, 1875-07-03
LITERATURE.

~ fHE CITY or TAE suLTAhs.
chEsrAxTIsoEtE frp,n The rIrnen r q nEorns,E ,o.,.
fau Edlttnn Hpccfaty tteytsrt Iainu., Up. ;6J New
York: Henry itoit l. co. Price =.
NJ. 0atittet Waited Consthntinor1o ovot twonts
56ats ago, ytt his g'ow!nR wosd-rcsasca ot too
city, reproducing It from every point OF view,
josn littlo Of their irtorcat with tho pas'hgo ol
time. Tho beautiful city Of tho BoeFllof'ss' tao
Capital Of tho Ottoman Enpirc changes ho'
elow1y III Tho rrog1osa Of yoars and tho ohescnos
that wcro tr1te to 1t quarter Of century ago ~
nobt particulars represent 1t fairly At 'no pres.
mt hour, Moreover, as tho esrange. patent
charm Of dtte,ltntisu1 Is dispollcd from fao East
by tbe in4ablon Of tho transforming, rsvItying
spirlt Of tho ago, il Will bo well to hAse
thtse hicti1rce, falt1rfn1 AZ photographs anu
militant a. tnossIcs "a recall tho sl'lentOr and
the soualor. tho jlfo and tho atupor. OF the bar
haria thu magnificent ConstantiuopIe Of tie
past.
NJ, 1datfer, Who Ind ttifst for travol aud
Notwithstanding wh1clr lo gratihtd by jourhoyfnE
tGroticb n1aus foreign lands, took by nstiucs tho
truo ,iie.l,bd ii getting a quick aud intimate
knowledge of what Has noyo in new countrlos'
uo entered directly into the life Of thu people,
ndopttng thcir drcea and their manoeFs ~ Tar a8
possible aud respecting acrupnlouslJ their rules
at5d cfstotns Thus all places accessible to fof-
eiRners uete cordially opon to him. and 10 CON-
nhahdbd tho best opportunities Tor obatrysnB
wtatevor, was most curious aud worth siudFiino6'
During lie tcti wocks spent In Constantino-
pIo 10 wandered without guido tnfoh6h
liz tpaze Of streets, that, without na'ilo or
pumber visible, aro to tho traveller bo"&ldor-
lug labyrinth Of lanes or passagos, narrow,
crooked, moan and nfanonBly pared. tui OF
holes an1 pudales, and shroasea with NANCY
ours that snap tuatoiousy at man and Deast
encroacI1ing upon their vicinity. Dsgu'acd IN
tnrhan. 1ooao tfousors and surlout, and With
eyes prudcntly yoilipg in si!, covert gteheee
thotr kaep eurioaity, he pasaed through LUG
Turkish auartor6. whore tho Frank ia commonly
Sxpoeed 10 abuao and insult, unnoticed and nm
disturbod. In thi5 way tho suspicious, seelusifc
city yielded up to him much valnable lntofma-
ton that dvadca tho ordinary visitor.
M. Gautior gives separate chaptora to syEa,
Malta, snyrns, and tllc Tfoaa mud tho Dat-
danelles vhicl. waro Inspected on Tho yoyagc
out. but tlovotos tho remainder Of lis book to
Constanttnop.o and lta suburbs. As tho entrance
Of the Golden Horn he writes:
\ marvellous panorama displays Itself bofore our
ycs hie o grand theatrical scene Of to'i'o Oriental
spectacle. Ths Golden Horn ta saY. o{ Which tso
csncs, pJ which penetrated into ahc city te u an
6phthcatfe tron III two hhotea ~ far as tha SHcot
u,ary stream. It's nnns Of Golden l1arn II ittrsed
no doubt from ita fornpg literal "eornteoplh for
e. e., ,y VII FL ses ssssss e Ss MS,a ss
nath. I'll rabt beyon, tho sea, rses dn imnusso
wIndoWs, "q and aanhea 1t each eno " Of tafFe
euTmonnted by Aaestar. 1t in harTack, tllc largest
a Tyursn n, name 20 Of snst A.o suburb Of
Constantiuope, which dlsplayK Itself M returning
bitA Of The ancient Chrysoros. Of which there no" re-
msinS 1s IL 'es3se oFs remote, liz as ,t Of tho uaer.
