The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-25
BEAUTY SOLD BY AUCTION.
now THE HIREMS or CONSTANT.
NOBLE ARR RECRJITED.
Circnssinn Girls nj Two Hundred Pounds
Turkish md GeOrginns ~ Ono Hundred
aud Twenty-B Black Girls at Thirty-right

Ctrcnssinn Girls nj Two Hundred Pounds
Turkish, md GeOraiRna ~ One Hundred
aud Twenty-Black Girls ut Thirty-cight.
A correspondent Of the Paris Gdulois
describes a recent visit to a slave sale in Com
stantinople. Notwithstanding tho nominal abo-
lition of the slave trade In Turkey through the
efforts Of the civilized European Governments,
II stil continues In furtive way. As long as the
harem exists, this trade will exist
This sale was In house. All the windows
facing the street were closed The correspond
ent accompanied Egyptian friend and his
valet In carriage to the mosque Of the sultan
Mahomet, at which point they turned into mar
row and complicated streets, which finally be-
came imp fssHble. They alightcd before a pile OF
mud which could be crossed only on foot.
Re ching the house, they were Introduced into
the selainlik, or chamber reserved for male WIS.,
iiofs. Here they found the slave dealer stand-
ing. a short pipe in hand. He was a little old
Tripolitan, Gassirsi -Messoud-A Aga. by name lie
has followed the business for forty years. After
the customary salutttious, pipes and coffee wore
offered and taken with the silence usual to ORR
ehtuls before any business transaction.
IN ebony young eunuch soon entered and
sign of acquicsccnce. and, turning to the guests,
saidi honyouroun' permit mel. The guests
I, sc ana followed him into rOom Of the harem.
a long dtvan, about "a foot and half nigh aud
iour feet wide, surrounded three sides OF the
chainocr. An excavation In the wall held tbs
cu'hlDhs ana coverings used at night The hOOr
Wa c9y,red with mats and loose pieces OF car
] l''' lun thc ulNai were seated. slle 10y sue,
tWo Whtc Rirls from Citcassin, In the dress Of
/ thtir county. Opposite were three other
women, one of whom was white, from Georgia,
ana the Others ulucK.
All arose a. the visitors entered. one Of tho
Citcar-iths seemed scircel, II. She had bright
! chestnut mar, long dark eyelt-hc-. which
shaded eyes of liquid blue Il lignt. well rounded
/ iCrn aud regular features, overcast with uiclln.
chulv. She Was % beauty ut the nrst class. Her
comp MON. aged Is. was slightly les beautiful,
! tut 49,. a ucrfu mcr ON thu kemendia or Turk.
! i-h NOliu. In addition, she WAS recommended
= good tODh, sr4ul-trCss, and washer. Het
! brown hair II 60 her Knees. She looked nt the
| VISITORS co 10. and nXed her eyes on the
Egyptian with an expression tia. seemed to ask
INN to purchase her.
At sigu from Me-soud one Of the black girls
ut-roied the ttrt ..sluns. his was not "a e. m
] IL Gated process. rs tucir dress simply a
/ tune. Tair II uol~ors, nd Chemise Ihs
] younger seemed distressed the other simply
! TX ai"ncf eyes upon the floor. Me--oud passing
/ hi, hands over them, called attention to the
good points, and IA lie item show their rcgul ar,
| pearly teeth. lie dwclt also upon the strict dc
corum Of their dutecedcut-.
| After AN eNautuI tluu Of TIE Georgian and 4
! glance at the black girls the party returned to
| the -cltulik to close the % ~ IN The suugest
| tucl--itu Was quoted at PA rounds Turkish,
| the elder ~ lfl. the Georgian AZ 10. he EgNp-
| Of the bIacA lirl- fer % po"nds. lie simply
| wanted house scrV INT. The sale boiuc CONE
! pleted. tue parry were gain served vita pipes
and couge, ana lett tie house.
The Ircliu.iudfiD e. this were conducted with
great O. .utipn. Tie valet OF tae l. NutiIn WAS
sent the dtv before T. announce hi4 masters
desire. and Ne--0ud Immediately came to ths
/ Latter t. .--Arc himself tnAt all WAS r-Gt by a
per. unal Iu>i tCti 90 Of hi- ,g- ufuVr As mere
visitor to the harcm would have been we'd
askahce, the correspondent VS. introduce as
IIhit-ley, a syrian utlcnau vino wIsued to
take ucIamocfiuidi homo with INN.