St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-03

Il European Physisian Receives Bout
Quot of ETGlCerS for q Fee.
St. James Gazette.
The frou-frou of silk is heard Three
ladies enter the room. Their feet and legs
are bare to the knee, for they have to cast
off their shoes at the door, but the rest of
them is shrouded in large sheet of dark
blue silk, the outer veil of the Persian lady.
Gracefully they sit down into heaps in a
semicirce opposite US. "Saaam, sahib
You are welcome. Tea, tea for the sahibn'
l responded in the usual way and inquired
after the health of my yelled hostessess.
One only replies in a confident tone-she
is evidently of middle age and self-possessed'
The other two blue heaps shake with inward
mirth, but are silent. ut cannot be, it is
too hotr' the lady continues, as she casts off
her dark-blue envelope-an example imme-
diately followed by her companions.
Hearts Delight hastily folds up the tire e
wells, and plump, middle-aged lady, very
comely, and her two innocent looking
daughters, handsome young women, fair as
any English girl, with round, chubby faces
and magnificent eyes, are disclosed to view
in all the splendor of the Persian lady's
indoor dress. The costume of all is the same,
varying only in the colors, and these are of
the gayest. Short and voluminous skirts Of
silk, much bouffe, reaching TO the knee;
shirts the Persian word, like the French
chemise, is applied to the garment of both
sexes) of transparent silk gauze; tiny Zouave
jackets of gaily EN- broidered velvet, just
covering the shoulders and the top of the
back (of these the sleeves are unbuttoned
from the elbow, hanging down and showing
the gay Innings of pale-colored but brilliant
silk the top of the head and the ears are
hidden by gorgeous silk kercheifs, embroid-
cred in gold, and there is no more clothing
to describe, unless the numerous bracelets of
the bangle form, of gold and of glass, which
jangle as the ladies move their arms, may
be called clothes.
The ladies chat; the younger ones only to
each other in an undertone, for maiden mod
esty prevents their addressing the doctor;
but they giggle and litter good deal, and
are duly reproved for it by the elder lady.
Tea in delicate old china cups is served; we
all smoke hubble-bubbles, and four of
them are brought by Hearts Delight and
three other black female slaves. Presently [
hear tittering behind me, turn, and in
stantly there is dead silence as bright cur
tain of shot-silk quickly falls but no before
have Observed an amused bevy.ofga dressed
women and children, "Excusc them, DIR.
Sahib; they are so dull, so dull"
Conversation turns upon the curious GUS
tom of Europeans. l am asked if l am mar.
red. I have 10 admit that / am not, and
am duly pitied. But then. CATER all, You
are right. Where there is woman there is
discord'' says my hostess More tea, more
pipes. Sweet cakes, confectionery, and
conserves are handed; iced sherbet, in
Bohemian glass tumbers, gilt and of gaudy
colors, is served. / insinuate something to
the effect that this is professional visit; my
hostess smiles. l repeat the remark. and
the lady, rising to bid farewell, replies: ave
were dull; we were bored; you have
desennuye u.s. Walah r'-with a little
laugh | have forgotten why we sent for
you. Your footsteps, however, have been
fortunate, for our hearts are no longer sad
so here was the end of my visit. We
shook hands heartily, and the lady gave me
huge bouquet of narcissus as left.