National Republican., 1877-04-29
How the Sultan Looks and hvss-
From the London Truth-l


The present queen of the harem 10 nsg, md
new love is strong; bat it never retains tbs
Sultan In his harem beyond the hosr sf HIS
habitual appearance In the Imperial stsdy. ~
10 O'Clock In the morning, clad IN q fur-lissd
anieri, the Sultan takes his place In the cheerful
little room In the right wing Of the palsss which
he has made his own-a little gem n Its vsy,fsr.
nished In ebony and green velvet, its only aAsrn-
ments select library, number Of nAPauhung
on the walls, the busts Of his iather and uncle
and the portraits Of his father and srandhthes.
The nrst person he sends for In the noraisE is
Said Pasha, grand marshal Of the paisce. win
whom he draws out the proxJanns Of his dsy.
he then calls for the other said Pasha, h,s nrst
secretary, with whose assistsnce he carsfsiiy az
amines ali the papers sent to him from the Porte
Occasionally, while stIn In his dressing Gown,
he receives ministers on pressing business other
wise he works at his papers until about ncoa-
when no breakfasts, and shortly amer he Appears
In hi. study, dressed In theouaker-eut black
frock-ooat, called sia absiee. Then oommsnce the
oulcial receptions, generally followed by secued
either takes q walk in the palace grounds or .
trip on the Bosphorus In his yacht He dfs1fkes
driving, but on Sunday he drove over to Stan
menis Of tho new Chamber Of Deputies. He dimes
shortly after sunset takes raki before his din
ner and no wine with the meal oece OF tuics =
week be invites some members Of the CAhlnst ts
spsud the evening with him, and talks 70 then
upon public affairs; other evenings are devoted
% music; he has special pianist an i,aliaa; A..
troupe perform . pantonins for his snusesent
About IL or earlier he rctirss to his hArsR.
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not robust, Add his Physicians say that he I'd.
heres most faithfully TO their sdvies fur Ia
Sultan on Sunday az .asni.inr ~isS hi Interest sr.r,
detail OF the new chamber, visitinK The Imperial
lodge, mouatinE the tribune. noticiag tks SIN
sis &. 'ss e
nosu, with Said PsshA, could ssnscaentis1sly
conclude that the nens ssas was wasting IN thai
slender and the erpressio. Of the f.cs anxic1i
and sorrowful- So much for the Sultan
Aged Beauties
History 10 full OF the accounts % the sas
cination Of women who were no longer ypang
Thus, Helen Of Troy was over fsrty vhsa IN
perpetrated the most famous eispencnt q
record, and, as the siege OF Troy lasted . decade
she could not be very javsnils when the ni-for
tune OF Paris restored her TO her husband, VI
Is reported to have received her with unansstisn
ing lore and gratitude Psricles welded IN
eourtesan AspasIa when she Was thirty six, an
yet she afterward, for thirty years or mors
welded an undiminished reputation for beauty
Cleopatra was pas; thirty when Antony fsn IN
death, nearly ten years after; and LiyiA was Tim
ty-three when she won the heart Of Augustus
over whom she maintained her ascondaney 10 II
last.
: Turning to more modern hIstory, where n 4
possible TO verify dates more accurately, vs hAv
siI when Henry 1l-then Duke Of Oriesas, an
lust half her aHe-beeAme attached TO her an
she was held rs the frst lady and most beautifl
woman Al Court up to the period Of the monAreh'
death, and the accession OF CathArins of medicii
Anne Of Austria was thirty eight when she vs
described as the handsonsst Queen Of Eureps
and when Buckingham and Riehelsa we're 6s
jealous admirers Ninon. the most osleorate<
Wit and beauty Of her day, was The IDOL Of thre
generations Of tho golden youth Of frssoa ana
she was seventy-two when the Abes de B6ai
fell In love with her. True Il Is that In the sas
| Of this lady, . rare eonolnation Of cultnrs
| talents, and personal attractions endowed thei
possessor sesminx1 with tie gins Of etoraa
youth.
Bianca Capello was thirty-eigAt vbss IN
Grand Duke Francisco, OF Florence fell cAptfv
| to her charms and made her his vile. though b
vas hvs years her junior. Losis XIV weode,
Madame do MAintenon whon she uas forty-thrs
years ofage. cathsIine II q Rassi., vas thirty
three when she seiIed the Empire Of Russia an
saptivatcd the dAshinx General 0rler. Upt
| the time Of her death-at sixty -sevea-shs ssons .
| 10 have retained the same bewftcAlRg power
| for the Lamentations were heartfelt among al
| those who had known her personally. Alis
| Mara the celebrated French traxsdiesns, onl
attained the IenIth Of her beasty and power b
ioycllnsss Of her hands and arms, especially, Va
/ celebrated throughout Europa. The fAnsss N
dame Reeamisr vas thirty-eiKht when Barn
/ was ousted nom power, and she vas, Without dii
| pute, declared to be the most bsastifal uenan
Europe, which rank she held for nftesn years