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

your forehead and try IN still the Whlrl Oi
thoughts Beautiful? Wonderfully beautiful.
Ugly 1t IL horrible. Did YOU ike III Madly.
Would YOU live init2 How can you tell VINO
could say that howould willingly dwell in an
other planctY You crawl back to your inn full
Of enthusiasm and disgust. bowildered. shock
ed. enchanted and with your head whirling as
IL congestion had set In. You have lived
through several years in few hours, and you
feel old and exhausted.
Standing on the floating bridge which spans
the Golden Horn, Signor De Amcis studies tho
two Gems, less currents of population that meet
ana minglo from tho rising Of the sun until his
getting. and where whatever il most eXtrnvu-
CANT In type. costume. and social class may
bc seen within the space " twenty steps and ten
minutes Of time. II is amusing. tho author tells
us. to look only ut the passing feet and watch all
the foot coverings in the world go by from that
Of Adam NJ TO the last fashion in Partisan boots
yellow Turkish DaUOuches red Armenian blue
Greek, and black Jewish shoes; sandals. great
boots from Turkistan, Albanian CATERS. low-cut
slippers leg pieces of many cOlors from Anatulia.
northumberland shoes. Spanish dipOrgaios.
shoes Of satin. Of rags. of Irvine. OF wood. 50
many that while you glance at one YOU catch a
glimpse II n hundred more. The figures that
most attract tho eye in all this .crowl are tho
Circassans, who 20 in groups OF three or five
together with slow steps big bearded men Of a
terrible countenance. wearing bear skin caps
like the old Napolconic Guard. long black caf-
tans daggcrs at their girde-s. and silver cart
ridge boxes on their breasts: real figures Of
banditti who look rs II they had come TO STAIN
boul 10 sell daughter or sister. Then the
Syrians. with robes in the form Of byzantine
SUPPLIES. and heads cnwound with gold
striped kerchefs. Bulgarians dressed IN coarse
serge and fur-encirclcd caps; Geurgians in
hats Of vanished leather. their TUNES
bound about the waist with metal Cir
dies; Greeks from the Archipelago bcdzcned
from head to foot with embroidery. tassels. and
shining buttons. II you are attentive. you may
notice in the throng thousand amusing Incl
dents Here II II a eunuch showing the white
OF his eye at a Christian exquisite, who has
glanced too curiousy into tho carriage Of his
mistress; there 1t is a French cocoHe. attired
after the last fashion plate. leading by the hand
| the begloved and bcIewellcd son Of q Pasha; or
! lady of Stambuul fcigning 20 adjust her veil.
thai she may peer more narrowly at the train Of
lady OF Iera; or a sergeant Of cavalry. IN full
uniform. hating in the middle II the bridge 10
blow his nose with his fingers in a snort TO give
/ YOU u cold chill; or u quack plueking tn" last
silver from some poor devil. and performing a
caballstic gesture over the face 10 cure him 81
sore eyes or family Of travellers arrived that
day. and lost In n jostling gang of Asiatic ruff
fans while the mother beats about for her cry
ing children. and tho roughs pretend to
make way for her by dint Of squarlng their
shoulders. Splendid coaches. camels. horses.
sedan chairs. oX-carts. casks on wheels. blood
INK donkcys mangcy dos. form a long die that
parts the crowd IN half
To the stranger posted on this bridge It seems
that Constantinopo is the same as 1t always
nuuiful of fhraa and fh.4