New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
ARo1rr THE MEDITERRANEAN.

it, q, onr Minister in Turkey. carries within It's
.methiup Of the salt sweetness OF the sea- OF the
Fantastic glow OF the Orient aud tho cool beauty OF
lassie shores 1t is pretty and poet'ca gossip ABOUT
tI;rcs ana places rather than about people and is
,,ou,sd forth with "A freshness ana feminine gayeJy
&c hsart that is eAhilarating Mrs. allaceS eAPe-
reneos on the European and Oriental shores Oh the
Mediterranean she ha3 turned to the best account
IN tbess pleasant sketches One describes a day IN
Carthage; another presents delicate picture oil
Greek funeral; thrd is graphic story OF captiv-
i,v among the brigands. Two Of these papers deal
"a ;th the Am srcan GIRL and after wholesome lash
ION from which even Mr. james might learh some
thing MIS- Waliaces style is occasionally 700 i'ii
pulsive aud NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN her h"''o
she leaves her sentences incompiete-puV tIa' may
INA foruiyeu for the sake OF bsr clearneSs OF 's""
and her evident enjoyment Ill tehihS her S''iS'
One OF her most agreeable sketches describes 'lS'
70 tue Light of the Harem," the iaireS' oi Oii-
entail beauties:
Two sides of the were Of glass the one over
,oaL;oo the hay latticed with iron. painted Whlte
1i Sen,sbed the prison look IL woad otherwise
Gav. Velvety rugs of Bochara aud korassan were
laid and there over Tue oo, s VI a Mn Iil ran
ronnd the APARTMENT. IOlld tout No pictures On
fbs marble walls, no books. no o1c-a-mac no
Srn,,u.r. collections" ceramics. 8slnbtlc tlssl
grave or CAV nor nuflIng haDgings. mess arc hot
Oriental IuxurIes; but, lnstnad cool shauy e.p
an1x curtains and carry the eho of the piash and
dilp of the fountains. -. 49,, ,,;,,o.s Of .,lL
Eat the furtherest end, reclining on PnIw ,i oN
and lace rested the lady We sought O',e NUS Ioo
in red velvet slipper, was first seen below wire
trousers of yellow silk a loose rooe OF mnlte SIN
n,hroidered with gold thread was partly covered
Nv sleeveless Jacket of crimson. dotted Win SEED
nearl: a broad variegated sash wOund the siehuor
waist Hall couceaing the arms was q nsn' soali
90 as kbe woven wind of the ancients. head
hand with diamond pendants. frlnged her lore
head rereTe OF diamonds clrcled TIE pare throat
aud here and there solitary drops flashed IN the
Ira,ds of ner night black hair. Among the bIllowy
cnshons and yaporous vellings rose the young lace
oh what a rcv elaIion of beauty .-upIilted III
curious questioning way to SEQ what manner Oh
women these are vino from the ends OF the
earth with unveiled faces, ana go ABOUT Ihe "oIlu
alone and have to think 1or themseNeS,-pVVogi
Th,ngsi The expression was that OF lovely cblid,
waxing from summer slumber III the happlesl
humor, ready for play: seh s. ,te sneI was vel
unf;,en. A perfect oval the lips u scarlet THREAT
aud oh. those wondsIfni Asaic eyes ia I
coal-black long. rather than round pcahihg uhuer
tie Joined eyebrows of winch the poet lanL sings:
The edges Of the eyelids were biackened with
kohl which OrientalS use to Intensity dhe DIIliAuco
~ tba hr0htest ewes under the sun. Inc most com
mon kind is smoke black, made by burning frank
incease or shells OF almonds Somt times an ore o.
lead /, used IN line powder. Our American gus
make a miserable bangle OF IT, snedrihS tna "hoie
eysld. . wing CHASTITY and unnatural elect yery
Inherent from the thin line OF alitlmohV. applied
nv probe of ivory dipped in tho powder and Skill
fully drawn Oh the tip edges OF the iIaS
N::nrmaha did not rlse but hell out one jowelled
band dunpled a. a bsbys. with nails and hnger-
ends dyed pink NTH henna-hye clustered Toe
hnds lne magic OF beauty made Us her subjects.
