Daily Republican., 1888-07-28
OIROAssIAN aIKLs.


The OirCassisn is little fair haired
lass from far vlllaae In rurhsssAn
Her father 10 q Iobber OF herdsman, and
abe will, perbsps, be D pTinosss The
Prince Charming, whom the poverness
10 always looking for, but who never
comes, is very strong poteniisllty in
the fnture OF tbs white slave girl. One
day bearded and venerable old Turk
arrives from STAN bonl, and picks oct
our little girl. She Is not carried away
by force, but gold ia counted out, and
she is perched on q mule, aud bids
good by ftr5ver 10 bnrbarism. The
purchaser takes every i'm aSinable paine
with her education and her appearance,
She is Taught TO read and write, 10
dance and sing, TO embrolder in six
and play the guitar. and further Initi.
aied into all the mysteIieH Of the toilet.
When she has grown into budding
womanhood, the dealer lets his best
CUSTOMERS know that he possesses g
treasure almost priceless, and all her
virtues and beauties are detailed with
the usual Oriental exaggerGtion. Bl.
nR'ly some royal princess or rloh
pAshR's wife expresses . wish to zee
her, aud, extra care having been taken
With her bath and dTess, she Is pre-
seDted for inspection. From long prepa-
ration and Jealous guarding from the
sun she has 0 skin As WhIteRs milk and
her naturally beRutiful type Of tSaee 10
adorned with the uAuAl tints of kohl to
the eyebrows and eyelsshes, and rouge
TO the fall red lips. Her exqnisftsly
shaped nails glow with heunA aud her
own luxuriant hair ia intert1ined with
meshes Of silk-for the Prophet curses
women who join their own hair with
that OF another, or that Of another to
their own-tlll II reaches hex ankles IN
an uneven lumber OF tails, an even
number bainR forbidden.
She gives samples of her Apcomplish-
ments, musical, gymnRstto and other.
Tise. Accepted, Ehe il at once clothed
With rich hilk dress, and receives q
present of necklace or bracslet as an
earnest Of favor before she Joins her
fellow slaves, Beyond assisting her
mistress In the toilet, accompanying
her In her drives, aud handling her cof-
fee and oigaretteH, she has little to do.
She Is an ornamental RppendaRe rather
than D servant.
A household suoh rs one OF these CTR
cAsBiana would enter would contain O
crowd Of men servants and black wO.
tWeuty other girls like herself, and a
very gay time they have together. Tho
great ladies are very fond OF exchanging
viaita and aiving musical enteIIRin-
ments, At al OF which some OF the slave
Rirls attend.
When she goes out with her mistress
In the patty little br0uRhRm, almost the
only difference between the lady and
the maid lies in tie former taking the
right hand seat. The RiIl is dressed In
. way to do credit TO the house ane be-
longs to,sni often sparklsB with jewels,
chatting freely with every body at tho
places she viHits, aud enjoy ing herself
az fully As any OF the emancipatsd.
When the time comes for her to be mar.
rled, her owner ohio. Bes suitable hus-
baud and gives her rioh dover, aud
many Of the marriages OF slave girls
eclipse in magnitioenoe even those Of
the Wealthier Glasses.
The erstuhile 5sEefooted. ragged lit
tie CiroAsBisn Is now . princess or
pRohA's wife, with slaves OF her own,
but she would laugh II you suggested
to her thEt there wRs anything degTad.
ing in their positions, or had been In
her own. The degradation and the
hardship are simply ideas formed In
ignorance OF the facts and conditions of
Oriental domestic life, and have no
place In reality. OF course there is An.
other eide to the picture, bat even that
10 not very dark one. The girl may
fall under the displeHsure of the mater
or mistress. and will get punished, She
may be looked up for few hours, Or, II
her mistress Is h1t-tempered, have her
hair pulled and receive a sounding box
on the ear. Perhaps iD very rare and
extreme cases \ severe beating may be
administered, but the same might, and
would, often happen In the case Of 9
paid servant a reconciliation, how.
ever, shortly takes place, and the peace
Is oemented with present OF q new
drees or triLket.