The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-22

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house roy al has had unbroken linesl male
descent without lateral branch. At Old
Seraglio Point thirty successive Sultans
held their sumptuous state till about forty
years ago, when the chain of palaces bor-
deripg the Marmora was burned and the
court was removed to Yildiz, on the heights
beyond Pera.
beautiful for situation is Yildiz, Palace
Of the Star. Built molly in park of many
hundred acres, il oyerlooks an amphithe-
| atre of stately cities with domes, towers,
| minarets, castles, islands, seas, fleets, and
| in the fairness Of the distance the Mysian
| olympus panorama OF vivid color and
varied movement without a peer on the
T. globe, WHAT st James Palace is to London
4 Is Nlldiz 10 the Turk-the centre of inter-
4 est in Coz staDtinople, the well-guarded,
/ "tbe enchsntress OF many lovers"
Barracks nave been added till 1t is in
Il reality citadel, and there beats the heart
| and plot the brain of Islam. Within the
| walled enclosure are kiosks of marble and
| GOLD, out.buildings, stables, a military
camp and battle-ground, cypress groves,
| uDshorn forests, gardens with every kind
| of singing bird; miniature city with the
| delights OF the country as well-a fortress
L al . sanctuary. The least attempt of an
| Unauthorized person to enter the buildings
/ appropriated to men is punishable by death.
II would come as lightning stroke should
| any try TO approach the forbidden rooms
/ into which one man enters, the uncontrou.
i ed, irresponsible master OF hundreds OF
/ women.
| Among them are no family distinctions,
/ no records no questions OF ancestry, hered-
| iiary titles, or names. All have started
from the sane level, each one has been
slave bought by the mother or sisters of
the Sultan, educated to her position, and
i presented to him on the third day OF the
A of Roir f0h Of
| wien the Koran descended in a silver roll
i from heaven. Nor are they married 10
him. The Padisha, being above law, can
/ not submit TO matrimonial bondage. Since
1 Gilman, lllustrous founder of the Empire
bearing his name, girded on the sword,
which Is the imperial sceptre, but two O.to-
| man Sulsans have married. o; the mates
we call wives only four hold the highest
rank. All have been chosen for personal
charm, and are in the bloom Ofyouth; by
far the larger number are from Circassia,
the ancient Colchis, from whose palace gar-
dens GTecian heroes stole their brides In
the dim centuries before the Ilad was
| written.
| Imsgln alton is bewidered by thought of
such an array OF beauties set in pslatial
| splendors
1 TheT live for ore sole purpose-the study
OF pleasing him VINO has lifted the silvery
feet Of
THESE DAUGHTERS OF LOVE
from the mire and rested them on cushions
| of rose-leaves and eider-down. Instead IF
| grinding toll, they enjoy the sweetness of
| rest; one cotton gown is exchanged for
| bright raiment and Jewels rare; for black
bread and goats milk, they have sappers
for Sybarites, honey of orange flowers, aud
| sheIbet of violets and sugar. Each oda-
| lisQue has her kiosk, her court grand off
Gals, boats lined with satin gilded carr ages
and trained servants shod with slippers Of
silence who minister to them in cool, per-
fumed chambers. Their career depends on
their own tact and grace. By these gifts the
ragged begear may succeed to the highest
rank, and compel princesses to kiss The hem
| of her garment.
One viii in the haren is supreme as
providence or a destiny. To this power,
before which great and small are bar dust
| is yielded absolute submission. Says Janilla
1.-THE E1slted( teaching the newly arrived
Laleli Pink rulip) and Benefish White
| Violet: Should the primes az MONDAY
say it is night, declare your feet are wet
with dew and that you behold the moon
and the stars"
In February a new palace was ordered
In June it was com pleted and furnished,
fountains playing, cascades dashing, night.
| iDgales nesting among roses in
bloom. We know how the Turks furnish.
In the Summer Palace one room is hung
with. pale blue silk, another with Brousss
satin, tapestries of India, broideries OF Per-
STA. There are no pictures, they eDcour tse
profanity no statues, they lead to idolatry.
The Prophet Che rests in glory y was hater
Of IDOLS. In the day of judgment pictures
and statues will rise and flock round the
artists who produced them, and call on the
unhappy makers to supply their creatures
with souls.
| Humanity is Interchangeable; the King Of
hundred Kings, the Shadow of God upon
Earth, must have his preferences, and nat
urally the reigniDg tavorite makes the
most OF her brief season of command.
Doubtless tears, clamors, poutings, work
the same results in COnstantin0ple that
they do in Washington, and
THE LUXURIOUS HAREN
may have some dull corner where the dis
cafded favorite may weep neglected while
her victorious rival sweeps by in triumph.
The Turks are tender in the extreme TO ami.
mails and children, and We must believe
they are also gentle toward women. Some
times the caprices of wives have been cost
ly as the Sultan TO the Empire. Sultan
lbrahim allowed his to take what they
pleased from shops and bazsars without
payment, One hour complained; she did
not like shopping by Daylight; and AZ once
| the sovereign issued an order recurring
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night, and TO have enough torches burning
to exhibit goods TO advantage. Another,
whose name means Little Bit of Sugar
| whispered to Ibrahim that she wanted to
see him with his beard fringed with gems
The Lord of Lords was adorned accordingly
/ and made spectacle Of himself thus trick.
| ed out Enormous treasures were lsvished
on chariot, and, as in the days of Solo
mon, silver was nothing accounted Of
But these vhims are in the record of two
hundred years ago, when the mllk-white
hand of a queen frightened the bow-string
| for the Grand ViZier, the Cabin of two
thousand and seven hundred shawls reigued
over two continents and two seas, and the
| pdalisque of hundred silver carriages
uled the imperial Divans.
| A conspicoas person about the palace is
the Bairam Aga, Keeper of the Maidens, q
jet-black Nubian, probably from the Sou
dan. He wears gorgeous uniform OF scar
let and gold, has the air of authority, and
on his ample breast displays a dozen i'm
perial, royal and Christian orders of which
he Is knight. He ranks with prime-minis
tiers and field marshals, disputes precedence
with ambassadors, and is courted for his
influence. A genuine African, he love:
jewels, and on the hand graciously extend
ed for kisses of the faithful there glitters
sruby second only to the one for which
Kubla Khan offered city and was refused
From the savings of his income the Guar
| dian of the Lilies has built a mosque fol
bis lOrdly sepulchre when his term of vigi.
| liant service is ended.
4 The true Oriental In unsurDasaad In aac1a