w Kissed The iiltle fingers loyalty and yielded our
selves willing captives ready to he dragged III ner
chariot-wheeis. My ieong nHtionI 81 o. ar.,b
e1ness of prisoners pnng IL paatal spendors van
ished at the lrsI glance; went down AT touIn'
like the wounded kolght III the isis Oh Temple
stows She SMILED and hoped we were well; then
followed suitable inquiries as TO health aud lour,,
neys and expressions OF the charin Oh hn1ns az
afavu an \.
ina Gift of tongues When cO..ver'atiOh l. inferred
through three languages II becomee very lhlh
even such bold and spirited remarks a., lnis is
nanny day for me; | shall never forget IT., was
robbed of half Its spice and haNor 10y the t,ne ~
reached the ear for which 1t was he asn: ven
thousand miles on purpose 10 lay our homage AT
her blessed feet which rhetorical houtlsh Was re-
ceived with q childish nod al about what III was
worth Somehow she did not seem ~ enchanted
with her new worshppefs as they were WIN her.
Ii appeared the Beauty had never seen the sea ex-
is it like when you are in the middle of the
dark waterf" 80,
yes. many times, and had trembied when awiui
columns Of dust swept across H. noVed ny 'no
Il was like that wide. still, desert of water
moro lonely than any land SO
Do mary people drown there 7" she asked oil the
MYSTERIOUS horror. -,
Very few You would have no fear"
Because / shall never SO on it. she SAID trl-
um:hantIy, and laughed. shown g teeth like pone-
oranaIa sssd. and shook the diamond drops on her
forehead. so delighted was she Win the simple VIII
4, the ssna, the slaves disappeared. except one
old Woman and the negroes silent as gnosts beside
the Lahore drapery. In "a few minutes n'e slaves
&C., iniaid with scrap. Of mother-of-pesrl. Five
otUers followed, with lghi ed clgarettes, lying eacn
silver saucer ana c9ee IN tiy cups, s syar
flagroe holder set round with diamonds ~,
sNy new friends have come so far" saio Nour,
mabai they must be tried. Take u cigarette and
r,fr-sh vpuraeiyeS.D
/ rather awkm ardly adjusted the holder of amber
aud ventured one faint whIif. Imagine my aston
ishment at seeIug my friend whose name win
difficulty suppress puif away Ike dlselpated ola
smoker. The Armenian was oatlve aud 10 tiio man
uer born Nourmahal smoked, OF COURSE and lull-
inx CAIN succeeded the excitement OF the brilliant
conversation reported above. Whie FEELING round
in my brain for a subject OF common interest,
sdani.i TO our hostess's capacIty and mine, tried
a sin of the coffec. IL was srong enough 10 bear
up egg. thick with grounds ana piiter as aean a
sipped it, drop by drop. to the bitter end.
Nourmahal clapped her hands again, and the ten
virgins took away the saucers. think none 81
them were foolish, for they fell lnto line Wlthout
effort each treadng IN the footsteps OF her PFC
decessor. at an interval to AVOID her IRAN nan
kins and silver cups of sherbet. Favored with
ounce and a conserve OF rose-leaves; wishing 10
aDpeal EASY as possible and thoroughly Oriental, l
triied with the delicious nectar, cooled with snow.
and was not half through when the attehdant
picked up my table OF ceosr anu pear anu
lowed tue OlympIan food at railroad speed, 70. !.
the fret ice had seen for MANY months ios Is
of regret for what I shall never taste again, re-
turned to tho fascination OF triple-tongued con-
versaton. , -
ain thus charming palace you must DO very
happy How do you pass the time r
The dmplss deepened in the cheeks oil Beauty.
Pass tie time pass the time 7" she dreamlly re-
peaied. playing with the knOtted fringes OF her
scarf do not pass it. 1t passes itselfW ana asain
she laughed and the laughter was as sweet us tho
tenderest voice can make IT.
Are you fond OF musicf" 49,
Three ladies' in black: "Oh! very" "Oh
yeryp "Oh! very !"
Then Won shall be- amused" She clapped the