, 1876-01-09
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Abdul Aziz's Weekly Visit to the
Mosque.
The French Peoples Palaces---Dancing
on Skates in England.
American Women in Paris-..RaIlway
Travelling in Germany.

Constantinople correspondent Of the London
1etgrdph) stately and attractive ceremony,
and one which, though 1t takes place every Fri
day, noVor fails to attract crowd Of sieht-seore
On Friday the boulevard which extends behind
tho palacea Of Dolmabag.cho and Tchirngaun
presented an unusually animated anl picturesque
spectacle. On other days the Christian element
predominates thero, but on Fridays the faithful
come from various quartors OF the city. and far
outnumber the Christians. As it is q holiday
with them they ire all sa grande tenue, and tho
road is lighted up by the brilliant coora Of their
dresses. The Children especially arc ar
rayel in 6ilka aud cottona OF tho most
gorgeous hues, villa tho hanotlnls, who
are seated in thor carriasos or
who haya found n yantase-grc on terrace,
or Oh raised plot of garden ground, bring all
the colors Of the rainbow to heightou the beauty
OF the scene. The lovera Of quaint costume
would do vol to come bore and make careful
study Of the fur-lined caftnns, the mauy-foided
turb1us, the Bheep-slin caps-which areal1ke
colossal mops-tho prolisiousiy capacious
trousers, the gorgeous eashes, thiclset with pis-
tells aud yataghaas Which may be met With in
piofusion. The soldiers who line the streets On
these occasions nre, presume, picked men. At
ali events, they are 1ine, healthy, hardy young
fellows, with brouzel faces and 1.-the, nctiyo
imbB. They do not march With the regularity
which an English drslSerScaM requires, but
they get over tho ground with onick swinging
STEP and look as If they could and would Ting
themselves into breach or mike rush upon
hostile guns with the necessary rromptltuao.
The uniforms OF the priyates are picturesque,
and leave the men the FREQ use OF snelf limbs
but tho officers are beltcd, aud buttoncd, anu
stocked after the ost approved French modes.
JtRE 1{rcr 1.E1I ih fy
no means pleasing. IheiE horses Are good and
active little beasts, but, as rule, they look too
small for thor riders. This, however, is OF
constant occurrence hero, aud l knuv OF no
more ludlcrous spectacle than that which is pre-
sented by tail and s:ou1 Turk as lis prances
along On small Arab horso whilst his servant
runs after him, holding the horses tail iu The
ono hand and his masters umbrella in tua
other. There is strange m11tuzo OF barbarian
aud civilization in tho sceEe which I am trying
TO describe, for tho tranwav runs along
the boulevard, and ut intervals the gre2. un-
w1eidy trans, which are Of the very ughest pat
tern, come numbering through the crowd They
ale preceded, however, by Gunuer: who, with
bare shoulders, arms. and legs, and only modi
cum Of clothing round his loias, pounds along
sud warus the crowd by shouts or By loud blasss
Oh cows horn, intllnatln1 that they must get
out OF the way. Here, too, through tlie crowd
come winding long string OF mules, laden
with aooi and scattering the fo3t-pos5engers
flock Of sheep md goats to tho sEnnhieS;
scdate cli Turk leads homo by cord enor-
moue black faced, tnlca-teeced. and very broad
talIed-ra.u an oraba, laueL LiGh with furultnro
and dawn by Lnilocls, crcels painfully nlong;
perhaps six idnadls staeeer under the weight OF
4 wIne-puucbeou ~h:cu taoy arc carrvlng on
long poles or two emaT:ly-uresse3 po1tors carry
mora brilliant attirod hdnoun Ill sedan
chair; and ehouderiug their way through the
crowd with easy, rat.ent steps, come Two palis
rtoc{r huff Eh hay kaa
pressed into the eeTylco Of civilization. and hsul
cont daily for the neiehbo.iug gasworks. But
uow the hour approaches for tue great man to
come forth. THO progress OF the trans ID sus-
peuded the mules. with their juggling bells.
ars made to halt, or a,o turned up slce ttzeeis
the -hanou,ns crane then heads OIL: OF
the coach windows. tue pateznal TURKS lift the
eayly-d,essed children on to ther shoulders, and
the soldiers dress the wonted lines. Loud sal
yoas OF artillery from the palaces, Which ere
eyhoed by couotc:-hrin; frsm the Palace Of
Deglerberg on the opposite slde Of the Dospbo-
rus, proclaim that the Father Of the Faithful is
vending fozth to his devotions. He comes
eraud, sompEe, turning neither to the right nor
10 the left aud heedlces OF the cheers that great
him aud OF the faoas which light up as ba
passes. A few suppicauts run forward with Pc
ti.ions, which are taken br tho equerrios, and
then the Lord OF Many Millions has passed BY
and toe SLOW Of the day is over.
THE FRENCH PEOPLES PALACES.
"(itaco Greenwood writes from Paris to tbs
New York Times: .'Tlo old palace grounds
now all belong to the people, and noasly all the
PALACES. It is strange to see what motley
democratic crowd iny4dos that palace OF
palaces at Versailles on pleasant Sunday
Of tic summer or autumn. Donnas, children.
grisettes, workmen. private soldiers. Americao
tourists. thrrnS up the magnificent stairway,
from the upper-landing Of which Louis NV.
made his famous speech to the great Conde.
1t Is enough to oust the ghost Of tho grand
mouarqua from his mighty chateau-under
whose roof shame leastcd equally with honor,
and death waa tho masto: OF The royuls, aud
revolution and royalty wore rocked II the eamo
gilded cradle. So large portion OF tho palace
has boen appropriated by tho Republic for dll-
fereut Government Bureaus that q vis't to it is
not altogether satisfactory, even to Ropubl1cau.
The Assembly meet IN the old theatre, once the
scene Of costly Royal entertainments. Tho
erea. fountains which OF old on'y pared
for Princes, On great state occasions, play now
for the People Oh certain Sunday afternoons III
tho sun:1cr uud autumn, at tina 1a.s OF 10000
francs time.
Tho Tr,anons nro less changed than the
great palace: Petit Trinnon especially contains,
sis;1s OF real and recon: presence, that oae cau
there easily dream ones self back to the Tins Of
Napoleon and Marie Antoinet:s. Bat the most
marveiousiy unchanged. the most masIca''y pre-
served OF all thugs ne.e is tAa quaint Swiss
village on the bauks of tho little lake,-tho
group Of plavl1ouse5 built bv AlaTia Anto!uetto
fur the advertisement OF the loyal tutntly. Here
King, Queen, Princes, and prlncesses took
refuge IRON sha burdens and elnuis Of their
I: fro, II jrtnr
fcc,ipn and starvation. from all the aonh:e pre-
aages nf ruin in graceful rnaKe-bcleyo ami gay
ipasuuetaue What to these stnplo Villagers
1uat1ured the scaudas and lntrisuoa Of the
Court, the pcri!s which menaced the throne. m
exhausted treasury. and IL defiant Assembly?
Tbov wore hke children plar,ue Oh the ocean
sands while tne tide is corning IL. before them
Va. the sea OF peoples cullen dlscontent
gathering wrath aud force With every surge; be-
I1nd th=m "srs the black ciiffs Of fate. they
p!ayeu Till ever; way OF escape was cut oil, ti!l
that CT eep,ng. hungry sea met them ut every
turn, Tneu everv atep VAS fatai step,
"a ruost disappointing and melancholy place
tn visit nov il Malmaiaon. The chateau could
never lave been beautiful. bus it must hare llnu
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