5ssi pRsn e 4 q
x,o 4 ao s9 I s r.
ioYcrt, This lover, elegant enough, IL form, and
WHICH i'd this clear alr 6eka IKE a1asstcr, forus
sue!o eon5.s 10 IT, dep I fda & s ''n, @
hsne spfeats: via a land!ns flace, u taaaea-
foundry an1 its aoxqlc. WIN hs serial dome ana aon.
a tds na.sn EmSssy ftn iI i, p,ud front
aboyo Tho redI!ei roots md etuf!sof trees antt
scen,s command atea.iot as shs teatnte q the
ars far ess assuming, thera would scam 70 10 20 Ha-
cetsity for this sefasaert!nn Oh Tho part Of nutsa.
,ho Franttsa eonnerce-rises il tic 1nilst II &ha
nuBss oosd1tE With T. brazen :cupolA+ 8td loEcra
abovs tho arcens donoeso walls Which erut91se ~ ~
crpwns the summit Of tho blu. with It's ranRea el es:
pre.A hets, Ind ,ta; nans'oa1i of Nenhy torMt.g a
Serzglio Point forx tho. p'her caro, pa upon th!a
ehoEs l.cs the CITY ri Fper.-hc .cr!t
sbo ns'er @ ~ no5e W.
asA add lhe ty. Tha 'al inunts 10, the sczx verge
Of water sna a buildings present ns A,smsl1as "
rising sbove hs Of vesiurs s thla .illosntsa o
houses of ~ enloss, a'lri.y sasiE eus aotnaa whl
terminated BY nsleuder aptre Bhqotuppasd &hsrP and
bright ID the clear eky o tho morning. glylna tQ t1t
sn 4 ot1sasi sa aao hetahsnsa ,,n 81 b
and tho buidineA, A,ul4t a these nlilafsts behiit
he Mosque Of Utazpt. r'ea. te 2 ptqatFig'.a helSh
sisnal *h.cb indicates .nu outbreak snd tla deaaty o
.canaa!a as b4aaess Il boaa xo pres of te
s%sss r. 1sei s!ss y Gssa x5s|s
e i eonsisnnop1e ss 1a aad tbs ox sysyvsfs pnss
isafesf tpto hs 1s.s5; Ibs hllPs os ~ psilgAt 9p
distance by pieEs Of gsanite. -. ..,~, a.. -
As, ,Gt compauion.pieces to ihls riow Of Con
sthntihoplo we glSo d couple of portraits Of th.
shon rcigninR so7e1eiEp st tho OTTOMAN Emptte
T1o first pctrpa him AZ he came forth from his
doyotionsm Iii III tho' nlo5ssdiuo Of SAINT sohhia: u
The groorua load Tic 6ulana harto % shs 1noqutnj
s.oaa: anli pst4euuy {wo lnes at ylxiqss
ssshton-sppsars his Mshpssa ID sudan ahis -itsd
nd; his aaura rearIx q9iaea .geinst e sonpse tipt
q ds doorway, the outline Of which surrounded ha
liz coat,,mo-e1e eaalIugl, -eaaslstol "a
surtout or. palutot of 1spn ,blue. ,Thlt
tsousd,s; ipots snd feA ~ whlaA %
Imperial a,grata Of hcrona feathers waA faslAhsl b
button q enormous dtanon,a; wAlle. Ah{ai!gh III
SeqfseP.h Seseas t. M asais sSipiasisd II rgsl
eantiA, dtaat9 Tho austorf silnrnc1ty 81 big dseaa
10 rfur ak Ahtl, stetnd conf hayu been 1nfatakc!
81 rio que L. 1uprc4y saf!s'y, ,co,la by rG9a IN hi
pe eenaleasaea the enseionsness of 1anks,s a Gow
la tsaaau'y liz 1st ot n,artl ms e!saas M At!
Lag, seei4g cvzst4tlg agd la2f4na 4 nuhinaL
not sesn 10 rtAernhtn thq ,ayea o. human bring
naR-aadt itnp9r,p@s, aph yet Aoft. ... a..
tom HnYIfK by at1er than tho usual lulnsu procesa.
4b1It Aedja a.osscd tho spaos xhlsh ssp.tztsa. III
door ot tho hoalNe from tho anountinEboea "f NM
sare hlae!f rsesan,sa % trsad and seemed e M rsth.
which stood aws!tiug him, 'mn,osa1lo - sculpture
1tccI.
Tho sscond portrait sketches the Sultan q h
KppoAred ii tho ceremony of the Dairim in III
ureeu Ktash; on Which occasion tho hiklost dig
pisariaa Of the. MusHalruap Empiro are gracious