The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-30
R1uBLEs IN CONsT.iNTTNOPLE
From the Note Hook Of an American In Tur.
key In Abdui-Mediid's Time.

phOrus. with the dOmcs and M narcts oil mosques
OF dirty gray stone intorspcrsod. At the
southern end on the Asiatc side. WIS long
dsused serago Of former Sultan. surround
ed by very tail and pointed cednrs. which con
trasted pcturesaucly with liz several domcs.
Myself and luggage were taken on shore in u
caiuue. An acquaintance landed from another
caique at the same time. No Custom House
officers troubled US. Bare-lcggcd Turks. in
haggy brccchos. fly Jackets. and red fc1 caps.
took our valiscs. and We tramped toward an
! hotel. The slightly frcquentcd street. near the
water was Of the width Of Nassau street. with
out its sidewalks. and not paved. Ii sloped to-
ward the middle. and wis steep. Presently cob
bic stones were found. The traditional dogs Of
Coustnntinoplc next hove in sight, dingy. prick
cared and lifted brutcs. They are the city
scavcngers. aud ON reaching my bedroom ia the
hotel saw several dogs beneath my window
feeding ON garbage
The long street had passed through 10 reach
the hotel was not popuious. a dumcd ston"
! building. dotted with bulls eyes for windows.
was pointed out az u bath establishment. The
twlnging NJ -triugcd instrument. and the dis
corlant. nasal tones of n singer rnticed me- into
a cOfrcc house. The singer WIS turbancd
Turk and several other Turks in turbans and
robes sat rross-cggcd on a platform smoking
nargichs. II was a droary little room. neat,
nv -, NJ - a ''p
,,, ,,, ~ . ~. '...
was handed To the smokers from time 10 time
Winter carriers. shoudering pig skins full OF
water; miscellaneous Turks; pallid Armenian
in long black coat and indcscribahlc hat; "A rcd
haired Circassian and pale Afghan. both with
long coats and row of pistols and knives Ia
their girdlcs were the only noticeable objects on
,h, r,,,,t., .V..,ti,,, "A v.il.d old ,,,,,an win,
mar dyed yellow VINO sat begging on a. door
stop.
Nh, ho,,i mac A., ,h. moo, ,,,,,,uious e+r,.t Of
i"v ""'' ""7 VI '"' "''' p''",'' W
''ty. TN going out lhi" IN" street iouhh
AN Armenian funeral smiling o,d lady in a
yr,.n .uk dress with nor a,l.z1d eyes Wild
open, and big wafer on her lips, WIS on bier
preceded and followed by "a procession After
| i, ,ass..I fannie. TurLsv noel ,d in all ,cs and
| " p'ST VI ''"'' i"iN's NV Nv" ~ "' ~ W.
hucs Of costume. both ON foot and in carriages
The wells Of the old are thick. hut thos" Of th"
young are Of the thInnest gauzc They arr
doubled across the mouth nose. and forehead.
i,,,yin, tl, ,.v,.s ,,d e,.hro,vs b,re. Th,s. Int
i'"N'he inc EYES "h" 'S'ur""s "'rs' ~ ~ "'
! ter are archcd 10y An Application of black paint.
| and the cv.lnshns are ,inged Giving the eye an
~ ~, % M, IL ai',.,,, .,,,.t,,, ,h.,
added iu-tre. Inc N'lS cl"s"y 'hN'"p ul'
| head and are white No man ever addresses a
Turk sh woman in the street.
| ~, ~, NJ" ~ " r,,, IN,
| The carriages used 10y turkish ladies' ar"
| Nv, =. ~, -, t,, 90
| r"'u N.'n S''u' ""' "i''" ~ 80 ''" Nv.
green lightly he'd with crimson. Ott'n
they have four horses. and eunuch guards. both
| WIN" an" 'ir NJ ~ ~ ''''' ~ ~
the side. they are IN" only men wa" nave
noroes to n hnrem, except the lord and master
| 80 al. aors ,,,,, r.s,ri,, ,h.rnsclvns solelv tn
" n'e e1"7' WV 80 49,.
| uor.. or less numerous stnprnother s they old
no conversation. Women ara rarely atom"
| in cnrriag.s Usually there are four Those
riding ARE for the most part wives or odals.ui
of thr Sultan or NJ rich on ials and i'm shop
ming th.v seldom alglt Goods are exhibited
L. them In their carriages by IN" Greek or Ar
m"nlqn elnrk-, whom thev are psrm,t ts'i 10y
Ii he's or Ia give orders TO- in pr"s"nre Of tn
guards who stand on both sides ni tn" cnrrinsr
! door ANY attempt at a II rtation or general
talk would he, quickly reported. either hy tl"
They are Cir a-eian- or Gcorgans. and many
amonr them are almost fac SMILES of our beau
a. the end 81 ih' principal street in the Pera
-e,tion Of Constant nonle il n c..moi,ry Til"
,r',. a. hcyd,.d ~ e'9oii whit mqrhle monu-
UNI; n'r.t lnnr i"'t hiEh, b'rp'h w tutn9ns
n dlnrnrmi c0iorSs, Is TO ,"Im.t"trs tlat
uIh1 r1p''it lnr lielr pl,hrs. Sunh tney can
No. ya,1e, A lex r sl,s 12elhn,y WIN svarai
lion With nny one else ryery S ono me- ' has ara,
ndnisnd in rh women 81 oti ",''I In, H., Tr
smokes i,nd saws httl". oiromus ~ mnin Tnrss
,r,w.n Tuik ,,r, n",,ri~ al,Yo' ha,v ny,
tbe "onstunt hnht ~ an NJ, ross i,,ss,,,s '"N
and I'm n snon,nst.rrd stre,t tirnn rrn"ntd,
49, .,,,,t 'r,,,l,,t. a ,,,r, IN ,.'i NV,
nyonn twn milo'arsJ mntron rbe Yennr
ia,ly smiled In th' n,,tr"u. brok. nnt i,t
kisses and exclamntions of "Gianiir" IN" term
are a i.w shops on th, Fnron.nn model IN IN,
CIV pmr.Lnsne ern chi. Nv nn,jn in IA" ha
zaars which are in very narr"w s,r,.ots TH,
shop. Iavn stalls in frnnt ". III nwnin,,- and
are open To- tn. street S W he IT,, m
shelves i'm Tho stall and the dnal"r : ~ mnkint
On counter between M" them and ne Syltandnr
nrnttv wnr,nn ,vho w,os mn i,,, ,nrchns,s ." Nv,
he two Turks in chargcof iR' sali made cx-