glinpse,ior FATHERS whole days
sight, OF q Paradise where man is ex'
cludsd. The exterior OF these baths If
10 the usual style Of Turkish archi
lecture; but the interior fully recon-
| penses for the lack Of beauty without
1t is in the upper part OF Galats, anc
you have to 60 in sedan chairs, which
wait for yon,.as you must take thu
| EXTREMIST care of yourself in coming
| out of the bath, particularly at thi'
season OF the year. A cold after
Turkish bath is almost fatal.
high TONED" BATHING DRESSES.
Four OF rs went, together with two
servants, who carried our towels. bath
| dresses and lunch, 1t is an all day.
LOB, and the ladies all take lunch With
them. 1 had number OF handsome
and curious things given me at the ex'
position by the Egyptian and Turkish
| commissions, and among them were
large bathing towels with borders o
gold woven in; also, q bathing dres'
similarly decorated. Ny friends in
sisted on my. taking them. and. they
made of me while in the bath a person
of no ordinary importance, for, ss II
happens, no one but royal ladies ar
permitted to wear such in public baths
however, nobody interfered with N,
right to wear them, only admired me
not always from distance
On entering we were conducted to
large room, where we must undress ant
leave our tbings. l think there wer'
nearly fifty women there in all stages o
updress, who all paused to regard u
With curiosity while we dsrobed. Mer
can pull of their most sacred garments
toss them in a heap, and run about al
liz nothing were amiss. but somehow
felt as Eve did, when she, made tn
discovery that she was too thiDly cla'
for that time OF the year.
| A servant caught up our bathlnl
dresses and left fhe room, reckoning u
to follow. We ran the gauntlet OF
hundred pair Of eyes before we reache
the divan where l was laid, like de
| funct still with no clothes on. l raise,
nv head to see if I could not find
friendly towel, or anything; bat the at
lteudaut ducked my head back on tn
pillow again, 80 much as to say, I'll
there" [ did, but rolled my eye
round a little, and saw that there wer
at least twenty more women lynn
around in spots like myself; but the
all seemed to take it very easily.
The room was very warm and gre
warmer preceptibly though how, dou
know, until l began to feel as if
should suffocate, until my heart bes
painfully and 1 grew very faint, whe
: one OF the women gave me some lem
ousde, of which l drank two glssse
Then all of sudden, l began to pc
snire. and looked like . pumpki
that had lain out all night in q hsav
dew. l felt as if Twas dissolving, an
!, waited patiently till the en-
d should come. and | should b
thnt the transparent essence