Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-25

about tns Clrczssiaa woulsas Are they
as be34t f4l a. - are lsd 60 sapposss"
sad hs. Yes, sir; nsarty al are.
fhsy bays creamy e0mpiexa)ns, WITH del
lcats rea tinss GA their cbsskss rounded
shoulders aad beautiful aecks; very small
1slsts beautiful busts and f4uitless
forms f0a shoald see Ih eir arms, which
are bare IA hOuss ccs t2ms. You never saw
saea arms "A = picture Their hair .
worn long, aud = always black or very
dark, and blue eyes just think II that
pietafsf'
Then the Circsssisn teaaties ve see ia
the dime museums are all impOstOrs."
sure AIbiaOs. most Of them Faneyia
Clreassian giri with pink eyes and erinped
harl There are No women ia this country
ike them. They have the fresh beauty Of
ch ldh0od, With a wom8n's form Yoa
know they develop quickly. Mothers
twelve years old are ia ny country.
girl Is as old there at fourteen as sc Is
re at twenty. Most women are grand
mothers at thrsy. Then they decay "a
quickly; they live long lives, bat they
lose their roard forms. ST Il they @re
sometimes attractive in old aga
when girl IS born a soft leather corr
SCI is sswed around her waist, and that
stays there til she is married. Then IL is
cut of and her waist remains small and
beau ifui shape. They have small, pretty
feet and beautiful hands. too That is
looked after as they grow up. They do
no bard work. and their feet are only shod
In loose sandals, with soft covers and
nex BILE s0les."
"HJw DO they dressg"
Their costume IS very picturesque.
They wear loose silk pantaloons which
reach the knee, and finely wrought st elk
ings- Their only upper garment IS a close
ntting, sleeveless vest, with skirts behind,
like a long coat, and cut away in front,
leaving a small triangular space above the
cJrsage without clothing. Underelothing
5 unknown there and in all the Eastern
countries Nearly all the clothing OF both
sexes Is silk or skins OF Wild beasts. Men
and womel alike wear listle clothing, AMI
that loose, though in the mountains, at
some seasons, it is intensely cold. Some
OF the mountain tribes wear fur cloaks.
The women, when In the presence OF any
men but their husbands, are closely yelled.
That IL true. you know, in all Moham-
meiam countries. The reason is. the Kor-
an teaches We can sin with the eyes"
"Then the aCircassians are Mohamme-
dansl"
''Oh yes; all a< them Yet they show
many traces OF a former idolatrous wor-
ship, and their mOnogamic marriages and
respect for women are among these. These
are not taught by Mohammed. Yet their
| l. amsm was 50 firm that when Russia,
after tfty years of fighting, conquered the
tribes, the entire population moved into
| Turkey rather than submit To a Christian
| ruler. To-day there IS no Clrcassia. In
| deed, there never was. The name was ap-
J piled 10 many kindred tribes just as you
| call your abOrI sines Indians and tho
fate OF my people - much like that OF the
red men, To-day strangers till the farm
In our valleys, and our people are wan
derers in land unsuted to their mode of
/ life. You will live to see the day when
| G rcassians are known only in history, and
that history written by their triumphant
/ enemies"
lit is strange that some Snowman has
I not brought real Circassian women to this
country" / suggested.
That could never be. No Mohamme-
dan could be induced to do it. He would
die first; and It would be death to a
I Christian 10 Try. \ Mohammedan woman
at least, Circassian wOman-would
welcome death as an alternative to life
among Christians; and TO be exh ibted
with bare face to Chrstians-you have no
women who live half as degraded life as
that would be regarded
/ 1t wss once so" Mr.. y icholadse con-
I tinued, THAT many Circassian girls were
kept in narems ia Constantinople and
other cities. They were sold, virtually,
by their parents to rich Turks. Koran
allows that. Even in Crcassian mar
riages the bride was, in a manner, sold by
her parents. That was an old custom, but
did not preclude tender love for the girl
/ by her parents, nor prevent marriages Of
/ choice. Now there are few Circassian
/ girls Most OF the white beauties in tho
harems are GeOrgians. who are much like
the Circassiaus and Arnenians- An Ar
menian would sell his soul for gold.
/ Circasslans needed no gold. They
took horses, or cattle, or goats,
or Firearms. Firearms were cheap,
though. for the English always kept tbs
warriors in condition TO fght Russia You
are surprised. but that is the exact truth.
I O4r soldiers Always nAl eXceueub riutS
aud abundance OF ammunition. all OF the
Engi sh manufa cture. and 70 cost nothing.
AS I said. there are few Circassian
girls now. and they are deteriorsting.
from Their life among the Turks. Some Of
the Georgia are beautiful But they ara
not Circassians. A Get rgian girl could
be brought here, I think. They are Greek
Catholics. and do not feel the Moham-
medan hatred Of Christians. II would not
cost m>ch to get ship-load f Armenian
zrls. Some Of them you would think
beautiful. They have slight jew sh
cast Of c0sntensnce. out good forms sud
delicste complexiOus.
The very education that girls receive
who srs il' ended for the harem would
send a man 20 : ste's Prison IN this c0un-
rv for the teaching. and ought 70 send b IN
g. eternal punishment They are taught
- regard the Hest thin- ss virtues.
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