The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-01
WOMEN IN STAMBOUL.
How the Marrying Business
is Worked.
ABOUT ARMENIAN COURTsHIP.
Prospective Boom for Turkey-Ths
Ladies' Bondage - WomeR's
RiRhts-Etc., Etc.
Special Correspondence of THE HERALD.


The pulling question to stranger
IN Stamboul, is why the young ladies
can never be seen on the streets with
out their mother as chaperon2 More
especially Is this the case with the
Armenian ladies. at almost any hour
OF fine day, they may DE seen prom
enading the streets in the height of
Partisan fashion. closely followed by a
slouchily-dressed old dame. During
this parade, the younger lady is inysrl-
l ably bare headed, and her dancing,
black eyes are ever on the alert to catch
the look of attention from the mae
| sex; but the ludicrous feature OF the
whole performance is the twists and
| turns that she so exaggerates in her
imitation of European custom. How
| ever much 1t may be desired to speak
10 young gallant, the young lady must
studiously avoid this, for to guard
against such an occurrence is the special
Office Of the mother, that she may on
the wedding day bear truthful record
that 1.-The daughter has not looked
lustiDgly upon any man." Unde r such
regime. it may be thought that court
ship is hard nut to crack, but it is not
when once properly understood, it is
the neatest working thing in Turkey.
Old women and also old men work the
marrying business, and all one has TO
do is to make his or her wants known
to one of these jealous missionaries of
love, when all in their power will be |
done that the .nuptial cords may be |
tied. This fact was startlinRly revealed |
TO the writer one hue day, when one of |
the personiied Cupids called upon him |
with the astuonding intelligence that the
young lady across the way had formed |
a most fiattering opinion of him. Then
the OLD lady went on 10 to that proba-
ply The worst feature was that the girl
mad no money, but then she presumed
the writer's lucrative situation would
more than counterbalance that defect:
land then" she said. 1.-The Ia, V is fat
and pretty and could soon learn TO
speak English" Al length, an express
sion was required from the humlllsted
Individual, and he informed the love
bearer hat the case in hand was hardly
after his exalted tastes; that his wish
was for lady who. first and foremost,
should possess a Ger ain eXtra7agant
sum OF money; should be able 10 STEAK
French, English and German, be ex-
tremely sweet and loving, and have
perfect knowledge OF housekeeping on
modern principles. This dazzling,
imaginative description was supposed to |
be u sufficient dose for the intruder, but |
she coolly gave 1t as her opinion that |
such an Individual would be hard to |
find, but then she would try. s. bent |
was she upon having some marrying |
going on, that II was with difficulty thar |
she could be persuaded that We had not |
come to marry.
1t is not with the Intention of work
ing reform at home, however, that we |
think this novel oourtship so commend !
able, but rather with the assurance |
that if it we're adopted, it would save
many from the p4lpltation of the heart |
brought on through getting the down.
right sack" 1t can be imagined that
the sweet demeanor of the old lady
mentioned, CT any other person we'll |
versed in he profession, would be able
TO smooth over q negative reply So IF
fectively that it would hardly be known
that any thing had happened.
Armenian courtshIp has a great
similarity with the Turkish, but with
this grand difference that parents or
guardians of Turkish girl hold the
right to sell her; so it may be under.
stood that the love carrier here must
also present and offer to please the old
folks in connection with tie flatteripe
descriptions used as Cupid's dar,s.
1t is not known whether Turkish
efendi must pay more for lady to en-
ter his harem as a concubine, but it has
been stated that after his lawful num-
Der of wiyes-which is restricted 10
fOur-he will often offer very neat sum
for Circas sian beauty to grace his
Many sr5 the signs heaved By pretty
lady tourists to the Orient, in beha OF
the Turkish ladies' bondage; but just
wait, good folks who are bewaiIing their
deplorable station, a missionary at
Bagdad has started woman's-rjghts
journal. so il the Sultan here in Con-
has lately issued his Grade
against all those profiigates who desire
to attend Christian schools, the basin
you see has sprung leak in another
corner. Progressive people and Euro
peans can now begin specializing how
nice it will be when the street cars do
away with their seml-haIem aspect
when the womeu's apartment, not only
Of the cars, but every place of refresh
ment or amusement, will have been
brushed away like an old cobweb, 81
that we all can look at those deep,
dreamy, black eyes of the fair damsels
who, Mohammed said, were only fer the
and, finally, the young army
officers heat little bride can appear with
ner husband in public, and even show :
that pretty Paris dress that must now.
while on the street, be hid beneath the
winding sheet. There is even a boon
FOR TURKEY.
But while we view the dark side OF
life amCng the Turks, could |
We not also be constrained to look uoon
her as enjoying privilegesin her sphere
even superior 10 those enjoyed by
WON in boosted countries oil freedom?
Among the Turks, no women slaves are
to be seen drudging their lives away as
in some of the countries of the civilized
Western Europe; nor dc we here find
women, through want, driven to that