, 1879-03-29
TASlIKEND.
An interesting Description Of the
Capital Of Turkestan.
How tho Earthe Women Dress--Liie on
the Btreets--0pera.Boufe in
Control Asia. I
cnvrtsrondtne, Nx,c Ia~k Yera,d,

by utylug vol, Acscrjpton of Mia ssrv ,,,,rio,.
CanttoI of Turkeatn,t, ~ hcru =, ~, ,;a's.."
sI.l,. r.s,,,.n, =. nest w t'e oee1''
nane, .asnssna - eohposea ot Two distinct
parts, or, moro properly Apcal;ing, Of two towns,
fer rather long interval acparatcs the two cen.
tres, called tcsppctivcIy New .roshkcr,, ,ra nj,
Ta.hlcuI. In d,tn,r.nno ~ .. ~. "'.. w
~ t,o ,o,,or l,r,t 'su ~ aLs' 'et INC aoeak
VI wv 'u'tos '5st' AFTER assembling stairway
In ruina-llkc ali the t.aIrwnys without ercc,-
ton that arc to be met Will, IN Anss,,1,no, ,.o,,,,.
trics.-oro errlvc. nj tha t,,, -, ~, ..,.xa,
mnso,,o", na.,, ~ NV 'op u '"s eent'o'
WY !asRo one-ahu bcholds OIL
every side largo city rfhing us In an ampllt-
theatre. Tile ci.v Ia, therefore. nj thc for,n
Of q yast bowl. fhe moso,c orc,,nv,,,,,
tho ccntro 1tLo ,,s,. ~ = ~. ~
ounultFs, Witch arc constructed of dried clay,
are Eray In tint. With tho execution Of tho
mosques, they arc co,nnoacl n,cro,v M ,r,,,,n
floor. without wlrdo,va i,,,l.tn,, ~. t,,a t.....
~, ' "!'Hht wa,k a.. onoe life IN The strects OF
olu 1nahke1td without suspccting tlnt there
was stlclt n thing us glass, The roots nro aat.
mud arc made of straw coycrcd with car,h nu,'
seem to 9. ov e n ans. eso roofs
especially ior the inys of In, toyn VIII ,"ss ,,on.
inre to ionch thrir ta HEEL
Tic mir. Ts mass n ANAL nm'inys n,1s neI
The ono araInst tr othr aa IL "v ,so,, - .,,,
Cling to caIn tic ssecndant eerye, @ "iss 10 i'lro
nonnlatfon of n IN In" 1,ltou,eN - ,vuso
Krsis iim,ons ri fn,rs ~ s '1es. IT,,
anrfhes farm liz rrcot n,"ior,tr "uT' Yns ns
sntisiyInr yoI,rarif tvith 4in vs,y vhnb 49,.
rnuntis 7ir mnsnpn von i1oacor, tnta eua ~.
streets. yo,, will & vo,Tsc1f IN H.. verv NV Ie
a! ihc }aznnr. tl,r lin AMI nntmntion ~ ta.
viii nt onrr re,nind W %o,, ,,i ihn hannnr " If ~sn
stantnupc. There arc to be found lii, shue.
makers, the BARRIERS, the cooks, md f]1c frDn-
workers; then The groc.rs, tic butchers. tb,.
lrapere, etc. A representative OF every t,Mfc
Is, In fact to be found there, In the i1!tIst NJ
the crowd arc TO bo remarked the jcws, who nrt,
to be recognized by the curls wicl, hang oyrr
their ears, and the Indians. who nrc enuai]v dfs
tInyuishab!e by the red mark which tlicy inaEc
on their 5oreeatls and the rrcc,lIar,tv If ,Thfrt
gives 1t the appearance Of cicatrjcc. AmunE
The purchasers, tie Ktrets AMI tlrir viva 1I,nT
bo rcndiiy distinguished Inc men by thctr r,ry
Ecl faces, tie women y tl,efr having their fares
uncovered while ihu Enrthes tni,rcaf fhcIr Ynnt.
urcs by veil OF black nurseIluir. @'e''
ro,, ~ M, ,,,. ,,o,,,,,
r,, .r.. ~ s.,.. sA',.. - 80. "o"SS'
!nc ., .u,,et u ING oa!1e women Is very simple:
noota Wlttoue soles, the bodies OF which are
!olneu uIuer t'e 1oot py eeatn t0psc trouacrs,
ionR cnem!se, anu sort u Fobc DC chalnl're.
n Mitn 1onG s1eeect, covering tho whulo bodr
lhese taflne'1ts afe inade OF silk. The hcud Is
eoVelca NHn a couple 81 ha1'tlkerchlcfs, form-
ite soFt o. tufnatl, Win large ends lIowng on
!Me "! snolltlsfe. Ills Is tic drrss III the house,
Wteh Tug aarthe woman goes out she dfsEuises