Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-23
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black dancing eyes and mustache as
fine as silk, that droops gracefully over
the corner OF his mouth. When he
smiles he shows set OF teeth that
would charm dentist. He is u man
who will cause great havoc among
Gotham's women. who will do well to
keep on the opposite side OF the street
i'm which he may be strolling unless
they have the temerity to risk losing
their hearts. His father il ". dc Cas-
tro Bey, private counsel to the Sultan,
who resides in Paris.
$50 YOU wish to know something
about the Sult,n's harem," said
young Mr. DE Castro yesterday as he
rolled back In sunptuous leather
chair in his law Office at No. 55 Liber-
ty street, and threw out curl OF
smoke from cigar.
Eyes; do they flirt?n
mo; they can't. Like oil other
women, however. they would like
tor
"Why can't they?"
Their religion compels them to hide
their face whenever they meet man.
If they happen to be met without a
veil they will gather up one OF their
skirts and throw them over their
heads.n
"Where does the Sultan obtain his
wives?r
''From Circassia and certain part
of Asia. These countries are noted for
the beauty OF the women, and the sui
tan has emissaries stationed there to
make selections and appropriations.
The governments Of these countries
often send portly young women to the
Sultan az presents to obtain his good
will and favor.p
''Are the women blondes or bru-
nettes?n
s'Brunettes."
"Do they ever bleach their hair?"
ooh, yes. Blondes are so scarce
that they are In great demand, and
the women use plant for turning
their hair yellow"
"Whut il the color of their eyes?"
"Black as jet and bright as dis-
monds.n
Are they petite or large?"
'5mall of stature, but very plump.
When young they are really the hand
soonest women In the world, but they
don't last great while"
"They fade, do they?o
ayes. Their lives are so luxurious
that they decline for the want OF
healthful exercise
"What do they do?"
''Sit on low divans under bright can
opies. and smoke cigarettes and drink
strong coffee"
GLOW do they dress?"
every temptingly and loose, bright
garments. They dress in the Turkish |
style, but are adopting the European
fashions as much as possible. The |
Sultan has often issued DEGREES against |
the adoption OF European tastes, but
the women don't care about the dress |
nowadays and when on the street |
many OF them wear high French heels |
and bustles They always wear white
muslin wells, however, which aid |
much to the seductiveness of their
general appearance"
''How do the ladies wear their fin
ger nail 81
"They bleach them red, and have
them cut short. The nails are short, |
suppose their temper might get the
better of them" and Mr.. dc Castro
stroked his nlustache and laughed
heartily.
"But you say the ladies don't nirt.
How can they refrain?V
"Well they do flirt. They love to
flrt with Europeans because it is for
hidden fruit, suppose"
"ls there any danger in flirting with
"a Turkish damsel?"
well, you would think so II n
harem keeper caught you. He carries
n big whip for flirts,"
"What do the Sultan do with his
wives when he tires of them?n
"He gives them to his chamber
lain, who takes them as legitimate |
wives.n
Are there many Turks whol keep
harems?p
mot 80 many as you imagine. |
They are too expensive. When man |
has two wives he must have double |
home. One home is for the husband |
and the other for the wives. But be-
sides the legitimate wives, nearly |
every man has n few slaves. When |
the first wife comes of n high and |
family she usually holds n
sway over husband, and won't permit
him to have slaves or harem. She |
won't allow him To sit down, or even |
% come into her presence, without her
special permission. There are two
kinds of slaves One kind are used AZ
servants, and the other are called
and they assist in the /
harem, and often become the wives Of |
the Turk Their duties are to play on
mnios, dance and sing.
''rhen slavery still exists in Tar |
keyg'
Yes replied NJ, de Castro with
sly wink, 'out only on the quiet. |
There are marts where he can buy a
slave. And in spite of the laws pro-
hibtlng slavery IL you buy slave and |
she IL not as represented the court will |
sustain you In suit for damages |
against the salesman
Are divorces in vogue in Turkey?n
Eyes; If q man don't like his wife |
he can easily get divoce from her for
some reason or another, But he can't |
sell her if she has had cbild.u
"Do the blushing brides bring dow
cries with them the same IA is the
prevailing European and American
mo, the bridegroom hands the cash
over TO the brides parents, which is
just the reverse.
"Do the ladies make frequent calls
upon each other?n
Yes, and when they go into house
they leave u pair of overshoes ut the
outer door, which warns the man OF
the house that he can't como in while
the company remains. SO you see, a
man can't flirt with his neighbours
wifeor harem the same us in New York