The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-05

these compartments is odd and picturesque.
every shop door the frame Of n picture full OF
color and fancy. That thin. bronzcd man. for
instance. with the bold features. IL an Arab who
himself drove from his distant country his
camcls laden with gems and alabas,cr. and has
more than once heard the whistling bullet OF
the desert maraudcr. This other, in the yellow
utban and OF lordly bearing, has crossed on
hors cback the solitudcs " Syria. bearing silks
from Tyre and Sidon. Yon black statue with
head folded in an old Persian shawl and FORE
head scanned with scars made by necromnncers
to insure him against death. who holds his
head high M il he still bchold the Colossus Of
rhcbcs has come from Nuba That handsome
Moor. Of pallid face and deep black eyes.
wrapped in a snow-white burnous. has brought
his carpets from the uttcrniost western spur Of
tho chain Of Atlas Tho Turk in the green tur-
ban with wan. attenuatcd visage. has but now
returned from the great pilgrimage. where he
has seen his friends die Of thirst in the ntermn-
able plains " Anatoin. and. arriving at Mecca
almost dead, dragged himself seven times
around the Kaaba. and fell fainting as he COW
cred the Black Stone with ardent kisses. The
giant yondet. with white skin, arched oyc-
hrows. aud fiery eyes. who looks moro like u
warrior than u merchant. and whose whole be-
ing seems 10 vibrate with pride and ambition
has brought his furs from the northern region
bl mo NuucdSuS, Wutlt. III HIS )OuHk'I uNNs,
he has struck many Cossack's head from his
shoulders; and this poor wool merchant with
his fiat face and small obliaue eyes muscular
and knotty an athlete. IL is not long since he
said his prayer under the shadow Of tha.hugc
| dome that crowns the tomb Of Timour; he
started from Samarkand, travcrsed the sand
wastes Of Dokhara. crept through hordcs Of
| TurkOmans. crossed the Caspian, escaped the
bullets OF Circassians. gave thanks to Allah in
the mosque of Trcbi2ond. and has come to sock
his fortune at Stambou whence he will return
TO the beloved Tartgry ia his old age.
One Of the most splendid and fascinating ba-
/ 2aars is that for shoes. whose double row Of
glittcring shops holds slippers enough TO cover
all tho little feet Of all tho courts Of Asia and
Europe. The walls are tapesricd with slip
| pcrs in velvet fur. brocade, satin. of the most
| startling hues and caprcious FORM ornamentcd
| with nlagrec. gay with spangles, trimmed with
swans down or ravcllcd silk. embroidered with
| flowers in gold and silver wrought with in
tricatc arabcsdues that hide tho tissue. and
/ sparkling with precious stones Here nrc
shoes for the boatmans wife and for the
Sultan's ladi's. ranging from live francs
/ TO thousand francs pair. There Is
tho morocco shoe destined 10 tread the
stony wavs Of Pera. and the hecllcss
slipper that will shunlc over the velvet carpc,s
Of the harum. the pattern that will clatter upon
the marbles Of the imperial baths. and eNauis-
ito things IN white satin and pearls fit only for
bride of the Grand Scigneur b., where are
she feet that can get into thcseY for some thorc
are that seem 20 have boon fashioned for hours
or fairies about as long "a lily leaf. small
enough to plant despair in a Gadttana-not
SHOES out hnou WORKS OF an 10 grace draw
ihs-r"'m t'ie- not Shippers pnl d"lhtS cas-
kes' wherein - treasure sugar plums ana
low 'l't-' Inns "a@""r' we are not
Surpri-'d 10 Ieath' i ono oil lhe most
lrriueL''d 10y l"r'ignrr7' HlEhor lie Aml'ls
t"''s us ula' young men rom Europe are oxen
seen th"fe' having IN theif hahd ON oil paper
contain ing inc measure u some i'ar fr'h'h W
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