Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-24
A SCATTERED HAREM.
Two OF the Ex-Khsdiys'a Wives
Elope With Europeans.
A ieweler Disguised as a Groom Captures
Bride From a Watching Euauch, Only
to Find That Ne Trusted
False Friend.

NAPLHs, December 1.-Eyerybody
knows that his highness Ishmail Pacha,
the late Khedive of Egypt has been
living here since his dethronament,
having bought one the most beautiful
palaces in Italy, but very few know
anything Of his harem, which NOW sad
then causes no little amount Of scandal
by throwing off the Oriental yoke and
adopting European habits with venge-
ance.
When the Khedive first landed here
from his famous yacht Mahrousa he
brought with him only seventy-three
wives, concubines and Circassian slaves.
or little less than one-fifth Of his Cairo
harem, and upon finding that he could
not keep even such a remnant offormer
greatness in proper seclusion he sent
forty-seven to Constantinople. The
Sultan, however, refused to allow these
ladies to- land upon Turkish soil, and
they were ordered to proceed 10 Egypt,
where the new khedive would not recog-
nice them. Many Mohammedans
blamed the caliph for his harshness In
refusing Moslem women asylum, but
he had very good reasons for acting
thus, as according to Turkish religious
law man must have access to his wife
wherever she may be, and il the khe-
dives wives were once allowed to re.
main In Turkey the khedive himself
would have followed them, knowing
that the law would protect him, even
against the sultan,s wishes, and nothing
was more dangerous than to permit
Ishmail Pacba TO live in Constantinople,
as his intrigue knows no bounds, and
having an immense fortune at his dis
pOsal he becomes really dangerous.
These women, who had been brought
up in the greatest luxury and idle
ness, find that Tewfik Pacha neglected
them, gave way to dissipation and i'm
morality unknown even amongst the
Turks. ..r
The khedive's Naples harem thus
reduced to twenty-six members, was
organized on the old Cairo plan. The
palace was divided into separate quar-
tiers for men (Selamilk) aud separate
quarters for women (Harem), the latter
being surrounded 10y a high wall which,
being built close to the apartments,
prevents the inmates from looking out,
and the curious Italian loungers from
looking in. When the ladies drive out
they occupy seats inn carriages, the
windows of which are stained glass,
preventing anybody from seeing them,
although they can easily see all that Is
without. For further security
man sits on the box by the coachman,
and two more of the same Kind follow
the vehicle, and the dark OMNIBUS faces
of these men are to be seen guarding
the harem gates night and day, smok-
ing cirarettes and talking in their
effeminate voices.
A Proof OF Civilization.
Only few of the many Arab serv-
ants who accompanied the khedive
still remain here with him, the major
ity having returned to Egypt, not be-
ing able to get acclimated to Italian
weather and Giaour habits. Their
places have been filled by European
men and women, and the yiceroy's
palace is now full of Christian grooms,
coachmen, buffers, cooks, housemaids
and other servants who have had any
thing but a beneficial effect upon the
members of the harem. The ladies
commenced showing signs of civiliza-
ton by lowering the windows OF their
carriage whenever the attention OF the
accompanying eunuchs was drawn else
where, uncovering their faces, dressing
in a semi European style, and flirting
with the ::.,only-toO.willing Italians.
their next step was to commence
learning the native language, music and
dancing, for which mistresses were en-
gagged, and from these they evidently
acquired other knowledge besides, rs
the Princess Haity not many months
ago gave unmistakable proof OF her
complete civilization by clipping with
the brother of her music mistress. This
Young lady Is not more than eighteen
wears old, although she had been an
Intimate ofthe viceroy's harem for three
years. When it first was announced
that the princess had taken French
leave of the harem the Neapolitans
could hardly believe it, but when 1t be-
came known that the khedive had APP
piled to the local authorities for their
assistance in regaining possession otthe
lady, no doubt remained OF the Tact,
and Signor Nipote was looked upon as
the happiest dog in Italy. The Nespl-
itans felt pleased that one OF their fei-
low.citizens should have bearded the
old Turk, and such q fuss was made
over II, that within few hour. the
scandal was known all over EIr,pe ana
even beyond the seas. . :,
II was admitted that the wives and
other women of Ishmail Pascha's harem
were exceedingly beautiful, ana the
Eeapolitans encouraged by the elope-
ment laid siege to the palace in earnest,
but without success, as the ladies were
strictly guarded and ceased from that
time to drive out, and although rumors
have often been afioat since then OF Ill.
tie intrigues and escapades, notnihg Oh
a serious nature has been made puDiic.
Last Monday, however, the khedives
attorney applied TO the legal magis,
trates FOR warrant for the arrest Of
Signor Giovanni Parmi, a wealthy jew
eler of this city, for violently ASSAULT
ing and threatening to murder Saiih
ASa, one of the Viceregal eunuchs. In
the course of the afternoon 1t became
known that the favorite Circassian slave
of Ishmail Pascha, named Elma-G iuiu,
(apple-blossom) had eloped,' and that
Signor Peroni had severely classified
the eunuch Saith Aga, for attempting
to stop the couple from leaving the pal
ace. The Italian gentleman was not TO
be found, but day before yesterday he
went to the police court in the Strada
San Marco, and constituted himself q
prisoner, after which he was liberated
on bail, and yesterday afternoon the
case was tried, resulting in Sisn9r Pc
roni being fined fifty lire or $40. From
what transpired in court and from what
have gathered from other sources, the
facts of this ease are as follows:
yIeissifudes Of Love.
Previous to the first elopement from
the harem, when the ladies used to
drive into town to do their shopping,
nAnnIe. bIoesomu had visited the shop