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

Not SeluOm, SnyS tle dutnOrs you tncouul'l
beautiful figures. comely with strange variety
of beauty. according as there Is a mingng of
Turkish. Arabic. Circassian. Persian or Greek
blood. Now it s a matron ofthrty. whose opu-
cnt form the fercdi6 fails to conceal, very tall.
with great dark eyes. full lips. and dilaed nos
tris. hdiuuns to strike terror with n look into
the souls Of hundred slaves. Now il is n toy
wife. small and plump. who has everything
round-face, eyes, nose. mOuth-and an air OF
such mildness and childshncss, " such placid
resignation TO her destiny. that passing near
! her you are tempted to pop sugar plum into
her mouth. And there agasl are tho plant.
agile forms OF wives " sixteen. vivacious. ar
dent. with eyes brimful Of cunning and caprice
who inspire in the bcholder quam Of pity for
tho poor efeildi who would control thcm and
! tho unhnppv ennuch whose most NJ warder can
be- no sinecure.
| Nothing. in fact, Is moro astonishing TO tho
| Occidental tourist than the way Turkish women
have OF looking and laughing which excuses.
! to his thinking. the boldest advance. 1t fire.
| puontly happens that n European staring Ak
| cdly at an Osmanli lady. even ono ol high rank.
| Is rewarded by a smiling glance or an open
laugh. Nor IN it rare either. for handsome
| hdHmt In carriage to give n gracious salute
with her hand, behind tho eunuchs back to IA
| Frankish gentleman who has pleased her fancy.
! Sometimes in cemetery. or in u retired street.
/ capriciOus lady will 20 so far as 10 throw
flower as she passes or lot II fall with the mani
! fest intention that it shall be- picked up by the
elegant GidoO who ia behind her. In this way
n fatuous traveller may be- very much dcuded :;
and there are simple beings. we arc told. VINO.
after spending month In Constantinopo.
imagine in entire good faith that they have
ruined the peace Of mind Of hundred
luckless women. No doubt there ia in these
aaia
is still moro. the author thinks. Of spirit Of
rebellion which all the Turkish women have in
their hearts, and which bctrays itself in these
foolish tricks. Their coquctry. indeed. Is " n
singulhrly childish kind. resembling the first eX-
pcrimcnts of litte girls when they become
aware that they are being looked at. The little
ant they show is rudimental. You may see. rs
another Italian writer says. that they have not
many wells TO lit. that they are not accustomed
TO long wooing. and that when they feel a veri-
table attraction. instead OF signing and rolling
languid eyes. they will go straight to the point
and could they express their minds in Frank
ish tongue. would eay-Chrstian. thou pleascst
mel
While II Is doubtless an evaporation to aver
like Lady Montague that Turkish women arc
in all ways more free than Europeans. Sgnor
de Amics assures ue that whoever has been at
Stamboul cannot hut laugh when he hears them
spoken Of a. slaves. Ladies'. when thoy wish
10 20 out. order the eunuchs 10 prepare the
carriage. ask no ones permission. and come
back when they please. provided il is before
nighifall. Formerly they were obliged TO sub
init TO the company 81 a cunuch or female slave
or friend. and II ans woman appeared alone in
an unfrcquentod street. some policeman or
rigorous old Turk was sure 20 accosi her with
" Whittier goest thou? whence o0mcstthoug why
y flAu ulnn.y - l.
/ thine ef'aiiY return straightvay 70 thine
abode Bat now they 20 out alone by hum
/ drcds and are sccn Mt all hours ia Mussumnn
suburls and IN tho Frank quarters. Nor Is
there any sign Of q man accompanying or fol-
! lowing them. nor would any now presume to
| aceost them. even when quite unprotected In
( deed. 10 see Turk in the streets Of Constan-
/ iinoplc-we do not say with lady on his arm or
al his side. but even stopping for ono instant 10
speak with a yelled woman. although the pair
should bear husl and and wife written on their
forrhcads-would appear 10 an the strangn-t of
strange things. an unhoard-of piece Of impu-
/ den'e such rs 1t would be- in our streets were a
man and woman 10 make love to one another In
public. CALAMITY cordm populO does not exist
| there rs in Italy: there Is TO be- found neither
/ the lackadai-ical sentinel who tramps up and
down under the window of his lady nor the
painting renr guard following for three hours
ON the stretch In the footsteps 81 his goddess
Thus the Turkish woman does in fact enjoy "A
lar greater liberty ~ unattended loeomutiou
than d1 her European sisters, and indies riba-
/ Die is the delight and cNcit, mrnt with which
she PUSHES into noise. crowds. light. nir-she
who at home can See hut one man. and must
live behind grated windows ANA iu clustered
gardens. II is amusing says the author. to
watch from distance one II these uncngcd
prisoners. and mark how she spins out and null
tiplios the pleasure II vagahondizns. Firstsho
enters u mosque hard 10y 10 say prayer and
/ daies quarter Of an hour under the porti 20
chnttcring with friend then to the bazaar TO
look in NJ Il dozen shops. and turn two or three
UPSIDE down In quest IT tribes ncNt she takes
the lrnmway there are horse cars In Stamboun
gets out at the fish market. crosses the floating
bridge. stops 90 contemplate all tho lraids and
switches in the hair drcs-ers windows on the
7 main street II P'ra enters Il cemetery and eats
a sweet cake sitting on tomb; returns 10 the
Frlnk city strolls down through Galata 20 the
q ildrn Horn turning "A hundred corners and
glnnrng at everything out of the corner 81 her
"yo. buys "A bunch Of flowers. drinks a lemon
ad". gives aims e. n poor man. CROSSES the
Golden Horn in "a caique. nnd walks f0r awhilc
about STEAMBOAT: there she takes the street car
again. and. reaching her own door. is capable
off turning back TO make the tour of a group of
dwelling houses 1t is obvious tina, any poor.
ili-roun-ellcd corIulcnt ,g,tdi who should try
20 follow his wife 90 spy ont her actions. would
: b' l"ft ont of light before half the journey Was
ar omplshed.
OF course. the contradictions II coniugal life
vary greatly according to the uocuuiur, means
az Wo husband. oven wtto counting the fact
that 'Ae who is mot ri n enough 10 maintain
more tHan one woman is restricted to"ue wife.
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