The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14
WHITE sLAVERY IN TURKEY.
How wives arc Bought In ConstantinopIe -
The Flowers Of the IInrom.


A gentleman from the British Foreign
Once, no was here IN 1859, was satisfied by 0c-
cular evidence that saves, both bl ok aud white,
were siill sold and bought with very little re-
serve In the Immediate vicinity Of the Sulev-
manycu, or SOlymdu's mosque. The trade, no-
sides, was carried on iris side OF the Golden
Horn, near the TOphane or Artillery Arsenal.
aud has on'y lately, and IN consideration Of the
feelings OF he pfNiug Franks, ueen removed to
the koom poo. or Sand Gate, quarter inhab-
TIED by CrcasSians, on the FAR side u STEAMBOAT,
OF the sea Of NarmOri.
since the advance OF Russia on tho region Of
the u'asus has either led To the suujugation
or emigttion of the Circasslans. the recruiting
Of wives Tor the wealthy TURKS can only be car
ried ON under difficulties. and the business is
reduced to profitable but rather petty retail
trade. The business IL generally managed as
follows; A Mosiem dealer, agent. or broker
travels to the happy land wuere beauty and yir-
tue may be bought, guaranteed first hand. lie
makes choice Of four young, uusophistlcated
girls, maffies them, imports them to CONSTANT
nope, Keeps item as pure as when they were In
their maternal homes. sells them, and then goes
back Tor another "lot;" and II he can Ouly
achieve four such trips In year, he eau make
decent living out OF sixteen women a noble,
selt-dcnling. and useful trade. tolerated
the Mohammedan coue. Many OF the Circasstans
are settled In Turkey, and there actu. lly breed
children Tor sale, having no more shame ABOUT
1t than fashionable English mother my feel
about Orinling out her girls for the matrimonial
market. The Cirrnssiau. however does NOT care
fur rank or family connections, but for hard
cash. Fauna Is knoCked down to a Boy oria
Pasha. her father takes his bahsheesh. and tho
u
successor arrives. | can meanwhile positively
assure you that there are In STEAMBOAT az many
as twenty four no SEES whore the sale OF Circas-
sian ami otner Girls rs freely carried on. A
young Mussuluan Of my acquaintance told ne
that at ole of these beauty shops he was offered
hrst rate article, Tor which he was asked $50
Turkish lire. amt he offered 80 lire.
That even the constant supply Of Circassian
anu Georgian ~ VS. has little eject toward i'm
proving the bTeed of Turkish women we may
argue from the speciuens OF the - lwers Of the
harems "-nue types OF wOmanhuOd "a they
originally are-whOm we see driving up aud
down the Grand tue d. Pera, especially on
Friday afternoon. On tins, their weekly holi-
day, these lovely beings do not dsdain to par de
their charm before the desrised Giaours. the
one 10 descry their features as II that mere sham
OF disguise were removed. How little real
beauty there Is to be seen among them must be-
obvious to any one who comp res them with the
hevies Of frcsh-cn lored, elcga ntlN-shiped Greek
ana other Levdntine girls who are tripping along
the muddy footpGths every daY, and AZ all hours
Of the day, to say nothing Of the dainty European
ladies' out for a shopping in their Sedan chairs.
AZ an ordinary SIGHT inside n Turkish carriage
here SoI have the ample Georgian dowacef.
lullins h ok In her carriage, n sha1eless mass OF
obesity, uucasily blowing aud gtouning; there,
in the mex vehicle, the faded shadow Of Cir
ca~sian belle, thin and skinny, leaning forward
wi eager curiosity. nirting with her ,ashnilck.
mind visible through all her affected hveiines.,
the SpCll ul her smile ma ie hscgard by the paint
On her cue X. aud tho lack dye on her nair, eye
tTow.. aud even ~ elids. OF the genuine article
Of uuth VI female beauty lstle indeed makes
IT'S aple. rance.