New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-11

leaS Of the incautious pedestrians who approached
too near her extcnporc kennel. His quarters, now
ever were not so unattractiye as might DC eXpeo'eo
from the approach to them.
NV house was of stoue--a fact by no means unc9n
solaiory, in town cOmhustble as ,, ~ pan
and for greater security, was furnished VIII an III
uu o ' IN ee of fire in The neichhorhooj. My room
was distin guished by whitewashed walls an" G'nm n
wooden floor, and had for furniture, TO- ,k and
table and Venetian mirror IN frame ol mss i,h
gol IL communicated with BEDROOM 7ipl rr Mas
an iron N..s,cad and q chest of drawers lhore was
aIou, all this nothing very oriental as you may
nevertheless my hostess was Say ,Diu, wpopcr hal
face of oriental paoness. ilumined ny lait Oh uih
SI,n 4 pretty Grceian girl servant. with hand
kcrchief tvd lied into turban ny way o. hean ahh
ssi fed Nv stupid boy. formed the domestic es,ansn
, aud maintained it, local colorng Inc niece know
trrnththe aunt little Italian; ana ny mSnd 70 =,
these two and my suspicious of Turkish We eohtNco W
misunderstood each ether very satisfactorily
Through the good graces of young mcdlcai
counryman whose acquaintance he had made ai'er
his arrival in Constautiuople, NJ. Gautier received
an invitation to dine with cXpa Ina Of kurdisan'
which gave him an opportunity for describing the
interior Of Turkish m6nage which docs not occur
every day to European. Mterthreading Their way
through several narrow streets, crowded with the
shops of pipe-bow makers, confectiOncrs. dealers III
cucunsers and other oriental wares, they found
themselves at the top of high street on which was
perched the house of the expasha They found their
gray and relieved by stripes of buc. The only fur
niture was straw mat two cupboagds, and divan
covered with Persian silk. The luxury of a Turkish
household is in fact, confined to the harein There
are displayed tho carpets OF lspahan or smyrna;
"therc are spread the embroidered tapestries there
stretch the soft divans of slk and shine the little
naid tables of pearl and agate; there burn rich
perfumes in ccnscrs of gold and silver fligrce there
bloom the rarest of flowers; and there CLEAN, like
.,.faa -s,f Ia Inf
Marmora. and the fountains of pcrfumed water
which diiiusc, at once, freshness and melody. In
that mysterious retreat passes the real and actua!
lfc-thc life Of pleasure and of intimacy; and there
no relative and no friend can ever penetrate The
cX-pasla wore the fez, "a buttOncd frock-coat, and
loose white trousers His fine thin face was terni-
mated 10y beard in which a few gray hairs had al
ready appeared, and had an air of uninistakable
distinction
My friend interpreted TO him safutaions, 70 which
he responded most cordially and Craconsiy and suD-c
queutly made a sign to sit beside him The read
ness with which crossed my cgs Ike lurk-a move ,
mcnt not easily learned by Frcnchmln-indde INN
smile and evidently gave him good opinion 81 me .,
sunset wcre fading from the sky when hrcebssed
signal gun rcverrratcd ioyously through the evening
air The fast was ended for the d y am !r %
meats; this Gsai collation. scryIns to indicate that the
faithful legally ncgn to take food.
Then they placed before the dvdn large di'k Of
brass. carefully polished AMI shining like shield oi gold
dishes. These disks Supported by low FOOT, serve
for tables and three or tour persons can easily be accom-
unknown IN the East. They eat without ahccolh or
napkin hut give you To dry your fingers, little Squares
OF embroidered muslin, fngcd with gold. and closely
resembling what the English cali "doyl'ys;' pre-
caution by mcans unnecessary, because You use, ~
these Tcpasts knives or forks except those Known 10
In mi, ease the Pasha foresccng my embarrassment
had most CONSIDERABLY caused me 10 Ne supplied with
a silver spoon; hut declined IT, being resoN ed 10 con
Torn myself, IN all such Particulars 20 the asases OF the
country
Doubtless in the estimation OF the masters Of the art
of European cookery, the turkish condition and style 81
culinary art would appear utterly bdrDaiuus ana pdtri
dicna; but their dishes are not devoid of skill III pre-
paration, nor by any means made oi random li are
very numerous and succeed e'cn other r'fdy ana tc
Custom H. 10 take WIN 1f hhyeIS' H." l"Un , ns
dsmcmbercd fowls; sh dressed in oil; cucnmncis IN
various fashions; balls Of rice Wrapped IN yne.dyes,
aud pancakes with honey; the whole sprim;led with
water, slightly dashed with mint and aromatic hcr"%.
dsI vigorously national as the pecho Of SPAIN the
of the Arabs, the sasrkraat of Germany,
or tie piVnpuDii'Hg of Engiand ana wnich nSW's,
t,ga Enr ,,i,i"k we had water sb,rbct AM srun of
cherries which last dipped from DISH win tor
tofcsh,ll spoon furnished with an exq1isit,y carved
handle Of ivory
Tle meal ended. the brazen table removed, and
water brought for washing tan mi spcsbe ceremony,
when one has dined with other plate than his tea
nngcsJ then coffee served, and Tie ch,Joackdt
seDted to cach guest superb pipe, whn an exquisite
mouthpiece Of amber ana a stem OF ebeily-woVd ~
glossy satin. each pipe beng supplied with TUT oI
Macedonian tobacco and placed upon Il lte Plate of
metal ald on uc moor, To preserve inc mat nom thc
sparks or ashes which might ia from the HShtei BOWL
No city has suffered more than Constantinopc from
accidental fires, which fact NJ. Gautier offers some
suggestive c0nuneIts although the most destructive
coniiagraOns have taken place since the date OF lis
visit uS5n The town is built almost entirely of
wood. Except III the mosques, aqueducts, walls,
and fountains, little is made OF any other matters
al A house sixty years old is a rarity. Past ages
have left no witness upon the soil which has been
perpetually swept by flames A Waterman is con-
IL an l., .L-nu fran he nf q
and on perceiving the outbreak of fire, he hangs
out basket by day, lantern by night, to indi-
cate the quarter of the city in which it has made its
appearance. The cannon thundcIs out the alarm.
The awakened streets ring with Iugubrl0us
cries Every one is aroused, and the water
carriers, who are also the hremcn, rush
at full speed in the direction OF the
signal The Sultan, the vizicrs, and the pashas arc
obliged to be presentin person at all important fires
Even If the Sultan has retired into his harcin, his
sanctuary is not free from intrusion in of fire.
An odalisque, clad in scarlet, with turban of the
color, penetIates to the chamber, raises the
tapestry which covers the doorway and stands be-
fore lin in silence. The appearance OF this flame
colored specter announces to the Sultan that there is
a fire in Constantinople, and summons him to his
duty as a sovereign. NJ. Gautier gives vivid de-
scripiion of several large conilagratons which oc-
Cured during the time of his VISIT but the city has
since suffered still severely in the extensive
fires Of 1865, 1866 1870 and 1873 in which more
than ten thousand houses were burnt, and great
number of persons lost their lives. As in the Of
Chicago and Boston, COnstantnople received new
impulse from the conldgratiOns, which were the
signal for important and valuable improvements in
the city.
PROBLEMS OF LIFE AID MIND. BY GEORGE HENRY
IENEs First Seres Foundations of a Creed. Vol H.
limo pp 4S7. James H. o~g0Jd * Coz
The purpose of the series which is brought